Comparison of CLeaning Techniques
The comparison table below shows how the various cleaning techniques compare to one another. You'll notice the advantages the laser cleaning method has compared to other popular cleaning methods like dry-ice blasting, sand blasting and glass bead blasting to name a few.
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Cleaning Technique | Laser cleaning | Dry Ice | Sand | Glass Beads | Walnut Shells | Water | Steam | Solvents |
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Waste for Disposal | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Abrasive | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Toxic waste | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Electrically Conductive | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Comsumable needed | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Other gear requiered | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Preparation intensive | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Environment friendly | Yes | CO2 No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Noisy | Very Low | Very High | Very High | Very High | High | High | Medium | Low |
Vibration | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Medium | No |
Dry process | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Hazardous | Low | High | Very High | Very High | Very High | High | High | Medium |
Cause airborne particules | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
At-line-online cleaning | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Work on hot or cold surface | Yes | Sometime | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Extra Nozzle or tools to shape flow | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Performance Comparison | Excellent | Great | Ok | Ok | Limited | Ok | Poor | Limited |