Principles of Laser Ablation and Laser Cleaning** Introduction* Laser ablation is a process through which a pulsed laser deposits a certain amount of energy on a surface and it removes the material by evaporation or sublimation. CW lasers can also be used in laser ablation but pulsed lasers are more...

Nuclear Decontamination by Laser for Decommissioning** * Nuclear energy is an important substitute for replacement of fossil fuels such as coal which contributes heavily to global warming. In the Canadian province of Ontario, where the production of electricity by coal burning power plants has been banned in the last few...

Application of Laser Cleaning Prior to Laser Welding of Aluminum Alloys** * Aluminum alloys are typically used in automotive and aviation industry due to their light weight, corrosion resistance and flexibility. Aside from aluminum which is the major ingredient, other elements such as magnesium, manganese, silicon, tin, zinc and copper...

Financial Payback of Laser Coating Removal Operations** Coating removal is basically an ablative process applied on a variety of substrates including composites, glass, plastics, metal etc. Also, it involves several costs. There is research and several studies comparing the coating removal processes. This article highlights the financial payback of the...

Laser Cleaning Of Aircraft Parts** * When it comes to cleaning aircraft parts, no technology is superior to laser cleaning. Conventional methods of cleaning aircraft components such as sandblasting, water jetting and dry ice blasting, each have their own drawbacks. Use of pulsed lasers will enable one to get rid...

Traditional methods of weed control use herbicides to destroy weed. Herbicides contaminate other plants and may also get into the water supplies. In addition humans and animals could get exposed to he...

Many hydraulic system manufacturing companies provide fluid analysis to various industries. The analysis of fluid and debris from machinery plays an important role in the maintenance of hydraulic equi...

There are several important considerations when it comes to laser cleaning. When the laser cleaning methodology is compared with other cleaning methods such as sand-blasting or water-jetting one shoul...

Laser hardening is a new field that is fast growing and has several advantages over conventional hardening methods. These advantages include better wear resistance, the extension of component life, en...

Laser Cleaning of Stone and Masonry ** * This article attempts to answer the following questions regarding laser cleaning of stones and masonry: • Are laser cleaning systems ready and appropriate to take care of stone and masonry? • What are the advantages and paybacks of laser stone cleaning? • What are...

Painting is an important step during a ship-building process because the corrosion and weather resistance of a ship’s body depends on it. The shipyards currently use mechanical methods such as sand bl...