In the field of industrial production, machinery and equipment have been in service for a long time, and a large amount of oil stains, waste paint layers, rust and carbon deposits have accumulated on the surface of parts and components. Generator set maintenance is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive project. Due to the large surface of the unit workpiece being extremely complex, traditional process cleaning has many drawbacks, and dead ends cannot be thoroughly cleaned. Due to the extremely small beam of light, cleaning the dead ends of complex workpieces will become very easy. Irradiate the surface of the workpiece with a laser beam, so that the dirt, rust spots, particles or coatings on the surface are instantly peeled off, thus achieving a clean process.
The advantages of laser cleaning include:
1. Automated assembly line: Laser cleaning machines can be integrated with numerical control machines or robots to implement remote control cleaning, which can realize the automation of equipment, form product assembly line operations, and operate intelligently.
2. Accurate positioning: using optical fiber transmission to guide the laser to make it flexible, and controlling the high-speed movement of the light spot through the built-in scanning galvanometer, which is convenient for non-contact laser cleaning of the corners that are difficult to reach by traditional cleaning methods such as special-shaped parts, holes, and grooves.
3. No damage: Short-term impact does not warm the metal surface, causing no damage to the substrate.
4. Good stability: The pulsed laser used in the laser cleaner has a long service life, usually up to 100,000 hours, with stable quality and good reliability.
5. No environmental pollution: No chemical cleaning agents are required to produce cleaning waste liquid. The pollutant particles and gases generated during the laser cleaning process can be simply collected and purified by a portable exhaust fan to avoid environmental pollution.
6. Low maintenance cost: no consumables are consumed during the use of the laser cleaner, and the operating cost is low. In the later stage, only the lens needs to be cleaned or replaced regularly, resulting in low maintenance costs and close to maintenance-free.
Compared with traditional cleaning methods, laser cleaning can achieve fully automated operation. It has the advantages of high work efficiency, low cost, no pollution to the environment, no damage to the substrate and a wide range of materials. It fully conforms to the green and environmentally friendly processing concept and is currently the most reliable and effective cleaning method. Although laser cleaning has not yet completely replaced the traditional cleaning method, with the strengthening of the country's environmental awareness of energy conservation and emission reduction in the manufacturing industry, laser cleaning will gradually enter people's lives with its unique advantages.
