Comparing laser VS other cleanings
| ITEM | Laser cleaning | Chemical corrosion cleaning | Mechanical friction cleaning | Dry Ice cleaning | Ultrasonic cleaning |
| Cleaning way | Laser, untouched | Chemical reagent, touch | Abrasive paper, touch | Dry Ice, untouched | Mundificant, touch |
| Damage to the work piece | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Cleaning efficiency | High | Low | Low | Middle | Middle |
| Accessories | No. | Chemical reagent | Abrasive paper, grinding wheel | Dry ice | Mundificant |
| Cleaning result | Good and uniform | Averaged and no uniform | Averaged and no uniform | Good and no uniform | Good but working size is limited |
| Precision | Good and controlled | Uncontrolled | Uncontrolled | Uncontrolled | Non |
| Pollution | No | Chemical pollution | Yes | No | No |
| Opertaion | Easy manual operation or automation | Complicated operation and high level safety needed | Hard to operation by manual and high level safety needed | Easy operation | Easy operation |
| Investment | High investment with low maintenance | Low investment with high maintenance | High investment with low maintenance | Average investment with low maintenance | Low investment with averaged maintenance |
KR Fiber laser cleaning applications:
1. Artwork restoration – artwork such as ceramics, ornaments, paintings, prints, vases, etc. can all be cleaned using fiber laser cleaning techniques
2. Labelling and marking – laser cleaning approaches can be used to ablate surfaces (e.g. metal and plastic) to leave a label or mark below. This ideal for the creation of product codes and barcodes, etc.
3. Mould cleaning and de-oiling – moulds constantly need cleaning and/or deoiling. This has great appeal in certain industries, e.g. manufacturing (especially of food)
4. Surface preparation treatment – such as to remove paint, mould, or to prepare surfaces for treatment. Surfaces can easily gather or contain contaminants such as carbon, rust, and rubber, and laser cleaning offers an efficient and environmentally-friendly way of removing these.
5. Stonework restoration – various types of stonework will become dirty over time, these include monuments, sculptures, statues, etc. Fiber lasers will clean stone to a higher standard and with less damage to stone than traditional methods
6. Traffic film removal – layers of traffic film deposit themselves over time on cars, planes, buildings, etc. these can all be cleaned/ablated off with fiber lasers
