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Vision Offers Control of a High-Power Laser Ablation Process

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Dr. Michael Rigney, Southwest Research Institute

Using high-power lasers to remove coatings (paint) from aircraft surfaces offers a significant improvement in process efficiency and reduction of both consumables and waste streams. The ability of lasers to quickly ablate paint from surfaces comes with the challenge of controlling laser power during the coating-removal process. Although high coating-removal rates have been demonstrated under open-loop testing, adoption of this new process requires a system that provides selective coating removal (SCR). The goal of SCR is to remove the top coat and leave the primer layer, for example, or to...Read full article

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