Pulsed laser cleaner

[drummerdimitri]

Hey Guys,

I am looking to purchase a pulsed laser cleaning system for my metal fab shop to remove rust, mill scale, paint and oxidation before and after the welding process.

My question is whether or not it's worth paying 2x the price of a Chinese 300W unit (~20k $) for a European model of the same power output.

What am I getting for my money other than build quality and customer service? Can I expect the EU unit to perform better?

If anyone has any experience with such machines, I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

 

[LXCam]

There’s a current thread you might try and search about laser rust removal. The op has the same question and there’s some discussion about just this.

 

[drummerdimitri]

There’s a current thread you might try and search about laser rust removal. The op has the same question and there’s some discussion about just this.

True but that thread is not specific to pulsed lasers as there are much cheaper continuous wave units that are a total different beast.