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Can Laser Cleaning Machines Be Used for Cleaning Automotive Parts?
2023-05-18158

As the foundation of the automotive industry, automotive components are a necessary factor to support the sustained and healthy development of the automotive industry. Especially in the current automotive industry, which is undergoing vigorous and vigorous independent development and innovation, a strong component system is needed to support it. A survey shows that 30% of vehicle malfunctions are caused by consumers' poor driving habits, while 70% of the causes are caused by automotive components. It can be seen that automotive components have a particularly important impact on the safety of vehicles during operation.

 

I believe that although many car owners often go to wash their cars, they have insufficient understanding of the role of car parts cleaning. Even some car repair technicians do not pay enough attention to the cleaning of parts. After a car has been used for a long time, its components will accumulate some dust, rust, oil stains, and so on. If car parts are too dirty, it can lead to poor filtration and cleaning effect, and excessive impurities enter the oil cylinder, exacerbating the wear of the parts and increasing the possibility of faults. If severely blocked, it can also cause the vehicle to not function properly. Dirty components such as water tank fins, air-cooled engine cylinder and cylinder head fins, and cooler fins can lead to poor heat dissipation and high temperatures. The result is frequent car malfunctions, worn parts, reduced vehicle lifespan, and the occurrence of traffic accidents. Therefore, for such "dirty" parts, timely cleaning and maintenance must be carried out. Can a laser cleaning machine be used for cleaning automotive parts?

 

Traditional chemical cleaning, mechanical polishing, and other methods have environmental pollution and low cleaning efficiency, making it difficult to effectively clean automotive components. 

 

Advantages of laser cleaning over dry ice cleaning:

 

1. The laser cleaning is non-contact, which can be transmitted through optical fiber, combined with robots or manipulators to facilitate remote operation, and can clean parts that are not easy to reach by traditional methods;

 

2. Laser cleaning equipment can be used stably for a long time, without the need for consumables, with only a small amount of electricity bills, low maintenance and operation costs, and can easily achieve automated operation. It can be put into unlimited circulation at once;

 

3. Laser cleaning can clean different types of pollutants on the surface of various materials, achieving high cleanliness, and is a new application of surface engineering treatment.

 

In recent years, with the continuous progress of technology, more and more enterprises have begun to use laser cleaning technology to clean tire molds. Laser cleaning of tire molds has many advantages such as speed, efficiency, and environmental protection, making it a new favorite in the cleaning industry. Cleaning a set of tire molds usually takes a long time, and using laser cleaning technology can greatly shorten the cleaning time. Laser cleaning does not require the use of any chemicals, only requires the use of high-energy laser beams to instantly evaporate impurities such as dirt, oil stains, and oxides on the surface of the tire mold, achieving a fast and efficient cleaning effect. According to incomplete statistics, laser cleaning of tire molds takes only a few minutes to tens of minutes, greatly improving cleaning efficiency and production efficiency.

 

In addition, using automated cleaning of tire molds is also a very wise choice. Compared to traditional manual cleaning methods, automated cleaning of tire molds can greatly reduce labor costs and reduce quality issues caused by improper operation. Automated cleaning can also achieve precise and efficient cleaning effects through customized programs and parameters based on different cleaning tasks. Adopting automated cleaning technology can also reduce workers' exposure during the cleaning process, making it safer and more hygienic.

 

Overall, laser cleaning of tire molds has many advantages. It can not only greatly shorten cleaning time and improve production efficiency, but also reduce environmental pollution, reduce cleaning costs, improve cleaning quality, and so on. At the same time, adopting automated cleaning technology can also achieve more efficient and precise cleaning effects, reducing labor costs and human errors. I believe that with the continuous progress of technology, laser cleaning of tire molds will be more widely used in the future.


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