In recent years, with the rapid development of China's rail transit, laser cleaning has also become a popular application for rail transit manufacturing in recent years.

Traditional Cleaning Methods Ineffective and Costly

As the track is exposed to the air all year round to face the natural environment of wind and rain, so the track rust has been a common problem in the track maintenance work. The current track rust removal mainly relies on grinding and rust removal, including manual grinding and rust removal and the use of large rail rust removal grinding machine two ways. Manual grinding and rust removal is labor-intensive, difficult to operate, and the efficiency is low; large rail rust removal and grinding machine equipment is large in size, with high single cleaning costs and a large impact on the environment around the rail.

In the process of maintenance and repair of rail transportation equipment, there are a large number of parts that need to be cleaned. Key components installed or suspended outside the car body, such as axles, gear boxes, brake discs, pantographs, etc. need to remove oil, rust, paint and other dirt. Due to the many types of dirt, different cleaning methods need to be used, and even disassemble the parts, the cleaning process is long. Traditional cleaning methods have problems such as damage to the substrate, poor working environment, pollution, long cleaning time, incomplete cleaning of some positions and high cleaning costs.

Laser Cleaning can Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency

Laser cleaning is different from the traditional cleaning process of the new technology, because of its green energy saving and environmental protection has received more and more attention, and its application in the rail transportation industry has a very important prospect. Compared with traditional cleaning methods, laser cleaning track advantages are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. safer: laser cleaning equipment can realize the cleaning light source adapts to the arc shape of the rail, minimizing damage to the substrate and extending the service life of the track while improving the degree of cleanliness;

2. More environmentally friendly: laser cleaning equipment in the cleaning process does not produce dust pollution, green and environmentally friendly;

3. More convenient: laser cleaning equipment can be achieved single person operation, or with the robot integrated work, to avoid additional applications for rail transport plans, to further improve efficiency and reduce cleaning costs.

In the context of the country vigorously promote the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, the traditional cleaning methods have been unable to meet the application needs of the industrial sector, especially in the field of high precision applications, advanced laser cleaning technology is increasingly important. Today, advanced manufacturing has become the high point of international competition, the development of laser cleaning technology for China's rail transportation equipment international competitiveness of a significant increase in economic and social development has very important strategic significance.

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