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T E CHNOLOG Y
MAY 2017 51
New technology added to laser surface
preparation range
FONON Corporation has announced
the release of Flexion™ technology, to
be incorporated into the CleanTech™
product line. Marketed under the Laser
Photonics™ brand, CleanTech laser
products are used for surface preparation,
paint removal and surface cleaning. The
newly released CleanTech systems offer
a non-abrasive cleaning process that is
safer and more eco-friendly.
Flexion technology allows CleanTech
to remove rust, paint, anodisation and
other surface materials in areas that are
typically difficult to reach. Most other
systems are statically positioned, which
limits the laser cleaning ability to only
the static path of the trajectory beam.
The CleanTech Megacenter with
Flexion technology offers amotion control
stage that operates in both x and y axes,
allowing the ability to move in various
directions and clean nested parts under
the path of the trajectory beam path.
This allows the laser cleaning process to
efficiently affect 100 per cent of all sides
of the exposed parts. The Megacenter is
available as a stand-alone unit or can be
integrated into a production line.
“Fonon’s Flexion technology opens
the door for smaller companies to adopt
the most advanced laser technology for
modern manufacturing,” said Dmitriy
Nikitin, CEO of Fonon. “Unlike other
products, which are often simplistic
and sometimes not even safe, we have
invested the effort, the degree of difficulty,
and the vision needed to build our laser
cleaning equipment with full compliance
to OSHA, FDA, CDRH conforming to
Class 1 laser safety ‘push a button’
industrial operation.”
Dr Nikitin continued, “We’ve already
started booking orders for the first US-
based line of industrial laser cleaning
equipment and the applications are
endless; whether it’s aerospace de-
painting, marine rust removal, automotive
pre-welding ablation, or hi-tech parts
cleaning for bonding applications.”
Laser Photonics’ CleanTech product
line can be used for various applications
across many industries, including paint
and epoxy removal for items such
as aviation parts; mould cleaning for
the rubber and tyre industries; weld
preparation; metal parts cleaning;
anodising removal; surface conditioning
for better adhesion; corrosion removal
for items such as surgical instruments;
rust removal; and degreasing. Included
in the line are the CleanTech Megacenter
stationary unit, and the portable
CleanTech Handheld for use in the field
or on the factory floor. The CleanTech
systems offer Class 1 enclosures for
Class 4 lasers.
Fonon Technologies, Inc – USA
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