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What's the actual difference between pulsed and continuous laser cleaning?

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Laser Cleaning

What's the actual difference between pulsed and continuous laser cleaning?

Short answer

Continuous systems deliver steady, uninterrupted laser energy for high-throughput stripping. Pulsed systems fire short, high-peak-power bursts with cooling gaps between them, giving finer control over heat input for precision and heat-sensitive work.

The full answer

Both continuous and pulsed laser cleaning strip contamination by the same selective mechanism, but they control heat very differently. A continuous-wave system delivers steady, uninterrupted energy for high-throughput stripping of large, uniform areas. A pulsed system fires the beam in short, high-peak-power bursts with cooling gaps between them, which gives finer control over heat input into the part and makes it the safer choice on delicate, heat-sensitive or heritage surfaces.

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