Laser cleaning VS Traditional cleaning method
Comparison item Laser cleaning
Cleaning method Laser, non-contact
Workpiece damage No damage
Cleaning efficiency High
Consumables only electricity
Very good, high
Cleaning effect
cleanliness
Precise and controllable,
Cleaning Precision
high precision
Safety/
environmental No pollution
protection
Easy to operate,
Operation
handheld or automated
The initial investment is a
little high, no
Cost invenstment
consumables, low
maintenance cost
Chemical cleaning Mechanical cleaning Dry ice cleaning Ultrasonic cleaning
Chemical cleaning agent, contact Mechanical/sandpaper, Cleaning agent, contact
Dry ice, non-contact
type contact type type
Damaged Damaged No damage No damage
Low Low Medium Medium
Sandpaper, grinding
Chemical cleaning agent Dry ice Dedicated cleaning fluid
wheel, whetstone, etc.
Excellent, small cleaning
Generally, uneven Generally, uneven Excellent, uneven
area
Uncontrollable, Uncontrollable, poor Cannot specify range for
Uncontrollable, poor accuracy
accuracy is just so so accuracy cleaning
Chemical pollution Pollute environment No pollution No pollution
The process flow is complicated, Manual operation,
Easy to operate, Easy to operate, but need
and requires high requirements needs labor cost,
handheld or to add consumables
for operators, and pollution pollution prevention
automated manually
protection measures are required measures are required
Medium investment
High initial investment, Low initial investment,
Low initial investment, high cost for the first time,
low labor cost for medium cost of
of consumables high cost of
consumables consumables
consumables
对比项目 激光清洗 化学清洗 机械清洗 干冰清洗 超声波清洗

清洗方式 激光，非接触式 化学清洗剂，接触式 机械/砂纸，接触式 干冰，非接触式 清洗剂，接触式

工件损伤 无损伤 有损伤 有损伤 无损伤 无损伤

清洗效率 高 低 底 中 中

耗材 只需通电 化学清洗剂 砂纸、砂轮、油石等 干冰 专用清洗液

清洗效果 非常优秀，洁净度高 一般，不均匀 一般，不均匀 优秀，不均匀 优秀，洁净范围小

精准清洗 精准可控，精准度高 不可控，精准度差 不可控，精准度一般 不可控，精准度差 不能指定范围清洗

安全/环保 无污染 化学污染环境 污染环境 无污染 无污染

工序流程复杂，对操作人
耗费人工人力很辛苦，需 操作简单，但需要人工添加耗
人工操作 操作简单，手持或自动化 员要求高，需作污染防护 操作简单，手持或自动化
做污染防护措施 材
措施

首次投入高，无耗材，维 首次投入低，耗材成本极 首次投入高，耗材人工成 首次投入中等，耗材成本

成本投入 首次投入低，耗材成本中等
护成本低 高 本低 高