TPT May 2017

T E CHNOLOG Y

New technology added to laser surface preparation range

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.

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-

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.

Fonon Technologies, Inc – USA Website: www.fonon.com

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