Success Stories
Lead-Bearing Paint Abatement Using Laser Ablation: At An Operating Nuclear Power Plant
THE CHALLENGE To use laser ablation to remove paint from weld areas on girders located on two overhead cranes. This is part of a “Turbine Building Crane Uprate” project that requires welding plates on the crane girders….
Laser Ablation Proves Effective for DOT Bridge Project
THE CHALLENGE To validate advanced surface preparation technology using laser ablation coating removal (LACR) on-site as part of an innovative bridge preservation project for the Connecticut DOT. Coatings to be removed were considered to be hazardous as…
Nuclear Decontamination by Laser Ablation
THE CHALLENGE To test laser ablation’s ability to reduce radwaste, enable the recycling of contaminated metal, recover the use of costly tools, and reduce dose rates to personnel at nuclear sites. The results would give Adapt Laser…
Laser Lead Abatement
THE CHALLENGE Safely removing lead-based paint from approximately 25,000 individual spots and stripping them down to the bare materials inside the occupied Hangar 101-NAS JAX. Choosing the wrong cleaning solution could have a major impact on the…
Removing Corrosion & Coatings
From warships to aircraft and everything in between, military vehicles are built to withstand the hardships of combat and extreme environmental elements. Part of this process includes coating equipment with a protective layer that helps to keep…
Historic Restoration on the Jefferson Memorial
Laser ablation safely removes contaminants without impacting the integrity of the substrate. This is essential for historic restoration projects. It’s for this reason that Adapt Laser has provided cleaning systems for projects ranging from local municipality buildings…
Creating a New Cleaning Process for the Corvette
During the car manufacturing process, automotive developers are looking for an easy and quick way to treat composite parts before bonding to ensure the integrity of the frame’s structure. It’s important that this solution can easily integrate…
Radiology Decontamination
Traditional options to remove dangerous contaminants — such as abrasive blasting — have been used for many years. But, our laser solutions are designed to safely and effectively remove hazardous contaminants — leaving behind a pristine surface…
Removing Hazardous Paint from Warships
Laser ablation is designed to safely be absorbed into and remove contaminants — capturing the hazardous paint being removed and eliminating the need for a secondary cleanup process while improving the safety of your operators. It’s for…
Safely Removing Lead/Asbestos Containing Coatings
Equipment used within the nuclear power plant industry often has existing coatings that contain lead or asbestos. Such coatings can make maintaining and de-painting equipment dangerous and costly using traditional paint stripping methods. Workers must wear multiple…
Welding Treatment for Electric Cars
Automotive Industry Electric cars are battery-powered. These batteries are located inside a case that’s completely sealed. At Adapt Laser, we provide laser technology for pre welding treatment to clean the metal components for higher bond strength. In…
Composite Parts Tool Cleaning
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY When metal tools are manufactured, residue has to be cleaned by hand with abrasive pads. Doing so takes an incredibly long amount of time and it’s often painful to the joints of the people who…
USAF AGE Corrosion Control
LASER ABLATION: AN ADOPTED PROCESS BY THE USAF At Adapt Laser, we’re proud to provide laser solutions for the United States Air Force – specifically, for corrosion control on their aerospace ground equipment (AGE). Traditionally, whenever aircraft…