The laser coating removal robot (LCR), developed by Southwest Research Institute and XYREC, uses intelligent process monitoring to precisely and safely remove paint and other coatings from full-body ...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), MOL Drybulk, Furukawa Electric, and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, have tested the InfraLaser system on the outer hull of an actual vessel, successfully stripping down rust and ...

At Port San Antonio, a 7-story-tall, laser-wielding robot is ready to blast coats of paint from aircraft and other big pieces of machinery. A collaboration between Southwest Research Institute and ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 13, 2020 -- Stripping paint and other coatings from full-body aircraft is required multiple times over the course of an aircraft's lifespan. Traditionally, coating removal ...

The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), which provides MRO and technical services for Navy and Marine Corps aviation, is pursuing investment in laser ablation technology to make cleaning ...

This article outlines the use of the Thermo Scientific ™ Helios ™ 5 Laser Plasma FIB in a novel approach to the ...