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Video showing laser cleaning of Railway lines

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Copyright of Rofin-Baasel UK Ltd
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Process: cleaning railway lines using 2kW Q-switched Nd:YAG laser Industrial sector: General Industrial Material: steel/iron – suitable for most metals Other notes: the robust and unique 2kW Q-switched YAG laser has been mounted onto a specially developed railway carriage designed to clean debris from both tracks as the train travels down them at up to 40mph. Debris is normally leaf residue crushed to a Teflon-like thin layer but could also be oil or other debris.



 

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