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    FRCE explores new technology: Using lasers to remove corrosion and coatings from metallic components [Image 3 of 3]

    FRCE explores new technology: Using lasers to remove corrosion and coatings from metallic components

    CHERRY POINT, NC, UNITED STATES

    09.30.2020

    Photo by Kimberly Koonce 

    Fleet Readiness Center East

    A close-up of a laser ablation system in use to remove coatings from an aircraft engine can. Laser ablation technology sends nanosecond-length pulses of light toward a metallic surface. When contaminants absorb the laser light, particles either turn into a gas or are removed from the metal surface.

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    Date Taken: 09.30.2020
    Date Posted: 12.16.2020 13:27
    Photo ID: 6459434
    VIRIN: 200930-N-NJ685-1001
    Resolution: 4413x2942
    Size: 1.01 MB
    Location: CHERRY POINT, NC, US

    Web Views: 77
    Downloads: 7

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