Choosing the right type of laser cleaner is crucial for beginners who are just starting out in the laser cleaning business. Continuous laser cleaners and pulsed laser cleaners have their own advantages and disadvantages and are suitable for different application scenarios. Below is a comparative analysis of the two types of laser cleaners and the basis for selection.

Continuous Laser Cleaner
Advantages:
1. obvious thermal effect: continuous laser cleaner generates heat through prolonged irradiation, which is suitable for removing pollutants with strong adhesion, such as oil stains, rust stains, and so on.
2. fast cleaning speed: due to the continuous action of the laser beam, continuous laser cleaners are more efficient when cleaning large areas.
3. Relatively low cost: the initial investment and operating cost of a continuous laser cleaner is usually lower than that of a pulsed laser cleaner.
Disadvantages:
1. Risk of thermal damage: Prolonged thermal action may result in damage to the surface of the substrate and is not suitable for heat sensitive materials.
2. Lower precision: The cleaning precision of continuous laser cleaners is relatively low, and is not suitable for applications requiring high precision cleaning.
Applicable scenes:
- Cleaning of large areas and pollutants with strong adhesion, such as paint and rust removal in automobile manufacturing.
- Cost-sensitive small and medium-sized enterprises and start-up companies.

Pulsed Laser Cleaner
Advantages:
1. Low thermal effect: Pulsed laser cleaner is suitable for cleaning heat-sensitive materials because of low thermal effect through short-time high-energy pulse irradiation.
2. High cleaning precision: Pulsed laser cleaners can precisely control the energy and frequency of each pulse, realizing high-precision cleaning.
3. Wide range of applications: suitable for a variety of materials and complex shapes of workpieces, such as precision electronic components, medical equipment and so on.
Disadvantages:
1. Higher cost: the initial investment and running cost of the pulsed laser cleaning machine is higher.
2. slower cleaning speed: compared with continuous laser cleaning machine, the cleaning speed of pulsed laser cleaning machine is slower.
Applicable scenes:
- Occasions requiring high-precision cleaning, such as precision electronic components, medical equipment, optical devices and so on.
- Cleaning of heat-sensitive materials, such as plastics, ceramics and so on.

Selection basis：
1. Cleaning object:
- If your main cleaning object is a large area, strong adhesion of pollutants (such as oil, rust), and the substrate is not sensitive to heat, you can choose a continuous laser cleaner.
- If you need to clean precision parts or heat-sensitive materials, it is recommended to choose a pulsed laser cleaner.
2. Budget:
- If you have a limited budget and do not require high cleaning accuracy, a continuous laser cleaner is a more economical choice.
- If you have enough budget and need high-precision cleaning, pulsed laser cleaner is a better choice.
3. Application scenarios:
- If you mainly serve in automobile manufacturing, ship repair and other large-scale industrial fields, a continuous laser cleaning machine is more suitable.
- If you mainly serve in electronic manufacturing, medical equipment and other high-precision areas, a pulsed laser cleaning machine is more appropriate.
4. Future development:
- If you intend to gradually expand your business from simple to high-precision cleaning tasks, you can start with a continuous laser cleaner and gradually transition to a pulsed laser cleaner.

Recommended Choices：
For beginners, choosing a continuous laser cleaner is recommended if the main cleaning object is a large area with strong adhesion of contaminants and if you have a limited budget. This will allow you to quickly start your business, gain experience and capital, and prepare for possible future high-precision cleaning needs.
If your main customers have higher requirements for cleaning accuracy and you have enough start-up capital, it is recommended to choose a pulsed laser cleaner directly to meet the needs of the high-end market and establish a good market reputation.
We hope the above analysis can help you make a suitable choice and start your laser cleaning business smoothly.