What is InPulse Logic?

InPulse Logic manages 5 data types including admin settings. Helps you organize, track, and share your work in 1 place for teams and solo users.

InPulse Logic

Laser OS

Operator Reference

Cleaning Capability by Wattage Class

The inverse view of the substrate database. Indexed by what the operator owns, not what they're cleaning. Ablation is governed by fluence (J/cm²) at the substrate, not nameplate wattage — this matrix translates nameplate wattage into operator-relevant capability ranges.

Entry / Micro-Cleaning

$150–300/hr (specialty)

Payback

12–18 months full-time use

Skill

beginner

Bench work, repair shop, electronics, jewelry, museum conservation. Almost never the right answer for industrial field service.

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Light field service with palm-sized to door-panel-sized work. Restoration shop. Mold maintenance. Marginal for any contractor doing structural steel.

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Field-Service Sweet Spot

First serious field-service machine. Best ROI tier for solo contractors and small crews. Will clean 80% of jobs that walk in the door.

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Heavy-Duty Field Service

Serious field-service operator covering structural steel, restoration, monument, and industrial maintenance work. The point at which pulsed cleaning competes commercially with sandblasting for most jobs.

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Heavy Industrial Pulsed

6–12 months (lower utilization)

Skill

advanced

Industrial maintenance contractor with shop-based work, marine, oil & gas. Less common in pure field service.

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OEM integration, fixed installation, dedicated production. Rarely a solo-operator purchase.

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Heavy Paint & Masonry

Shop / installation only

Skill

expert only

Shipyards, foundries, large-scale restoration. Operators must already have pulsed experience.

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Aerospace & Infrastructure

Shop / specialty contract only

Skill

expert only

Aerospace MRO, infrastructure de-paint contractor, specialty industrial.

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OEM-Integrated Only

3000W+ CW

Throughput

Engineered per workcell

Job Rate

OEM contract pricing

Payback

Capital integration model

Skill

expert only

Production-line and OEM integration only.

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Forbidden Combinations

Independent of wattage. Wattage does not change this list — these forbidden pairings are about chemistry, not energy.

Substrate	Why forbidden	Enforcement
PVC (any form)	HCl gas + dioxins on decomposition	Permanent NEVER (DB trigger)
PTFE / Teflon	Perfluoroisobutylene (lethal) on decomposition	Permanent NEVER (DB trigger)
Beryllium-bearing alloys	Beryllium oxide fume — chronic lung disease	Hard refusal, escalate to industrial hygienist
Lead paint	Pb fume — viable only with full HEPA capture + medical surveillance	Conditional, requires lead-safe certification
Cadmium plating	Cd fume — acute and chronic	Conditional, requires PPE + capture
Asbestos-containing material	Fiber release	Hard refusal
CFRP (carbon fiber composite)	Respirable carbon fiber + epoxy decomposition	Conditional, full PPE + capture
Painted aerospace components	Often contains hexavalent chromium	Conditional, requires regulated handling

How to Pick a Machine

Three questions in order:

1
What's the largest job you'll do in a year?
Palm-sized: 50–100W · Door-panel: 100–200W · Structural: 200–300W · Industrial: 500W+
2
What's the worst contaminant you'll face?
Light oxide: any class · Multi-layer paint: 200W+ · Heavy mill scale: 300W+ pulsed or 1000W+ CW · Foundry: CW territory
3
What's the most damage-sensitive substrate?
Aluminum, anodized, thin polymer: bias down in wattage, up in operator skill. Carbon steel, cast iron, masonry: wattage is permissive. Stainless: middle.

The mistake operators make is buying for question 1 and ignoring question 3. A 300W on a delicate job is a worse outcome than a 100W on a heavy job — the heavy job just takes longer.