ELASER is priced on application — contact WSL for a tailored quote. What matters more than the headline figure is total cost of ownership: laser cleaning runs on electricity alone, with no consumables, no blasting media, and no chemicals to procure or dispose of. There are no ongoing media costs, and minimal substrate damage means less rework across the life of the machine. Among comparable industrial laser cleaning machines in Europe, ELASER is competitively priced on upfront cost — not because corners are cut, but because WSL designs and builds everything in-house. Get in touch with WSL to discuss your application and receive a quote.

The handheld scanner is not a separate product you price independently — it is the operator interface included as part of the complete ELASER system. What you are buying is a self-contained portable system: a wheeled main unit, a sub-3 kg handheld scanner, and a delivery cable of up to 50 m. The handheld goes where the work is; the main unit stays put. On total cost of ownership, the system carries no consumable costs and minimal downtime — running costs are electricity only. Pricing is competitive and quoted on application. Contact WSL with your requirements for a tailored figure.

A continuous-wave (CW) laser emits a constant beam at a steady output level. A pulsed laser fires discrete bursts of high-energy light at a controlled repetition rate — delivering far higher peak power per pulse than a CW laser of the same average output. For surface cleaning, pulsed operation is the preferred approach. The intense energy in each pulse vaporises the contaminant layer efficiently, while the gap between pulses limits heat accumulation in the substrate. That thermal control is critical: it protects the base material from distortion or damage that a continuous beam would risk. ELASER uses pulsed fibre laser technology for precisely this reason — effective contaminant removal with minimal substrate loss.

ELASER handles a broad range of substrates: metals including steel, carbon steel, aluminium alloys, cast iron, copper, brass, bronze, titanium, and galvanised steel, as well as stone, concrete, brick, and masonry. On the contaminant side, it removes rust, oxides, mill scale, paint, powder coating, lacquer, primer, oil and grease, carbon and soot, mould, graffiti, adhesives and residues, tarnish, weld discolouration, and release agents. Power is tunable across the full 0–100% range, so the same machine that lifts light surface oxides from aluminium can strip thick multi-layer coatings from structural steel — without changing tools or setting up a different process.

Yes, operator training is required — and WSL provides it as part of the package. Training covers safe operation, laser safety protocols, and process optimisation, so operators are confident and productive from the outset. For buyers choosing the ELASER-RHZ, the reduced hazard zone significantly lowers the safety overhead compared to conventional laser cleaning, which makes day-to-day operation more straightforward in open or mixed-use environments. Training remains important regardless of variant, and you do not need to source it independently — it is part of what WSL delivers.

The ELASER-RHZ is a variant of ELASER built around WSL's patented, world-first reduced hazard zone technology. It confines the laser hazard to a small area around the work itself, removing the need to seal off or evacuate the surrounding space before cleaning begins. It is the only laser cleaner of its kind in the world. The RHZ achieves Class I laser classification — the safest laser class — underpinned by the 1550 nm retina-safe wavelength, without any sacrifice in cleaning performance. It is the right choice for buyers operating in open-plan manufacturing floors, mixed-use facilities where other workers are present, or publicly accessible spaces such as graffiti removal and heritage or monument restoration. If your environment makes conventional laser cleaning impractical, the RHZ removes that barrier.

Yes. WSL offers bespoke engineering and customisation capability. Because WSL designs and builds every machine in-house, there is genuine engineering flexibility — this is not a reseller working from a fixed catalogue. If your application has specific requirements, the right approach is to contact WSL directly to discuss what you need. Get in touch and WSL's engineering team will advise on what is possible.