Unique technology of severing and fragmenting materials remotely, at a distance of up to 200 m, with a powerful laser beam.
The laser station can
handle materials like
Reinforced concrete and brick structures up to 250 mm thick.
Structures from ferrous metals (including cast iron), non-ferrous metals and their alloys, and stainless steel.
Multilayer structures with a total thickness of up to 20 m.
Unique technology of severing and fragmenting materials remotely, at a distance of up to 200 m, with a powerful laser beam.
Application
Demolishing very high structures that can be down with minimum effort by bringing them to the ground level (power plant transfer cranes, bridges, utility bridges, etc.).
Safe demolition of dilapidated facilities.
Unique technology of severing and fragmenting materials remotely, at a distance of up to 200 m, with a powerful laser beam.
Application
Fragmenting underwater metal and reinforced-concrete structures and equipment (pipelines, abandoned oil rigs with seabed-attached legs, sunken ship hulls, etc.) found up to 100 m under water.
Unique technology of severing and fragmenting materials remotely, at a distance of up to 200 m, with a powerful laser beam.
Application
Fragmenting metal and engineering structures at risk of collapse or self-destruction.
Fragmenting metal structures hindering emergency response. For instance, cutting metal deformed by high temperature to be able to insert a plug in the well opening.
Cutting a hole in a burning tank to be able to extinguish the fire inside.
Unique technology of severing and fragmenting materials remotely, at a distance of up to 200 m, with a powerful laser beam.
Application
The portable laser station fragments the equipment, including items made of cast iron, non-ferrous metals and their alloys, and multilayer structures, e.g., turbines, turbo generators, boiler equipment, power plants at nuclear power stations, etc.
The station itself and its controls always remain in the clean area, and the staff works remotely in perfect safety.
Operators work from within the laser station, and other people participating in the project are at a safe distance from the demolished facility.
Laser station’s optic devices or binoculars are used to observe the demolition progress.
REFORMA is a group of construction companies operating in the market of industrial dismantling and demolition.
We have been offering diamond cutting services since 1998. In 2024, we first applied remote laser fragmentation for demolition.
We believe that diamond cutting and remote laser fragmentation are extremely promising technologies for demolition jobs.
Preparation for the demolition included taking actions to preserve the nearby structures (a fuel feeding system 3 m away from the crane leg and an overhead cable tray 6 m away from the crane leg). Design developed, cutting places determined. Trolley moved to the central position. Cantilever collapsed separately. Legs tied diagonally with wire ropes; one
of the legs tied with wire ropes to the crane’s rail track foundation.
The portable laser station cut the crane’s load-bearing legs and leg braces. The crane collapsed into the designed position — within its rail tracks.
Manufacturing of the special-purpose equipment.
Large-scale preparation.
Fragmenting the diaphragm into blocks weighing up to 80 t and up to 16×1.5×1.2 m in size.
Moving the blocks underwater to the quay wall, lifting them out of the water and disposal.
Selection of the material for diamond cutting
Cutting heavily reinforced concrete with reinforcement bars up to 60 mm thick and U-bar No. 40 as embedded parts.
The work was executed from mine-shaft scaffolding.
The foundation of the hot-rolling mill was cut to fit the dimensions of the new equipment.
The work was carried out during mill shutdown without process line shut down.
The work was done in a constrained space at an operating production site. Smooth round-the-clock line operation was maintained.
The working site was close to residential urban areas.
The bridge span over operational railway was dismantled during 3 to 4 hour slots at nighttime.