Cleaning Technique	Laser	Dry Ice	Sand	Glass Beads	Walnut Shells	Water	Steam	Solvents
Waste to dispose of	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Abrasive	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Toxic Waste	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Electrically Conductive	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Consumable Needed	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other Gear Required	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Preparation Intensive	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Environmentally Friendly	Yes	C02 No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Noisy	Very Low	Very High	Very High	Very High	High	High	Med.	Low
Vibration	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Med.	No
Dry Process	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Hazardous	Low	High	Very High	Very High	Very High	High	High	Med.
Airborne Particles	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
At-line-online Cleaning	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Use on Hot/Cold Surfaces	Yes	Sometimes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Extra Nozzle/Tools Req.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Performance Comparison	Excellent	Great	OK	OK	Limited	OK	Poor	Limited