Nutplate Preparation Laser System

A system, comprising:

• a controller;
• a laser configured to conduct a cleaning cycle comprising:
• producing a laser beam capable of cleaning a faying surface of each of a plurality of nutplates;
• and
• conducting a first pass to clean each of the faying surfaces, wherein the laser is at a first position having a first angle relative to an axis orthogonal to the faying surfaces during the first pass;
• a nutplate tray configured to hold the plurality of nutplates such that each faying surface is oriented such that the laser beam is capable of contacting each faying surface at least once during the cleaning cycle;
• and
• a conveyor configured to move the nutplate tray in a plurality of directions in response to receiving instructions from the controller.