Laser Engraving Plastic

Laser Engraving Application:

This part was marked using a 20 watt q-switched ytterbium fiber laser with 160 mm focal length lens. The sample was etched with the information provided by customer.

Medical Device Marking:
Material: Plastic

Power: 8 watts

Method used: Engraving

Frequency: 20 kHz

Depth: Surface

Speed: 10 inch/sec.

Laser Type: Q-Switched Fiber Laser

Focal Length Lens: 160mm

Cycle Time: 5.14 seconds – 2 passes

Laser Engraving Brick

Laser Engraving Application:

Deep engraving was done on this red brick sample to show the capabilities of using CO2 lasers for engraving purposes. The depth and speed at which the process can be done simply depends on the power of the CO2 laser system.

Deep Laser Engraving of Aluminum

Laser Engraving Application:

Deep laser engraving of aluminum using a paint removal process. The powder coated red aluminum part was laser marked using the i-Series Fiber Laser Kit with a 254mm lens. The part was engraved with a frequency of 50 kHz. The fastest method to remove the paint was to mark each letter in the logo individually. Removing the paint going letter by letter gave the paint less time to cool of resulting in a much faster cycle time. The red part with 0.0045" coating needed 140 seconds to be removed.