Advantages of Laser Engraving Techniques

The practice of making engravings of various types in a precise manner on any kind of material that a company uses in its product manufacturing is laser engraving. The metal tool bits which were used to etch upon products till recently this has slowly replaced.
The laser engraving process involves a machine which has three workable components, the main laser from the beam is directed, and the controller which helps in moving and positioning the beam and the surface area on which the actual work is done.

The laser emits the very high intensity beam which helps it to engrave and etch upon the various surfaces it is directed at and it is usually shaped like a pencil. As the name suggests controlling the amount of intensity, the direction etc of the laser beam is the main function of the controller.

Where the engraving is supposed to be done is usually the point of focus of the laser. It is usually very small in size and it changes the surface of the material when and as the intensity of thee laser increases. The high heat amount usually burns away the material and at times in the material, small cracks or fissures are seen. Later on, the layers of material are removed and the laser engraving is done

The various applications of laser engraving are managerial applications, in making of overall product identification including parts, number size etc easier, helping in the engraving in specific company, brand logos, signs etc, marking out the exact features of the product like the voltage, pressure, speed etc. Laser etching can be used to do product tracking since inventory management is very important for any company. It has several applications in manufacturing industry as well where it helps in etching on various special substances like polymers, novel metal alloys etc and also replacing the tool bits used for engraving on various natural and artificial substances.

When there is very delicate and precise work laser Etching can be used which has to be done in case of coated material which have to de-coated or, in case without actually disturbing the coating which has been done already, engraving needs to be done on such surfaces in a very fine manner, laser at 20-30 watts of intensity can be very useful in doing such kind of coating.

In arts field also, there are several applications like on various jewelry items which was not possible when engraving used to be done with the help of tool bits, to make personalized jewelry and also be used to engrave batch numbers, bar codes etc. To make works of arts and be used to make intricate patterns, draw designs etc on surfaces it can be used.

Innovative technology- Laser Engraving!

Laser is one of the most used technologies these days which is being used in almost every kind of sector right from medical to space to manufacturing. Laser engraving is one of the most important uses of laser in manufacturing sector wherein this Laser technique is basically used to mark or engrave into any object like metal parts, girders, and even specially designed alloys like polymers and some new metal alloys which have been developed so that they can be easily engraved upon.

There is no actual physical contact between the engraving bit and the surface that the engraving is being done upon and this is the main advantage of technique and which also helps us avoid any dangers of the bits or the surface corroding off, and engraving hardly shows over the surface which is not so in case of using metal bits as this laser engraving Technique helps to engrave the surface in an undisturbed way.

To introduce such technology, the question about its cost arises, as they needn’t be replaced in a regular fashion as in case of metal bits the cost work out way lower in the longer run and this can prove to be a big cost centre if the scale of production is considerable.

It can made to be highly precise while the engraving process is being carried out which is the best part about this technology, in fact for such kind of precise and intricate work, there is a particular laser table which is used. A very sophisticated setup it includes at one end of the table, a laser being stationed fixed and then it emitting its beam towards a pair of mirrors which deflect it in such a way that every bit of the tables’ actual surface can be covered. After this to focus the beams which help to make the overall engraving very intricate, a specially designed lens is used.

The kinds of surface that can be engraved are many like wood, leathers etc. which are all natural products and low intensity lasers are used in this type of engraving very as a high power laser engraving can spoil the material; one needs to know that for such kind of engraving is usually 10 watts, the maximum limit. Since usage of plastics is very widespread thus we can use it extensively to do markings for batch numbers etc for the objects plastic surfaces are also some of the substances that can be engraved. The basic material for which the whole engraving process was started is metal parts. Laser engraving has become quite popular in recent past in every sector its use can be witnessed. This technique is definitely one to reckon with.

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