Thursday, September 5, 2013

Laser Engraving- Finds Applications in Various Industries!

In a growing number of industries, laser etching and Laser Engraving services are becoming more and more important. There are many reasons to use these services in industries, some basic reasons for the same are:
Not only extremely durable, this mark is permanent and cannot be removed in most cases without destroying the product itself, this is true for laser etching, laser marking or laser annealing.

Besides offering clear sharp results, the laser marking process is accurate, 100% repeatable, and fast.
Without any machine change over, and, without replacing any tools, the laser mark or laser etch can quickly and easily be changed. A simple drag and click computer operation is the changing of a laser marking or laser etch.

No consumables and no additional purchases of added materials or supplies is required in the laser. Therefore virtually non existent are the operating and maintenance costs of owning and running the laser marking or laser etching system.

Basics of Laser For light amplification by simulated emission of radiation, the word laser is an acronym. With a laser gas, electrode set, and electrical discharge, the laser beam is formed in a sealed tube. As the beam exits the laser tube up to 7mm to 14 mm for most laser etching and laser marking operations, the beam is emitted into a telescope which expands the laser beam from a size of approximately 2mm. Containing two mirrors located on high speed galvo motors, the expanded beam is directed into a laser head. Though a single element flat field lens to the product being laser marked or etched, the laser beam is directed off the mirrors.

In size from 65mm x 65mm [2.5" x 2.5"] at the smallest size to 356mm x 356mm [14.0" x14.0"] square at the largest, typically the laser marking or laser etching fields created range. The laser beam spot size is the next consideration. At the laser marking or laser etching point on the product, this is the size of the focused laser light energy and can vary from to approximately 540 microns or .021" for Co2 lasers to approximately 200 micron [micrometers] or .0078" at the smallest. From approximately 20 microns or .0007" at the smallest to approximately 70 microns or .0027" at the largest for Nd:YAG lasers, the laser beam spot size ranges. Typical of the laser marking or laser etching process, these small spot sizes and highly focused laser light energy creates a detailed, clear, permanent marking.

Controlling Laser Marking and Lasers Options
Using a software, laser etchers and laser markers are controlled. Variables that are needed to be controlled are:

1. Laser power – It is measured in terms of watts

2. Frequency, refers to the frequency of pulse of the laser beam

3. Inches per second, refers to the speed with which the beam steering mirrors are moving.

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