Our lasers can engrave and cut various materials, but we also offer a service known as laser part marking. You may see the terms laser part marking and laser engraving used interchangeably, but we consider them two different services. Laser engraving is a more general term that includes artistic designs as well as work for a single item. Part marking is generally simpler artwork including serial numbers, bar codes, and possibly logos. How the mark looks is less important than its readability and permanence. Part marking orders are usually for large quantities of small parts.
Common Engraving Materials:
Wood
Acrylic
Plastic
Glass
Leather
Corian
Fabric
Coated metals
Annodized aluminum
Ceramics
Mylar
Pressboard
and more….
Cutting Materials:
Wood
Acrylic
Plastic
Delrin
Cloth
Leather
Malamine
Paper
Rubber
Veneer
Cork
and more…
Part Marking Materials:
17-4 PH stainless steel
303 stainless
4043 steel
6061 Aluminum
ABS (black/white)
Aluminum, 6061
Aluminum, yellow chromate
Bayer 2807 Makrolon polycarbonate
Bayers bayblend FR110
Black/white ABS
Black/white polycarbonate
Brass
Brushed aluminum
Carbon fiber
Carbon nanotube
Ceramics, metal-plated
Clear coat anodized aluminum
Cobalt chrome steel
Colored Delrin (black/brown)
Compacted powder iron with iron phosphate coating
Copper
DAP- Diallyl Phthalate
Delrin, colored (black/brown)
GE Plastics polycarbonate resin 121-R
Glass filled PEEK
Glass filled Teflon
Hard coat anodized aluminum
Inconel metals (various)
Machine tool steel
Magnesium
Metal-plated ceramics
Molybdenum
Nickel plated 1215 mild steel
Nickel plated brass
Nickel plated gold
Nickel plated Kovar
Nickel plated steel
Nylon
PEEK, white
Polybutylene Terephthalate
Polycarbonate, (black/white)
Polycarbonate resin 121-R, GE Plastics
Polycarbonate, Bayer 2807 Makrolon
Polysulphone
Rynite PET
Santoprene
Silicon carbide
Silicon steel
Silicon wafers
Stainless steel 303
Stainless steel 17-4 PH
Steel 4043
Steel, machine tool
Various inconel metals (nickel-chromium super alloys)
White PEEK
Yellow chromate aluminum
Zinc plated mild steel
And many, many more. Our lasers can mark and etch most materials!
If you would like to see engraved samples or find out about testing on your materials just drop us a line.