Laser Etching Painted Metal

Co2 metal marking this quick dry easy to use permanent metal laser ink provides the highest contrast ink in the industry.

Laser etching painted metal.

With the laser engraving machine you can engrave your designed graphic images words and logos on painted metal products which is commonly applied to electronics engraving mobile phone shell engraving logo engraving photo engraving and. It should also be noted that coated metals such as anodized aluminum or painted brass do not require pre treatment. Although primarily sold as an aerosol co2 is also available as a liquid or powder. The first step in avoiding burning fabric with a laser engraving cutting machine is to understand which fabrics can withstand the process and at what temperatures.

Laser etching stands out when it comes to creating high contrast markings. Heartier fabrics such as denim canvas and leather can withstand higher power settings during engraving. Engraving fabric but the laser burns through the material. Laser marking paints and paint thinners oxidizers.

The advantage of metal marking with a co2 laser is that the mark is actually produced on top of the metal without removing material so there is no impact on the metal s tolerance or strength. The most common etchings and engravings are data matrix codes barcodes logos serial. Should give a nice deep etch where the laser removed the masking. Thermark and cermark a selection of top end products that are known to the market to achieve black marking.

The laser engraving machine is widely used for marking and labeling on painted metal products. For this reason laser engraving is usually used in combination with laser etching to create high contrast engravings. Needing a prototype done for a shaft encoder steveastrouk asked me to experiment with removal of paint on stainless steel using our laser cutter. Laser etching engraving etching and engraving are the main laser processes used to produce markings onto parts and products.

Negative laser etched metal. If successful the void in the paint could then be used to electrochemically etch the holes in the sha. The only exception is stainless steel which requires laser annealing. After that just removing the plastic laquer with paint thinner.

Compatible with stainless steel titanium chromium nickel aluminum steel copper brass and the majority of crude metals.