Description
Laser Specifications
| CO2 | Laser marking machine and/or components use CO2 lasers. | ||
| Nd:YAG / Solid State | Laser marking machine and/or components use Nd:YAG or Nd:VO4 solid state lasers | ||
| Diode | Laser marking machine and/or components use diode lasers. | ||
| Fiber Laser | Fiber lasers use optical fibers doped with low levels of rare-earth halides as the lasing medium to amplify light. Fiber lasers are constructed within an optical fiber and are similar in concept to gas lasers and laser diodes, except that a part of the fiber itself is used as the resonating cavity where the laser action takes place. A fiber laser use fiber optics to generate and deliver laser beams instead of the traditional hard optic resonator and beam delivery method. This helps eliminate many alignment, thermal, contamination, and maintenance issues. Laser and fiber optics are a system of lasers and flexible quartz or glass fibers that use total internal reflection (TIR) to pass light through thousands of glancing (total internal) reflections. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, proprietary or specialty laser types. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
| Laser Output Power | The laser output power is the total or maximum power output or rating of the laser or lasing component used in the laser marking system or head. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the “At Least” and “No More Than” values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
| Pulsed / Q-switched? | Laser marking machines or components use a pulsed or Q-switched laser. Q-switches produce the effect of a shutter moving rapidly in and out of the beam to “spoil” the resonator’s normal Q, keeping it low to prevent lasing action until a high level of energy is stored. Q is the energy-storing efficiency of a laser resonator. When normal Q is restored, a large pulse of power is produced. | ||
| Search Logic: | “Required” and “Must Not Have” criteria limit returned matches as specified. Products with optional attributes will be returned for either choice. | ||
System Specifications
| Marking Area Length | The maximum length of the marking area | ||
| Search Logic: | All matching products will have a value greater than or equal to the specified value. | ||
| Marking Area Width | The maximum width of the marking area | ||
| Search Logic: | All matching products will have a value greater than or equal to the specified value. | ||
| Resolution | The maximum resolution of the laser’s mark. | ||
| Search Logic: | All matching products will have a value greater than or equal to the specified value. | ||
| Working Distance | The maximum distance from the unit’s head to the object being marked. | ||
| Search Logic: | All matching products will have a value greater than or equal to the specified value. | ||
Materials Processed
| Metal / Conductive Materials | Lasers can mark metals or conductive materials. | ||
| Plastics / Non-conductive | Lasers can mark plastic, glass, ceramics, composites, or other non-conductive materials. | ||
| Semiconductors / Electronics | Lasers can mark chips, printed circuit boards (PCBs), dies, or semiconductor wafers. | ||
| Soft / Fibrous (Wood, Foams, Textiles) | Laser machines can mark soft, fragile, gummy, or fibrous materials such as flexible textiles, foams, wood, paper, food, composites or non-woven cloth. | ||
| Tissue / Medical | Medical or surgical systems can mark tissue, or provide other medical applications. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, proprietary or specialized options or components. | ||
| Search Logic: | Products with the selected attribute will be returned as matches. Leaving or selecting “No Preference” will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
Unit Type
| Handheld | Devices are light enough to be held in the hand and applied to the object being marked. | ||
| Benchtop | Bench or pedestal units are smaller machines that are used commonly in industry settings. | ||
| Work Station | Devices are floor mounted and designed to be used in one location. They are not portable. | ||
| Specialty/Other | Specialty or other laser marking unit type. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
