An important benefit with laser markers is the elimination of consumables.  These consumables take many forms.  Printing labels, ink, and gases utilized with older lasers represent unnecessary costs in today’s manufacturing.

The latest generation of 3D lasers also provide the additional benefit of marking on surfaces that vary in height.   It is no longer necessary to rotate the part or require vertical mechanical adjustments to optimize the lasers focal point.

• 3D solid models can be imported into the system to define the exact location and style of the marks.
• Fonts are almost limitless in their type and size.
• Additionally 3D codes can be marked on surfaces. These codes are capable of holding a great deal of information about the product being marked.

We designed a system for a lean work cell that uses these features.  The cell requires frequent product changes.  With quick change tooling the fixtures take only seconds to switch when a different product is desired.  On the software side an operator simply scans a bar code and the system pulls up the appropriate program and loads it automatically.  These features allowed the customer to increase their production by 40% on lower volume products that require numerous changes.