Introduction To Fiber Laser Marking

by Jim Earman on Thu, Feb 08, 2024 @ 08:00 AM

This post is a reprint of an article that appeared on Photonics Online.

Laser Marking Basics

Laser marking is like burning...

Laser Engraving Systems

by Jim Earman on Tue, Feb 06, 2024 @ 08:00 AM

Engraving is one of the most popular methods of laser marking metal. While some laser marking techniques simply ablate...

Recently, a manufacturer of Class 1 medical devices contacted me with some questions about integrating advanced laser...

Glass Engraving with a 50 Watt CO2 Laser

by Jim Earman on Fri, Jan 26, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Mark Type: Engraving

Material Type: Glass

Mark Content: Text and Graphics

Laser: 50 Watt CO2

Deep Laser Engraving Metal

by Jim Earman on Tue, Jan 23, 2024 @ 09:00 AM

Fiber laser marking systems tend to be ideal marking solutions for deep laser engraving metal applications. This is because...

How to Laser Mark Stainless Steel

by Jim Earman on Tue, Jan 16, 2024 @ 07:26 AM

Fiber lasers are an ideal tool for many stainless steel marking applications. The fiber laser itself is rugged, economical...

Getting Started Using a Fiber Laser

by Jim Earman on Mon, Jan 15, 2024 @ 11:20 AM

This post is just a brief description of how to use a fiber laser marker (hopefully a Jimani system) and is only intended...

How to Laser Mark Aluminum

by Jim Earman on Thu, Dec 07, 2023 @ 04:00 PM

Marking aluminum is one of the most common applications for a fiber laser marking system. There are a few techniques that...

In the early 1970s, the idea of coupling a laser beam to a pair of computer-controlled galvanometers began to take root. By...

New HIDE FILL Feature in Prolase 10

by Jim Earman on Tue, Jun 15, 2021 @ 11:16 AM

When a marking file is created in Prolase, outlined objects such as text or graphics must have “fill” lines added to them in...