Laser Etching Painted Metal

The laser engraving machine is widely used for marking and labeling on painted metal products.

Laser etching painted metal.

The only exception is stainless steel which requires laser annealing. After that just removing the plastic laquer with paint thinner. Although primarily sold as an aerosol co2 is also available as a liquid or powder. 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.

Laser etching engraving etching and engraving are the main laser processes used to produce markings onto parts and products. Using a fiber laser system permanent markings can be etched and engraved onto most metals. Laser marking paints and paint thinners oxidizers. 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.

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. Co2 metal marking this quick dry easy to use permanent metal laser ink provides the highest contrast ink in the industry. For this reason laser engraving is usually used in combination with laser etching to create high contrast engravings. Laser etching stands out when it comes to creating high contrast markings.

Whereas laser engraving only creates black marks laser etching can be used to create both black and white marks. Needing a prototype done for a shaft encoder steveastrouk asked me to experiment with removal of paint on stainless steel using our laser cutter. Another thing i want to try is covering the steel with paint or spray plastic and burning it off with the engraver then etching with vinegar and an adjustable power supply. It should also be noted that coated metals such as anodized aluminum or painted brass do not require pre treatment.

Engraving fabric but the laser burns through the material. If successful the void in the paint could then be used to electrochemically etch the holes in the sha. Thermark and cermark a selection of top end products that are known to the market to achieve black marking. Compatible with stainless steel titanium chromium nickel aluminum steel copper brass and the majority of crude metals.

The most common etchings and engravings are data matrix codes barcodes logos serial.