The Process
The process of laser marking is done by operators that have been extensively trained. Lasers are being used to engrave, etch, or mark. Most metals like steel, aluminum, titanium, copper and brass are suitable for laser engraving as well as plastics, wood and leather. A beam of light is used as the tool. There is less wear and tear on tools because the process produces a non-contact mark.
AAA Laser Marking provides a permanent message on an in-process or finished component.
We can laser etch text, serial and part numbers, company logos, bar codes, or 2D codes
on all plain, painted, anodized, or plated metal surfaces, whether they are flat sheets,
curved surfaces, or cylinders.
Laser engraving also produces very high quality marks on most plastic materials.
A character as small as 0.010 inch and as large as 12 inches can be marked with
our laser engravers.
Services
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Promotional Items
AAA offers custom engraving on Key chains, luggage tags, flashlights, pens, knives, jewelry, awards, trophies, golf clubs, and business cards are just a few of the almost endless number of items that lend themselves to custom engraving.
The laser engraving process lets you personalize generic products for valued clients. Very high quality pictures can be engraved on business cards and jewelry items using our new high resolution (up to 800 dpi) laser etching systems.
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Electronics Items
Companies that manufacture electronic components commonly use laser engraving for final product identification as well as identifying work-in-progress. In fact, the first widespread production use of laser engraving was to serialize silicon wafers on integrated circuit production lines.
Laser engraving is also used for metal etching and plastic packages that house microelectronic circuits. Marking speed, permanency, legibility, and the noncontaminating nature of laser engraving are all qualities that the electronics industry demand. AAA laser marking has equipment to automatically process silicon wafers; JEDEC tray handlers for I.C. packages; and software for all SEMI standard fonts, including 2D matrix codes.
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Wedding Items
You do not have to worry about damage or deformation occurring while you are having your wedding gift engravings done; laser engravings are a safe procedure with no consumables or any problems with disposing of toxic by-products. Lasers are a much faster method than many conventional methods in product imprinting and are versatile in material choices. The mark is permanent and is clean and crisp.
Whether you have a gold, platinum or some other precious material engravings by the laser will leave high precision markings. Silver, tungsten and even stainless steel are great materials for laser engravings.
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Industrial Items
Laser marking is the favored marking method when permanency or aesthetics are desired. Laser Marking is also favored when the part to be marked is too small or has too complex a shape to be marked with anything but laser etching.
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Medical Items
Manufacturers of medical devices use laser medical engraving because of the mark clarity, permanency (no added paints or chemicals), and its ability to survive repeated sterilization.
The medical engraving process is approved by the FDA, so instrument manufacturers have one less hurdle in the product approval process. The medical engraving process can produce a dark, smooth mark on most metal surfaces so the laser marking does not trap blood or tissue material and thus simplifies cleaning and sterilization. Delrin, Teflon, PEEK, and ABS are examples of medical plastics that are commonly marked by the laser plastics engraving process.
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Miscellaneous Items
Besides marking on promotional, medical, electronics, wedding and industrial items, we also deal in almost all types materials as the process of using light energy to change the color or engrave the surface of various materials is quite effective and cost efficient without compromising the quality.
Laser marking allows for very clean line art and small details too. The biggest advantage to laser marking is the permanence of the mark. It will not change over time.
We mark on the following materials: aluminium, steel, stainless steel, brass, gold, silver, platinium, etc.
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Mark permanence:
Once applied it remains with the product for life. There is no chance of it fading or falling off.
Graphic flexibility:
Any type of logo, bar code, 2D Data-Matrix bar code, patent number, trademark, alpha-numeric, icon, symbol, or graphic design can be applied in almost any shape and size.
Process repeatability:
Based on the programmed control and high positioning accuracy of the laser, all markings repeat from part to part.
Non-contact process:
Allows for all shapes from concave to convex and flat to cylindrical to be marked with no tool wear and low influence on the material.
High resolution:
Very demanding and complex marks can be produced with clarity and high readability down to character sizes smaller than .01 inches.
Incremental marking:
Progress part serialization and sequential number processing is computer controlled with no part to part setup.
Environment friendly:
The process is self-contained and generates no waste products.
High speed:
Assures fast turnaround time and cost effective marking with the use of preprogrammed computer controlled processing movement from piece to piece and design to design.
Superior quality and accuracy:
Because of the precise nature of the Nd:YAG laser beam and computer controlled marking, quality and accuracy are maintained throughout the order.
Material flexibility:
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, and ceramics can all be marked with the same designs generated from a preprogrammed setting that adjusts the laser to meet the engraving, annealing, ablation, etching, color change, or bleaching requirements of the material.