A laser engraving can give a product an individual imprint or a personal touch. This is just one of the uses and advantages of laser engraving, which we will discuss in this article.

In the incision, the laser beam strikes the surface to be engraved by removing material through a process of instantaneous vaporization and erosion, technically known as "ablation".

The material is heated so intensely by the incident laser beam that, depending on the exposure time, changes color and creates a contrast, or the material evaporates or burns. The laser engraving is permanent and very resistant to abrasion.

Unlike welding, laser engraving involves a material removal process to create forms, writings, lines, decorations and even real reproductions of images, including photographic ones.

A sports trophy or Plaque engraving with the name of the winner, a ballpoint pen engraved with the company logo or a component marked with the serial or lot number are just some examples of the typical uses of laser engraving.

Let's see the main advantages of laser engraving:

• Wide field of application: the laser beam is a universal instrument suitable for processing numerous materials, such as wood, glass, MDF, fabrics, cardboard, paper, laminates, metals, and many others.

• Processing of the material without contact: in the mechanical control panel engraved, it is often necessary to block the piece or fix it using a vacuum, an operation that takes time and can even damage the material. In laser engraving, these steps are not necessary as the processing takes place without contact, does not produce splinters and, compared to the mechanical one, forms very little dust, saving time and money.

• No tool wear: laser-free processing in Acrylic engraving without contact with the material eliminates the costs of cutters and drills.

• Maximum precision and extremely refined details: laser technology enables extremely refined decorative elements to be created with maximum precision. In practice, it is possible to engrave and laser-mark everything that can be drawn.

• Production at reduced costs: the production of unique pieces, as well as that of small or large series, takes place at low cost and is therefore convenient from an economic point of view.

• Eco-sustainability: laser engraving does not require the use of lubricants for tools or acids (photo engraving). The files used for graphic processing have the most common extensions used in the field of industrial and non-industrial design.

Although laser technology is booming, the role of suppliers must never be without adequate preparation and continuous updating, to be able to guarantee customer seriousness and quality in the service.