Laser Metal Engraving with UV Lasers

The LP9000U series of UV lasers can be used for metal marking the UV laser can be used to mark a wide variety of metal items, the traditional method of laser marking metals has been with YAG, Fiber, or mid power range Co2 with very short focus distance however these traditional methods of laser marking using these systems crates heated areas where the laser light etches the metal and in the surrounding area, often enough heat is generated by the IR Co2, YAG, or Fiber lasers that the chemical qualities of the metal is changed which can create problems and complications for some industries such as medical device manufactures [For example: heat generated by laser marking stainless steel can lead to rusting around laser marks on stainless steel medical devices when YAG, Fiber or Co2 lasers are used for laser marking

The LP9000U series of UV lasers provides the ability to laser mark metal with little or no heat transfer into the product because the 355nm laser light does not create heated areas in the metal as Co2, YAG, and Fiber laser marking [these lasers using 10.6,um 1064 -1067um] can thus the changing of the metal chemical properties is reduced or eliminated with use of the UV lasers the LP9000U series.

A few examples of metal marking of UV lasers:

For your critical metal laser marking applications the LP9000U series of UV lasers is a perfect solution. Another major advantage of UV laser marking metal is the very small spot size of the LP9000U series of UV lasers allowing for fast clear easily readable professional appearing laser marking of very fine intricate deigns and provides for a very high quality font and laser marked appearance.

Visit our UV picture gallery for additional pictures of UV laser marking or visit our UV video gallery for video of the UV laser marking process, or call 480.892.8566 option 5 to discuss UV laser marking options with a technical sales engineer.