How to Start Your Own Laser Engraving or Marking Service BEHost / Friday, May 10, 2019 0 875 Article rating: No rating Most businesses are costly to start up and put a large investment at risk. With the right approach a laser engraving or marking business can be started for less than the cost of the average vehicle. Purchasing the right equipment and choosing a solid marketing plan will be the two things that lead you to success. Read more
The Ultimate Laser Marking Material Test Laser marking qualities vary from brand to brand. Learn what brand would be best for your project. BEHost / Tuesday, March 27, 2018 0 732 Article rating: No rating Testing the Top 5 Laser Marking Materials Learn what laser marking material performed better in tests such as: What laser marking material has the blackest mark? What laser marking material is most durable before marking? Which laser marking material is most durable after laser marking? What marking material applies the fastest for mass production? Read more
GCC LaserPro StellarMark IFII Series - Multiple Waveforms GCC LaserPro StellarMark IFII Series - Multiple Waveforms BEHost / Friday, April 10, 2015 0 937 Article rating: No rating Multiple Waveforms of GCC LaserPro StellarMark IFII Series GCC, a global forefront equipment-manufacturing provider in the visual communication industry, is pleased to announce that the GCC LaserPro StellarMark I-series contains unique laser tubes with multiple waveforms. A waveform is a pulse with a specific shape, pulse energy and duration. The benefits of this are that it allows the customer to adjust the pulse conditions to optimize marking, micromachining and applications. This gives users flexible control over pulse duration and peak power through the use of predefined waveforms. Each waveform is optimized for pulse energy and peak power at a given pulse duration and frequency. These waveforms can be used at any power demand and frequency giving users great scope for pulse characteristic optimization for specific applications. Click here for the waveform table for different IFII series wattage. Read more
How to Apply Cermark or TherMark Products News and updates - Jorlink BEHost / Tuesday, February 11, 2014 0 756 Article rating: No rating Most Cermark/TherMark or Laser Bond/LBT products are liquid or paste inks (except for a few tape products). The ink products can be primarily applied to the substrate either by spraying or painting with a foam brush. Two of these products can be used directly via their own aerosol cans. Traditional ink products are available also as well as specialty inks for pad printing and screen printing. First and foremost is cleanliness. Clean the surface to be marked (all products). The process of bonding between laser marking material and substrate occurs at a molecular level so it is important the substrate be free of all kinds of contamination such as oil, debris or coatings. The overall quality of your mark strongly depends on the cleanliness of the substrate prior to material application. Depending on the substrate, it should be cleaned with either a solvent such as alcohol or rinsed with soap and water and completely dried. Be careful not to use a cleaning agent that leaves any kind of residue behind. Read more
How the Cermark or TherMark Process Works How the Cermark or TherMark Process Works News and updates - Jorlink BEHost / Tuesday, February 11, 2014 0 705 Article rating: No rating The Cermark/TherMark process uses very precise lasers with marking materials scientifically formulated to permanently fuse to metals, ceramics, glass, and other hard surfaces thus creating high-contrast, high-resolution marks. Their marking materials consist of traditional ceramic glazing material (a mixture of glass frit and pigments for coloring), with the addition of a thermal absorber. While traditional use of such glazing material requires it to be applied to the surface of a ceramic object and then baked in a very hot kiln for more than an hour. The patented TherMark method uses a laser as the heat source to fuse the ceramic glaze instead of a kiln. All this happens in microseconds as opposed to hours, consuming far less “energy” and, consequently, without compromising or damaging the material being marked. It is the thermal absorber within the marking materials that enhances and speeds the heat absorption from the laser beam thus improving the transfer to the glaze. Read more