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Countering Counterfeits
By Chris Lo Presti • June 29, 2022Author Cutting Tool Engineering By Beamer Laser Marking Systems Counterfeit products are found in every industry and have been a problem for decades. While knockoff luxury items and designer merchandise first may come to mind and might seem harmless, counterfeit parts in manufacturing cause significant economic and societal damage. According to World Trademark Review, the estimated global… -
Beamer Laser Marking Systems®: Aiming to Improve, Enhance Firearms Marking
By Chris Lo Presti • January 4, 2022The firearms industry, like every manufacturing industry, has product marking requirements. In this industry, however, marking is an even more essential process; and one that is rigidly regulated by law. While firearms is a diverse industry, with sporting, law enforcement and defense markets, the laws that apply to marking are common to most of the… -
Beamer Laser Marking Systems® – Inline Solutions Pair Performance and Cost-Effectiveness in Engineering Manufacturing Systems
By Chris Lo Presti • November 8, 2021In manufacturing, laser marking holds a clear advantage over other marking systems with its quality, accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility. Now, what if that same system is engineered inline – integrated into an automated manufacturing system (AMS)? Can those advantages be leveraged even further? The answer is yes, according to Nicholas E. Kaczmarski, National Sales Manager – Beamer Laser Marking Systems®. “When automation… -
Moving into Medical Manufacturing, Marking? Know the Challenges and Solutions
By Chris Lo Presti • July 28, 2021Industries worldwide have been disrupted by COVID-19, and the medical device industry has been especially disrupted. However, this hasn’t been completely negative for the industry. There is significantly increased demand for critical equipment, but with that, there are related shortages as manufacturers have struggled to keep pace with demand. With this market shift, some job… -
Laser Technology Approved, Making Its Mark in Aerospace and Defense
By Chris Lo Presti • June 28, 2021Today’s aerospace and defense OEMs depend on tens-of-thousands of parts that make up systems built by hundreds of diverse companies. They may be the most complex types of manufacturing, with millions of dollars in investments, and millions of lives, depending on the reliable function of their finished products. “In aerospace and defense manufacturing, traceability is… -
A Deeper Dive into Fume Extraction
By Chris Lo Presti • October 30, 2020Fume extraction is an essential partner to any laser marking system. Fume extraction serves two very important functions to a laser marking system. 1. Protection of the operator and the environment in which the marking system is operating. 2. Protection on the investment of your machine equipment. Whether you have an older marking machine that… -
The Ins and Outs of Laser Marking
By Chris Lo Presti • July 15, 2020Part identification is a necessary step in any manufacturing operation. This might be as simple as a label on the shipping box, but more often shops are required to mark each component, especially those used in automotive, aerospace, or medical applications. So what’s the best way to go about this usually onerous task? Stickers come… -
Fume Extraction Units: Making Laser Marking Cleaner, Safer, More Efficient
By Chris Lo Presti • August 21, 2019Even high-tech manufacturing process can produce harmful fumes and particulates – laser marking is no exception. Laser marking yields a by-product called off-gassing. Depending upon the material being marked, that off-gassing may include particulates made up of oxidized metals, when marking ferrous and non-ferrous metals, which are light enough to float in the air; harmful…
