Today’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…
Fume 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…
Part 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…
Even 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…
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