Laser Etching and Marking
The precision laser etching and marking services offered by Prime Products are capable of producing extremely sharp graphics on a variety of materials and coatings.
Our customers in the aerospace, medical and audio equipment industries use Prime Products’ laser etching and marking capabilities for illuminated graphics, plastic parts, painted parts, paint removal, anodize removal and parts marking.
Using our fiber lasers, we are able to produce the graphics on our illuminated products by etching away the dark opaque top coat while leaving intact the translucent white coat, which has been carefully applied to meet our customer’s lighting requirements. Laser etching is also used to produce graphics by removing paint or anodize to expose the underlying substrate. Our lasers are capable of producing a permanent mark in contrasting color on a wide variety of materials, including carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, acrylic, polycarbonate and silicone.
Our laser etching and marking equipment features an Ytterbium fiber laser, a 6″ diameter marking field, an indexing table for larger volume production runs, and a Y-axis laser head motion for part sizes up to 25″ x 16″. All product-holding fixtures are designed and built in-house.
To learn more about Prime Product’s laser etching and marking service, please contact us with additional inquiries.
Past Projects
- CNC Turned & Spray Painted Lexan Dial Assembly
- Spray Painted & Laser Etched Silicone Rubber Keypad
- CNC Machined Illuminated Dial and Pointer Assembly
- CNC Machined Illuminated Faceplate Panel & Button Set
- Spray Painted & Pad Printed Faceplate
- CNC Laser Cut & Etched Polycarbonate Overlay
Laser Etching & Marking Capabilities
- General Capability
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Engraving
EtchingMarking
- Laser Type
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Solid State Nd:YAG
- Power Rating
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20 W
- Equipment Features
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Ytterbium Fiber Laser
Indexing TableY-Axis Laser Head Motion
- Tooling
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In-House Holding Fixtures
- Intended Application
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Illuminated Graphics
Plastic Parts
Painted PartsPaint Removal
Anodize Removal
Parts Marking
- Material (Metals)
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Carbon Steel
Stainless SteelAluminum
- Material (Non-Metal)
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Acrylic
Heat Resistant Acrylic per MIL-PRF-5425Polycarbonate
Silicone
- Marking Area
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6″ x 6″ (up to 25″ x 16″ with multiple setups)
- Etching / Engraving Area
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6″ x 6″ (up to 25″ x 16″ with multiple setups)
- Quality Control
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CMM (Touch Probe / Vision)
Optical ComparatorMicroscope (40X)
- Additional Services
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Mechanical Engraving and Paint Filling
Sand Blasting
Liquid Honing
Flame Polishing
Threaded Insert Installation (Thermal Press)
Assembly (Soldering / Gluing)PSA Sheet Cutting & Application
Helicoil Installation
Mechanical Buffing / PolishingVibratory Tumbling
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Anodize per MIL-A-8625
Chem-film per MIL-DTL-5541
Spray Painting
Screen and Pad Printing
CNC Milling and Turning
CO2 Laser Cutting
- Production Volume
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Prototype to Medium Volume
Additional Information
- Industry Focus
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Aerospace
MedicalAudio Equipment
- Industry Standards
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ISO 9001:2008
AS 9100: 2009 Rev C
Mil-P-7788FAS7788
MIL-STD-130
MS33558
- File Formats
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Autodesk Inventor (AutoCAD)
DXF
DWG
AI
EPSCDR
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