What can be the difference between laser metal marking machine and laser engraving machine?

With the development of laser technology, the types and performance of laser equipment are also being improved and enhanced. The commonly used laser marking equipment on the market today are laser engraving machines and laser marking machines. Many friends say that these two machines feel very similar. So, what is the difference between laser marking machine and laser engraving machine?

1. Working principle is different

Laser marking machines use laser beams to make permanent marks on the surface of various materials. The role of the mark is through the surface material evaporation to expose the deep material, or through the light energy caused by the surface material chemical and physical changes to "carve" traces, or through the light energy to burn certain substances to show the desired etching patterns and text.

Laser engraving machine is a kind of laser technology equipment that can use the thermal energy of laser to study the engraving and cutting of building materials. Also known as laser cutting machine, handheld laser engraver & laser cutter and so on.

2. Different lasers used

Laser labeling machine laser labeling machine is mainly divided into CO2 laser labeling machine, laser diode labeling machine, fiber laser labeling machine and YAG laser labeling machine. The service life of various lasers is different, such as metal tube lasers and YAG laser solid-state laser, the service life is generally about 30,000 hours. Of course, fiber laser marking machines have the longest laser life of up to 100,000 hours.

Laser engraving machines can be divided into CO2 non-metallic laser engraving machines and fiber metal engraving machines.The laser of CO2 non-metallic laser engraving machines is usually a CO2 glass tube, and the service life of glass tube lasers is usually 2,000-10,000 hours. Fiber laser can be used continuously for more than 10w hours.

3. Different application materials, different application industries

CO2 laser marking machine laser marking machine for a variety of non-metallic materials, a wide range of applications. All kinds of materials can be permanently marked with high quality. Used in clothing accessories, pharmaceutical packaging, wine packaging, construction ceramics, beverage packaging, fabric cutting, rubber products, shell nameplates, craft gifts, electronic components, leather and other industries. However, fiber laser marking machine can be widely used for metal products.

The general content of laser engraving machine can be divided into: non-metal laser engraving machine and metal as well as laser engraving machine. Therefore, it can be used both directly for the study of metal structural materials, but also can be used mainly for other non-metallic composite materials, the range of application capabilities is also very with a wide range. For example, it can analyze the laser technology processing on the aspect of non-metallic building materials such as bamboo, wood, crystal, cow horn, cardboard, organic combined glass, marble, fabric, leather, rubber, plastic and so on. Clothing, embroidery, fabric design toys, home products fabrics, handbags, gloves, toys enterprise industry leather, leather cutting and surface engraving. Crafts, models, advertising, decoration, electrical appliances, plastics and other industries, such as acrylic panels, medium density decorative panels and other non-metallic plates of precision mechanical cutting.

4, different processing depth

Laser marking machine only mark the surface of the object, the depth is very shallow, the general depth of less than 0.5 mm, while the depth of the laser engraving machine can mark a very deep, ranging from 0.1 mm to 100 mm, and can go deep inside the object. Even through, the exact depth still depends on the material.

5. Different processing speeds

Laser engraving machine engraving speed is generally the fastest cutting speed of 200 mm / s, engraving speed of 500 mm / s; laser marking machine speed is generally three times that of the laser engraving machine.

6, the processing process is different:

Laser engraving machine can be equipped with electric lifting platform and rotary axis, can be engraved cylinder, profile, sphere and other regular or irregular objects. Due to q head stability control and laser marking machine optical path settings, the platform can be adjusted up and down the focus, more suitable for plane engraving.

7. Different prices

Different configurations, such as different laserpecker 11 pro, different power, the final price will be different. Generally speaking, laser engraving machine engraving depth is deeper, higher power. And the general laser marking machine printing depth is shallow, the laser power is lower. For non-metal laser engraving and cutting machine, the price of small power is much cheaper than laser marking machine, but the high power laser engraving machine is also more expensive.