Laser coders are increasingly favored by many end-users in the industry due to their superior and unbreakable code-breaking effects, increased product value, and no consumables.

There are two types of laser marking machines, the main points of which are reticle scribes and scribe scribes. The difference in appearance is that the dot matrix is ​​to mark out some important trajectories of the characters to be marked. The dash type completely marks out the trajectory of the character to be marked.

Coding effect is flexible and diverse

The laser machine SmartLase of the world-renowned Marking Equipment Supplier Marken Co., Ltd. adopts a dot-matrix coding method. This dot-matrix identification method is very flexible. It has 5 types of dot matrix coded formats such as 5×5, 7×5, and 16×10, and its dot matrix size and dot size can be in accordance with the end user. The corresponding changes in the different needs, and then produce different coding results. If the speed of the production line is faster, the user can select a format with a larger dot pitch; when the product needs a very beautiful and beautiful coding effect, a format with a slightly slower but shorter dot pitch can be selected. In the market conditions where the demand for logo effects is diversified, dot-matrix code-coding has won the attention of various demanding industries with its flexible and diverse coding effects.

Three major advantages to meet the actual needs of users

In addition to the flexibility and variety of coding methods, many end-user companies favor dot-matrix coding because of their high reliability, high production efficiency, and low cost.

Marken’s SmartLase devices use patented dot matrix resident technology to reduce the energy required to improve reliability and reduce procurement and operating costs by using laser energy efficiently.

The principle that the SmartLase device can make the laser more stable is that, during the entire coding process, the dot matrix resident technology enables the laser to make a series of digital ones to open and close only one time, unlike the vector-based coding technology. The laser will open and close once for each character. This is like a light bulb, if you repeatedly switch and repeat this action at high frequency, then the service life of the light bulb must be shortened, that is, the stability of the use of the light bulb with more switches is worse. Obviously, the reliability of the SmartLase device supported by dot matrix resident technology fully meets the user's maximum demand for identification devices.

In addition, SmartLase equipment has a very clear advantage in reducing the user's production costs. People who know about laser coders know that low-power devices exhibit excellent stability due to the low temperature of their laser tubes at work, and that air-cooled heat dissipation can achieve excellent results (due to stability and laser machines). The level of heat dissipation is relevant, and there is a clear advantage in the loss of energy. Its only drawback is that it is relatively slow. However, to achieve relatively fast code speeds, users must purchase high-power laser marking devices at higher prices, which will undoubtedly increase cost investment for end-user companies. So how does the 10 watt dot matrix laser from Marken's SmartLase machine achieve the code speed of a 25 watt, 30 watt sculpting laser?

We can prove this reality through an experimentally-derived table:

Format: SL5×5 SL7×5 SL16×10 Vector
Area: 0.34mm 2 0.39mm 2 0.93mm 2 1.08mm 2
Time 10W 3.4 microseconds 3.9 microseconds 9.3 microseconds 10.8 microsecond time 30W 1.5 microseconds 1.7 microseconds 4.1 microseconds 3.6 microseconds
Ch/second 10w 294 256 108 93
Ch/second 30w 6 67 588 244 278
Speed ​​(ft/min) 10w 289 253 106 91
Speed ​​(ft/min) 30w +400 +400 240 273

The test standard consists of two lines of 20 characters (10 characters each) with a character size of 2.0 × 1.5 mm and 0.5 spaces between characters. All models use 80mm lasers.

From the above table, we can draw the following conclusion: The speed of a 10 W lattice laser operating in a 7×5 array is 253 ft/min (approximately 60 m/min), and the speed of a scoring laser 91 feet/minute. Only when the power reaches 30 watts, the scoring laser machine speed is only 273 feet. The principle is: each point requires energy during the characterization, completely characterization of the trajectory of the character, the energy consumed by it is bound to increase, and the use of dot-matrix type to play the important point of the character trajectory, so the energy required small. Therefore, under the condition that the same mark can achieve a clear, permanent, and beautiful mark, the advantages of dot matrix code printing in stabilizing the coding machine are obvious.

Laser marking machine has a wide range of applications, many applications, relying on its consumables, high reliability code, permanent marking, high efficiency, low maintenance, non-contact and many other advantages. It will surely occupy a broader market space more quickly. By then, Marken and its SmartLase equipment will provide targeted technical support for more users, so that the dot matrix laser coder will better serve the market and users.

Source: Export Goods Packaging