Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Tyco’s Laser Marking System Handles Metals and Plastics

LMS6000 is a fully functional, closed loop, ytterbium-doped fiber laser system capable of marking a variety of flat label materials and direct marking on specific metallic and plastic substrates. Includes an in-line mark grading system with error detection capability. Features reel-to-reel transportation with integrated fume extraction and vacuum hold-down of the material being marked.

Ytterbium laser provides marking resolution up to 1000 dpi at a marking speed of 2000 mm/sec. Labeling applications include compact bar codes and 2D data-matrices. Effective marking area of 130 x 130 mm can be expanded to 185 x 185 mm for continuous applications; with optional direct part marking module, a 1m² marking area is possible. Provides fast throughput for cutting, oxidizing, engraving and anodizing.

Specific materials suitable for the system include: AL-AN anodized aluminum tags, ACR Tamper Evident Acrylic, acrylic coated polyester, polyester, Poly-A200 and Poly-A400 Laser Markable Polyesters, NMX Aramid Tags, TTVF Polyvinyl Fluoride, RMK and RMK6 Raymark epoxy coated labels, Stainless Steel, Brown Steel, Duroplast, Copper, Titanium and Carbide as well as polyaramid, PVF, AlumaMARK laser markable aluminum and many others. Other materials can be optimized per application requirements or to specific industry specifications.

Weighs 35Kg and measures 150 x 25 mm, which allows for portability, sharing or on-site work. Integrated software package helps with label designs and connects with many production control software systems.

Tyco Electronics Corporation, www.tycoelectronics.com