Hamilton-rand – Your best ally in laser engraving

Posted by John Smith on August 5th, 2019

Engraving and marking are often used improperly as synonyms. In reality, they indicate two similar but different nature processes: both can be used to "write" on a material, but the result obtained with the two procedures is particularly different. Let's go into detail:
 
Engraving:
 
Engraving Services means the procedures for removing a surface layer of material from an object. Through various technologies, among which the laser ones, it is, therefore, possible to operate a permanent abrasion of the surface of the material and at the same time to donate in the affected area a color given by the high temperature reached in the processing phase.
 
The Marking:
 
Marking means that the process of physical transformation of the surface of a material capable of generating a permanent shade on it through interaction, in our case, with a laser beam.
 
With laser marking, we enter properly into the Direct Part Marking sector that set of operations for direct and permanent marking of coding or symbology on an object.
 
The substantial difference between the two processes lies in the different interaction with the material, in the case of engraving it is a real removal of material, in the case of transformation marking.
 
The fields of application of these two processes are varied and often complement each other, but we can certainly say that, if engraving is a fundamental element of artisanal and artistic workings, marking is a typical industrial process that finds in the mechanical sector its wider use.
 
For these two particular processes, Hamilton-rand.co.uk offers its customers a range of specific instruments ideal for the optimal processing of many materials, metallic and non-metallic.
 
Laser marking on metals:
 
The use of laser marking on metals is now a certainty for those who want to obtain extremely precise results in a short time. In this way, we can guarantee both the visibility for our brand and the traceability of any product over time, as the laser marking is indelible.
 
The proof of its great effectiveness is its ever-increasing diffusion in various sectors, first of all, the Automotive and its components, followed by valves, electronics, mechanics, jewelry, medical technologies and so on.
 
Machine engraving on metals offers significant advantages both in terms of quality and in economic terms and can be achieved at different depth levels, based on the specific material and visual results we wish to obtain.