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Tosaf’s Cutting-Edge Laser Marking Additives: Accurate and Rapid Marking on Diverse Polymers

Press release submitted on behalf of Tosaf Numerous products require various markings on their surfaces, which typically include important information for consumers such as expiry dates for food or medicine, production batch markings, and more. Traditional marking methods include ink printing, stamping, engraving, etching, or attaching stickers. However, these methods are … [Read more...] about Tosaf’s Cutting-Edge Laser Marking Additives: Accurate and Rapid Marking on Diverse Polymers

Secondary Education Options in Plastics Decorating

By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Decorating The US manufacturing industry continues to face workforce recruitment challenges. Colleges and universities are helping to address the shortage by offering plastics decorating-oriented subject matter in their plastics and polymer programs. What are institutions offering, and what might they need from industry partners to support … [Read more...] about Secondary Education Options in Plastics Decorating

MOPA Fiber Lasers for Marking Plastics – All Lasers are Not Created Equal

By Scott Sabreen, president, The Sabreen Group, Inc. This is the first of a two-part series on the most significant technological developments in industrial laser marking of plastics. We’ll examine Ytterbium fiber laser architecture, how they work and the major performance factors that determine marking quality. Part 2 examines new solutions that use MOPA marking lasers, … [Read more...] about MOPA Fiber Lasers for Marking Plastics – All Lasers are Not Created Equal

Laser Marking of Glass-Filled Polymers – The Importance of Injection Molding Operations

by Scott R. Sabreen, president, The Sabreen Group, Inc. Plastics laser marking offers numerous advantages across a wide range of industrial applications. Decorative and functional markings produced by the laser must be completely readable, such as component identification, schematics, data matrix and barcode. The quality of the marking depends on the polymer, additives and … [Read more...] about Laser Marking of Glass-Filled Polymers – The Importance of Injection Molding Operations