In recent days, technology for marking and coding products is a process now granted in everyday places. Let us think first about the expiration of date applications in the field of food and also pharmaceutical. As a part of the manufacturing process, products of any industry are routinely coded. On the terms of an expiration date, regular products are coded with lot codes, real-time dates, barcodes, and other relevant information, which helps the manufacturer trace the development during the time of need. It also offers customers some measure of security at the time of purchase.
Any products quality program is an integral part of coding, whether it is the six sigma or another type of TQM (abbreviation Of TQM:- Total Quality Management)System.
In the market of recent times, laser marking has occupied 90% of the marking printing industry.
What is Laser Coding System?
This type of process is the most popular non-contacting option for getting permanent and high-quality coding. This system is fabulous for creating permanent product coding of text, time and date, bar codes, serial numbers, and also many more.
Laser technology is the most personified technology as it offers many versus other coding systems. This system can create great-quality, permanent discrete marks, and a laser code is great for applications and presentation is essential. This system is very reasonable in terms of maintenance as it provides a low cost of ownership, so it doesn’t quire the purchase of ink or consumables to code a product. Manufacturers should mark their products as lacking ink, and other fluids make laser coding systems environmentally friendly.
How did a Laser Coder system work?
They work on a few different bases to mark a surface are:-
1. Ablation:- It is how removing a layer of material is done, for example:- Removing a layer of ink on a printed package. Depending on the energy emitted by the laser, the number of layers is removed, and it is done without engraving the product’s surface. With the help of CO2 laser coding systems, this type of marking is typically done.
2. Engraving:- It is how a beam of energy is used from the laser to print or melt a proper channel into the substrate. The impact created by CO2 and fiber laser systems is permanent and also makes a clean mark on the surface of a variety of substrates.
Types of Laser Coders are:-
1. CO2 lasers
2. Fiber lasers.
The advantages that a laser coding system gives to a mark printing industries are:-
1. Permanency:- The marks created on an object are permanent. Due to environmental factors, it will not degrade.
2. Anti-counterfeiting:- Forgery or stealing of engraving of marks done by the laser technology are not possible strong anti-counterfeiting to a certain extent.
3. Non-contacting:- The laser marking is done by non-mechanical means such as the photo knife, and marking can be done on any regular or irregular surface. The art of marking will not affect the internal stress by keeping the original precision of the art. It doedoesn’trrode the proproduct’srface nor wears “cu” ting tools” w” thout any poison or pollution.
4. Broad Application:- It is the process of laser that is applicable in processing metal and non-metal materials.
5. High engraving precision:-Whatsoever engrave laser markers refine and graceful in the pattern. The marking width of the minor line marking can reach a particular mark of 0.44mm, which will be evident in vision and have an appealing look.
6. Low Operation Cost:- The operation cost is meager as the speed of marking is fast in creating the mark at once.
7. High Processing Efficiency:- With the help of a computer, the laser beam can controll. And moved with a high speed of 5~7 m/s to do the markings in a few seconds.
Fast development speed:-
A user can change the printing design if programmed through the computer. By using this, you will bless them with fruitful results. It also helps replace the traditional module of the manufacturing process by using convenient tools for shortening the upgrade cycle of the product.
So, a Laser coding system comes with significant benefits for the organization that is using it. This system can also perform several functions that include engraving, cutting, or marking a wide variety of materials. Depending on their reliability and also precision, this system has a great value of excellent safety designation under ANSI Z136. The main factor of it is not creating any material waste.
