Laser marking in the packaging industry avoids counterfeiting and provides an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and time-efficient solution. It leaves marks on food packaging, plastic bottles, pharmaceutical industries, and many more. The marking quality is fine and precise and includes a logo, a manufacturing and expiration date, a serial number, text codes, etc. It is also called flying laser marking machines.
Specifications(CO2 Lasers)
| Laser Type | CO2 |
| Laser Wavelength | 1064mm |
| Marking Field | 200×200 / 300×300 / 600×600 mm |
| Marking Speed | > 7000mm/s |
| Min. Line width | .01mm |
| Power | < 2000W |
| Applicable material | metal and non-metal |
Specifications(Fiber flying lasers )
| Laser Source | Fiber laser |
| Repeated accuracy | 0.002mm |
| Wavelength | 20 to 200 KHz. |
| Average output power | 20W/30W/50W |
| Max Speed | 7000mm/s |
| Applicable material | metal and non-metal |
Best Fit Materials
- Plastics: The lasers are quite efficient in plastic materials marking.
- Leather: All leather products like shoes, jackets, bags are precisely marked using lasers.
- Cloth: cloth engravings, markings, designing with computer control is done with the marking machine.
- Acrylic: You can mark all kind of acrylic made final products.
- Polyester Resin: Polyester cloths, bedsheets and any other materials are marked by this machine.
- Wood: Wood marking and designing is precisely done with this machine.
- Glass: All kind of glass material is designed and marked with serial numbers, codes and other details.
- Paper: All paper sheets is marked wit the machine.
- Foils and Films: You can mark the foil and films with the machine.
- Metals (Gold, Silver, Copper, Stainless Steel, etc)
Applications
- Plastic Laser Marking
- Laser Marking on Bottle
- Gift Box Sample
- gift-box-with-logo
- Gift Pack
- Wine Box and bottles
- commodity packaging industry
- Medicine bottle
- Headlights
- Wedding and invitation cards
- Medical packaging
- Handicrafts products markings
- Acrylic marking
- Leather and Eva engraving
Assembling the Machine
First, we need to assemble the accessories and set the labeling and sensors for the perfect marking point, speed, precision, etc. Here is the core component of the machine which needs to be fixed before the marking needs:
- High-Speed Galvanometer
- Lifting Column
- Laser Path
- Touch Screen Panel
- Fibre Optic Cable
- Control Cabinet
- Power And Signal Interface
- Supporting Footx4
- Red Indicator Support Laser focus
- Support Base
- Encoder
- Hexagonal Wrench
- USB Desk
- Bracket
- Photoelectric Switch
- Power Cable
- Goggles
- Ground Wire
How It works?
Once, you completely connect all the required machines’ accessories manually. You can check all the parameters and go through these steps for the perfect markings:
- Fix the sensor parts
- Install the encoder on your production line. And make sure it touches the conveyer belt. As it will measure the speed of your line.
- Now, look at the movement direction of the conveyer belt, do the relevant setting
- Now, turn on the machine and check the indicator light and emergency button.
- The next turn is to remove the lens cover so that it emits the beam.
- Proceed with pressing the red light indicator. And check its emission by putting below a plain paper or material that whether the focus point is correct or not.
- Fix and adjust the sensors at the right focal point. The red and green light on the sensors shows it works fine.
- Now, set the correct measurements on your computer panel, like logo, text codes, etc. And proceed with editing the marking contents.
- Check the encoder pulse number
- Check on the moving directions of the conveyor belts. And proceed with doing the relevant settings.
- Set the encoder wheel diameter.
- Check and set the calculate the tachometer.
- Proceed to create the marking content. And give the command of mark to the machine.
- Let the machine mark the packaging material surfaces.
Why it is Famous in Packaging Industry?
- You can create design, text, and logo using the user’s friendly computer panel and send the job to the machine smartly.
- The lasers mark the coding very clearly, error-free, and permanent.
- Eye-catching labels and permanent marks in medical and beverage industries are cost and time-efficient at industrial level marking and printing needs.
- The initial investment can bring an income of lakhs.
- The machine’s design is neat, clean, and very compact.
- In food industries, laser markings maintain the freshness of the food for a long time.
Pros
- High-Efficiency, High Quality, and precise marking on the packaging material.
- The marking Speed is fast and Accurate.
- Machines are reliable and easy to maintain.
- Low Total Cost of Ownership.
- Eco-Friendly Solution.
- The machine has inbuilt high-tech software for marking operations.
- Low power consumption.
- Does not require any consumables alike the traditional marking machines.
Cons
- It has limitations over the thickness of materials.
- Emission of harmful gases and fumes may affect your health.
- It consumes high energy.
Why Marking is Required in Packaging Industries?
Packaging companies utilize marking and labeling in packaging products to produce reliable and authentic info regarding the product. It includes the below information into the products packaging needs:
- Company branding
- Serial numbers
- Logos
- Bar codes
- Freshness dates
- Organic information
- Point of origin information
- Expiry and manufacturing dates
- Graphics
So, by marking and labeling the packed products, you can reduce industrial costs, and below are a few of them:
- Reduces the cost of ink, paper, adhesives, and many others by replacing them with laser beam technology.
- The machines require less energy consumption
- Product information is tracked easily.
- Brand awareness is created.
Salient Features
- Precise scanning system: The marking machine has high precise scanners and it helps in scanning and perfect marking over the packaged material. As well as it take less time to complete the marking task.
- Excellent beam quality: Co2 marking machine has excellent metal tube emission and beam quality, which does high-precision marking.
- Air cooling system: It has inbuilt air-colling system.
- Durability and long lifespan: Machine has long working life and durable, that can work more than 20,000-30,000 hours.
- Low maintenance: Machine requires less or minimal maintenance.
- Marking quality: Permanent and clear marking over water bottles, medical appliances, PVC pipes, and many more. It includes markings like serial numbers, scan code, expiration and manufacturing dates etc.
- Consumables free: Machine does not require ink, oil, grease etc. for its maintenance.
Also Read this:
- How to choose a Laser Marking Machine
- Application of fiber laser marking machine
- Laser marking business
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Why is food and beverage packaging better suited for laser marking?
In the food and beverage manufacturing and packaging industries, laser markings help in the marking of brand logos, expiration dates, manufacturing dates, barcodes, etc. It aids in brand protection and overall innovative marking and labeling solutions.
Q2. What is marking in packages?
In the packaging industry product identification and safety is crucial. And the laser markers help in different types of markings. It includes the below marking requirements:
- Proper shipping name
- identification number,
- limited and excepted quantities,
- Environmentally hazardous
Q3. Why to choose CO2 laser marking for the packaging?
CO2 lasers provide high marking quality in a cost-effective and time-efficient solution. It includes the marking of date codes, manufacturing details, product categories, serial numbers, etc. It also includes non-metallic surfaces such as cardboard, wood, glass, rubber, plastics, and so on.
Q4. What if the machine does work on packaging materials after purchasing?
Our priority is customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the machine is installed and tested for functionality before being delivered to your location. In the case of after-sales services, you can contact our customer service team and leave your complaint. Everything will be perfectly taken care of.
Q5. How important is laser traceability in the food industry?
Laser marking includes the food package marking. It helps in food items’ traceability into the databases of food storage. It includes packed dates, expiration dates, serial numbers, bar codes, etc.
Q6. What is Laser marking for biodegradable packaging?
Lasers are used for biodegradable packaging. It includes a coating for fruits and vegetables, food containers, wrapping perishable products, bags for storing food, cosmetics containers, pharmaceutical products, etc. The nature of biodegradable containers is easy decomposition due to fungi, bacteria, and other micro-organisms. And, it gets transformed into water, nutrients, CO2, and biomass.
Q7. Which material can this machine mark?
Laser machines mark on stainless steel, carbon steel, plastics, aluminum plate, gold, silver, titanium, bamboo, density board, rubber, marble, glass, TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethanes), etc.