Compact laser head
Fits into marking stations and automated lines with limited space.
Applications Laser marking
High-quality marking
Permanent, high-contrast marks on stainless steel, titanium and glass that survive passivation, autoclaving and cleaning, without creating corrosion sites.
[value] cycles
Autoclave cycles with no loss of contrast.
0
Corrosion sites after passivation testing.
[value] mm/s
Marking speed for a [size] UDI code.
From problem to process
A mark has to last as long as the part. Cleaning should not erase it.
01 · Problem
Marks that fade or corrode
Nanosecond marking melts and oxidises the surface. On medical instruments and implants these marks can fade after passivation or autoclaving, and the melted zone can start to corrode.
02 · Requirement
What the process needs
- High contrast that survives cleaning and sterilisation
- No melting, oxidation or corrosion sites
- Readable 2D and UDI codes at small sizes
- Marking on curved and reflective surfaces
03 · Process
Structure the surface, don't burn it
Femtosecond pulses create a fine structure on the surface that absorbs light and appears black, at any viewing angle. The material is not melted, so the protective layer stays intact.
Why the architecture fits
Passive air cooling
No chiller, so marking stations stay compact and quiet.
Stable pulse energy
Consistent contrast from the first code to the last.
Simple integration
Standard interfaces connect to marking software and line controllers.
Evidence
Results from the application lab
Microscope images from LITILIT test runs. Every sample lists its material, thickness and magnification.
[Microscope image: black mark on stainless steel]
[Photo: UDI code after autoclave testing]
UDI marking that passes validation
[Customer] validated femtosecond marking for [device type] and replaced their nanosecond process. Here is the test data.
Read the case studyTypical process window
Starting parameters from our lab. Your material, thickness and design will move them, so we confirm every number on your own samples.
- Materials
- Stainless steel, titanium, glass, polymers, [others]
- Mark types
- Black marking, UDI, 2D codes, logos
- Contrast
- [value]
- Corrosion testing
- Passed [standard]
- Recommended wavelength
- 1030 nm (IR)
- Recommended laser
- INDYLIT 10
Lasers for this application
The laser we recommend for this process.
INDYLIT 10
10 W and up to 100 µJ pulses for high-contrast black marking of metals.
380 fs pulses
Up to 2 MHz
Passively air cooled
View INDYLIT 10
Other applications
Send us a part. We'll mark it and test it.
Ship samples to our Vilnius application lab. We mark them, run cleaning tests on request and send back the parts with photos and parameters.
Discuss your application with an engineer.
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