Technical

How small can a data matrix code be and still pass verification?

Micro Data Matrix code with a 0.7mm pencil for scale Pushing the Limits of Micro-Marking: How Small Can a Laser Datamatrix Code Really Be? There’s a question that comes up now and then in marking conversations: how small can a datamatrix code actually go and still work? Not “quite” small.Not “barely readable” small.Properly...

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Laser Safety Classifications Explained

Pryor Workstation Laser with Laser Safety Interlocks active What Every Manufacturer Needs to Know Walk into any manufacturing environment and the chances are there's a laser somewhere on the floor. Laser marking has become the default choice for permanent part identification across aerospace, automotive, medical, and heavy industry - and the technology...

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MarkMate Laser – Now Available with Two 30W Source Options

The Markmate Laser The MarkMate Laser has always given manufacturers a safe, compact, capable desktop laser marking machine without compromise. We've now made a significant update to the product adding a higher power source as standard, and introduced a more advanced source for greater control and options during marking. The MarkMate Laser...

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What Does “Indelible” Actually Mean Under the EU Battery Regulation?

It is one word. Four syllables. And right now it is keeping compliance managers, production engineers and regulatory teams at battery manufacturers across Europe up at night, Battery Marking is about to become more complex. Indelible. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines Indelible as "An indelible mark or substance is impossible to remove " Article 13(7) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 states...

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What is MOPA laser marking, and when do you actually need it?

Quick answer: A MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) laser is a fiber laser with adjustable pulse width, typically tunable from 4 ns to 200 ns and frequencies up to 1 MHz That single capability unlocks four results a standard fiber laser cannot reliably produce: color marking on stainless steel and...

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