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For laser cutting, sealed CO2 lasers can be integrated into a variety of motion systems, including flatbed and roll-fed systems, multi-axis systems, and robotic arms to cut a wide variety of materials. Textiles, acrylic, stainless steel, and die-board are just a sampling of the many materials for which laser cutting is well suited.
For laser engraving, a low power (10W - 100W) laser is used in conjunction with an XY plotter engine to engrave complex designs in wood, glass, acrylic, rubber stamps or printing plates. This type of system may also be used to cut Plexiglas signs, gaskets, and paper.
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Cutting textiles is the perfect use for our sealed CO2 lasers. Lasers cut materials such as sailcloth, parachutes, airbag material, and lace quickly and with no edge discoloration. The laser produces a fused edge, eliminating any fraying of the material.
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Cutting & Drilling Steel and Stainless Steels is another application for lasers. Laser cutting results in clean edges, and, because the process is "non contact", there is no downtime associated with sharpening or retooling as with conventional technologies such as routers or milling machines. Best of all, our lasers easily integrate into existing machinery.
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Likewise, Die-board Cutting can be accomplished with a high power, sealed, CO2 laser.
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Cutting and Engraving Acrylic is a task that is well-known to our lasers. Acrylic is used for everything, from trophies and awards to such industrial uses as machine guards and viewing windows. A strong advantage in using lasers to cut this material is the clean, polished edge quality that results from laser processing. No post-processing, such as chamfering, is necessary. Laser engraving results in clear, readable scribes - crucial to the engraving industry, where the finished aesthetic quality matters most!
Our lasers are well suited for cutting and marking most any kind of plastic. RN Engineering has broad experience in cutting and marking various plastics for a wide variety of industrial uses.
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Scribing and Cutting ceramic. Ceramic is finding a variety of uses in industries ranging from the automotive industry to telecommunications. Our lasers are the ideal tools for cutting and scribing this material. Sealed CO2 lasers create consistent, clean scribes in ceramic. The non-contact process means no tool wear and makes intricate designs possible.
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Our CO2 lasers and FH Series Marking head can be used to quickly and permanently mark alphanumeric, logos, and bar codes into a variety of materials at high speed. Connector, computer chip, and PCB manufacturers are experiencing the benefits of laser marking. Lasers can also mark plastics, wood, paper, ceramic and coated metals, to name a few. Among the outstanding features offered by laser marking are improved reliability and throughput over conventional solutions such as ink jet printing.
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Integrated circuit marking. Laser marking system allows manufacturers of electronic chips to permanently engrave hundreds of integrated circuits per minute with a product number and a batch code - without touching them! Unlike ink jet printing, laser marking will not smudge, smear, or fade over time.
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Printed Circuit Boards. Batch codes, serialization, alphanumeric or bar code data can be easily and quickly applied to PCB's either directly on the base material laminate, or onto a patch of laser-markable ink (simply have the board house add an extra patch of ink to to an open area of the board). This ink patch will then be marked by a Marking Head and CO2 laser, which takes the place of the label applicator machine as well as costly labels.
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Plastic connector manufacturers have discovered laser marking systems are able to mark serial codes, bar codes, and logos on their products quickly and permanently. Unlike ink jet printing, laser marking requires no messy or hazardous inks and solvents. Marks won't fade and there are no consumables to increase production costs.
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