Metal Engraving Machine: Popular Metal Markings

Metals are an inseparable part of industries and so are metal engraving machines.

Marking machines are used to mark or etch logos, symbols, product information or barcode information on various surfaces, the most used and the most popular being metal surfaces. A number of industries rely on metal products, namely Aerospace, Automobile, Engineering, Energy and Military. To mark on these industrial products that are made of metal, there are specific metal engraving machines for each type of metal surface. Be it a huge metal surface or a tiny one, a flat square surface or a round, oval or uneven one, metals that are tough or metals that are brittle, there are metal engraving machines suited for metal surfaces of all types.

These metal engraving machines are not just classified on the basis of the metal surfaces. There are a lot of other factors that are taken into consideration like marking speed, marking depth, time taken to marking, type of marking required (clear and high precision markings or permanent and outstanding markings), power output in the case of laser marking machines and so on. Also the type of characters to be marked i.e. symbols, alphabets, numbers, barcodes, 2D data matrix codes or graphics, these characters also play a major role in deciding the type of metal engraving machine to be used.

Here is a list of the most popular metal engraving machines, based on the type of metal marked.

• Stainless Steel Marking

Steel is one of the most relied metals in industries and everyday billions of steel products are manufactured in the world. Stainless steel marking systems are generally intended to be laser marking systems as they give out much better results i.e. clearer and detailed markings. Stainless steel industrial control panel, stainless steel products, scissor blades and many other products made of steel are marked using steel marking systems.

• Aluminum Marking

Aluminum is the second largest used metal in the industries and its lightweight qualities find varied applications in the fields of aerospace, cars, trucks, trains and all other kinds of transport manufacture. Aluminum is also cheap when compared to other industrial metals and hence they are widely used in construction too. The two kinds of metal engraving machines used for aluminum marking are Dot Peen marking systems and Laser marking systems, irrespective of the shape, size, intricacy and evenness of the metal surface.

• Iron Marking

Iron is a dominant metal in the production of various industrial products like kitchen items, furniture, machine parts, car chassis and fences. Iron marking is done mainly using two types of metal engraving machines – Electric Iron Laser marking systems and Electric Iron Dot Peen marking systems. While the former is used for high precision and clear engravings, the latter is used for deep and permanent engravings.

• Brass Marking

Brass unlike other metals offers cost-effective and long lasting services. It is extensively used in electronics, electrical, automotive, sanitary ware and other precision engineering industries. Unlike other metals mentioned above, brass is easier to mark and hence used in a variety industries for this reason alone.

HeatSign is a leading wholesaler and supplier of industrial marking systems in China, offering a full line of dot peen marking machines and laser marking equipment for engraving or etching text, bar codes, 2-D codes, logos or graphics on metals, paper, glass, ceramics, etc.

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