In the 90s, laser engraving technique was successfully developed. And since then, the engraving industry has been thriving. And so far, laser engraving machines have nearly appeared in every industries. And today, we are going to name a few.
1. Decoration industry
Laser engraving machine has great applications in decoration industry and the common material to be engraved is wood. There are two types of wood that are very popular.
The first one is log. Log refers to wood that hasn’t been processed. It is the most common material in laser processing and easy to be cut and engraved. Examples of log include light-colored birch, cherry and maple. They are easy to be evaporated by laser light, so they are very ideal for engraving. However, each type of wood has its own features, so we need to adjust the parameters a little bit based on the types of the log.
The second one is plywood. It is a kind of artificial board and one of the common materials in furniture making. In fact, there is no big difference between engraving on plywood and engraving on log. But one thing that needs to be reminded is that the engraving depth can not be too deep.
2.Printing and packaging industryAs laser engraving machine becomes more and more popular, the printing and packaging industry also introduces laser engraving machine. The most common packages is corrugated case. And corrugate case can be classified into two types. One is for sales purpose and the other is for transportation purpose. The corrugated case for sales purpose will “meet” the consumers. Examples are like gift box, moon cake box, etc.. As for the corrugated case for transportation purpose, it is used for easy transportation and storage.
Laser engraving has superior advantages in showing grayscale. Therefore, it is suggested to try to use grayscale in the design. This not only saves the coloring procedures but also improves the gradation of the patterns.
3.Handicraft industryHandicraft is designed with different materials, such as paper, fabric, bamboo, resin, acrylic, metal, jewelry and so on...And one of the most common materials in handicraft industry is acrylic. Acrylic is easy to be cut and engraved into different shapes an sizes. Plus, it is quite cheap. When we are purchasing acrylic for engraving, we should choose those with high purity. Otherwise, the acrylic may melt during the cutting or engraving process.
4.Leather industryLaser engraving machine solves the problem of low efficiency, difficulty in typesetting and material waste that are common with conventional cutting techniques. With laser engraving machine, all you have to do is to input the pattern and its size into the computer. And after a few minutes, it will finish the leather engraving to what you expect. Any complicated patterns can be finished. What’s more, it greatly saves human labor.
The wide applications of laser engraving machine proves that it is the best choice in energy saving processing.
In the above-mentioned industries that use laser engraving machines, you can see that they all involve non-metal materials which can absorb CO2 laser light better than other types of laser lights. Therefore, most of the laser engraving machines are powered by CO2 laser. The CO2 laser is easy to crack if the excessive heat generated during operation can no be taken away in time. Therefore, it is recommended to add a water chiller unit to help dissipate the heat. S&A Teyu CW series water chiller units are very ideal for cooling CO2 laser engraving machines from 80W to 600W. They feature ease of use, easy mobility, low maintenance and high performance. Among these water chiller units, CW-5000 and CW-5200 portable chiller units are the most popular ones and attract so many users from European, North American and Southeast Asian countries. Go find out your ideal water chiller unit for your laser engraving machines at https://www.teyuchiller.com/co2-laser-chillers_c1