Laser Marking Systems for Consumer Electronics

Products in the electronics industry commonly require small component labelling and lasting logos. Laser marking systems can add codes to small components with unmatched speed and precision.

How Lasers Are Used in Consumer Electronics

Here are some different applications of laser marking for electronic products:

Traceability and anti-counterfeiting: Electronics component markings allow you to track internal parts like processors, PCBs and flex cables by marking them with microscopic serial numbers, 2D quick response (QR) and data matrix codes.
Keyboard and backlit button marking: Lasers can make precise ablations, removing paint layers from keys to make them translucent. It allows light to pass through and illuminate symbols and characters.
Silicon wafer and chip marking: Cold marking lasers allow you to mark fragile chips and wafers with identification without inflicting thermal damage to them.
Regulatory and compliance marks: Electronics laser marking is perfect for etching permanent symbols required for compliance on chargers and casings, such as Conformité Européenne (CE), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and recycling logos.
Branding and logos: Laser marking is also ideal for crisp, clean branding and logos on electronic product housings made from glass, plastic or anodized aluminum.

Key Benefits for the Electronics Sector

Below are the primary benefits laser marking offers the electronics industry:

Delivers precision on microscopic components: Laser marking offers a crucial advantage in placing minuscule markings on electronic components. You can engrave a serial number clearly at a microscopic size.
Offers permanence and wear resistance: If you want branding and regulatory information to last the product’s lifetime, laser marking is the premier choice.
Provides premium aesthetic quality: Laser marking for electronic products enhances brand value by producing clean, sharp and aesthetically pleasing marks.
Offers material versatility: Most laser systems can mark various types of materials, from metals like stainless steel and aluminum to plastics like polycarbonate and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene to silicon.
Maintaining high speed for mass production: Our laser systems allow you to keep up the pace for high-volume manufacturing, easily integrating into automated assembly lines.

Recommended Systems for Consumer Electronics

Since electronics laser marking typically involves microscopic marking and materials like silicon, aluminum and plastic, certain lasers would perform better than others. If you’re looking for versatility with plastics and metals, master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) fiber lasers are your best bet for consistently creating high-contrast markings and neat engravings.

When working with glass or organic materials, you can get the best results using CO2 lasers like our Cobal XL laser machine. They let you create excellent frosted effects and markings. When it comes to heat-sensitive materials like flexible PCBs and silicon wafers, “cold marking” with ultraviolet (UV) lasers will deliver stunning results without damage.

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Rely on Laser Marking Technologies, LLC. For Your Laser Marking Needs

Laser Marking Technologies, LLC. has developed laser marking machines to meet our customers’ needs. We extend this attitude to electronics laser marking to ensure the clearest and cleanest markings on the most commonly used materials in the electronics industry. With over 100 years of collective laser experience, we are confident that we can meet your laser marking requirements.

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