Plastics can be marked or engraved with lasers in a variety of ways. With a fiber laser, you can mark many different commercially used plastics, such as polycarbonate, ABS, polyamide, and many more with a permanent, quick, high-quality finish. Thanks to the low set-up times and flexibility a marking laser offers, you can mark even small batch sizes economically.
Plastic types suitable for laser engraving
- Polyamide (PA)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- Polyethylene (PE)
- Polypropylene (PP)
- Polyoxymethylene (POM)
- Polyarylsulfone (PSU, PPSU)
- Poly ether ketone (PEEK)
- Polyimide PI
- Polystyrene PS
- Polymethylmetacrylate PMMA
- Polyester (PES)
- Polyethylene terephthalate PET
- Silicone
Application examples made of plastic
“It is possible to permanently engrave almost any type of plastic, although the various raw materials, color pigments and additives (e.g. fillers, additives, flame retardants) react very differently.
For laser marking plastics, the fiber laser offers you a range of different methods, such as dyeing, carbonation or foaming. Since various plastics react very differently, you should always test a material sample.”
- Housings made of plastic
- Electric plugs
- Electronic components
- Printed circuit boards (PCB)
- Automotive parts
- Keyboards
- Tools and handles of tools
- Buttons and switches with day & night design
- Identification tags for animals
- Packaging
- Films
- Sensors