Laser Marking Solutions

CMT provided a complete turn-key marking station to mark an assortment of cutting tools. The Cutting tools have various sizes up to 36” long. Materials are tool steels, carbide, and others. The marking legends are man readable text and logos. Both part loading and unloading is to be a manual operation. The customer requested an automated door. The requested horizontal door would start the marking cycle when closed, and open when finished.

The Delux Workstation houses a 20 watt pulsed fiber laser. This laser has a 1064 nm wave length pulsed Ytterbium source. This source is fitted with a 160mm F-Theta focusing lens. The available marking window is 4” diameter. The enclosure is a Class 1 laser enclosure with and integrated cycle interrupt safety switch. The system is a floor model with a heavy duty machine base and casters. A PC controller is attached to the side of the station. The PC has a 15” touchscreen preloaded with all the proprietary laser software. The GUI operator interface includes a red diode tracing feature. This allows for precise position of the part prior to marking.

CMT ProMark Pulsed Fiber Laser Custom Automated Robotic Stattion Notes: CMT provided a complete turn-key marking station to mark a differential case. CMT is to provide a complete laser marking machine to mark an 8 digit serial number, 5 digit Julian date code, 1 digit shift code, 4 digit serial number, and a 16 x 16 UID code on 5 different cast iron differential cases. The marking system will include: Marking unit, part holding, and part verification. Mark time is 31 seconds or less. Machine is to be complete & turnkey for automatic load and unload operation. Design includes provisions for robot load/unload operation.

The Custom Station houses a 20 watt pulsed fiber laser. This laser has a 1064 nm wave length pulsed Ytterbium source. This source is fitted with a 160mm F-Theta focusing lens. The available marking window is 4” diameter. The enclosure is a Class 1 laser enclosure. The system is a floor model with a heavy duty machine base and casters. A PC controller is attached to the side of the station. The PC has a 15” touchscreen preloaded with all the proprietary laser software. System is integrated with a camera verification system. After marking part station reads and verifies both alpha characters and machine code before passing test.

CMT provided a complete turn-key marking station to mark compressor housings. Tow different mo9dels of compressors needed to be marked with the same system. One is brass and the other is stainless steel. The marking legend consists of a part model numbers, and serial number. The marking legend data is captured via a bar code scanner. The operator manually scans a bar code label prior to loading the part into the machine. The complete cycle time is under 30 seconds and includes part manual loading and unloading.

The Custom Workstation houses a 20 watt pulsed fiber laser. This laser has a 1064 nm wave length pulsed Ytterbium source. This source is fitted with a 160mm F-Theta focusing lens. The available marking window is 4” diameter. The enclosure is a Class 1 laser enclosure with and integrated cycle interrupt safety switch. The system is a floor model with a heavy duty machine base and casters. A PC controller is attached to the side of the station. The PC has a 15” touchscreen preloaded with all the proprietary laser software. The GUI operator interface includes a red diode tracing feature. The custom machine has a part shuttle designed into the door that facilitates loading. The sequence of operations is as follows:

1. Operator changes tooling for either compressor model
2. Operator loads compressor into door shuttle using a hoist
3. Operator scans the barcode magnet in compressor for model and serial number marking legend information. This information is stored in the marking machine
4. Operator initiates marking cycle by pressing cycle start button
5. Part is shuttled form load position to marking position
6. Appropriate clamping device will secure compressor flange by providing positive and consistent location of the marking surface
7. Laser head to move from clear to mark location. Laser marking head to have (2) marking positions – horizontal and vertical, these two mark locations will achieve proper laser focal distance when locked into position.
8. Laser cycle beings and model and serial marking information is marked onto flange/rotolock part of compressor.
9. Cycle is finished and part automatically moves from mark position to part unload position
10. Operator unloads part with hoist