Old reliable - that's what stainless steel is. Stainless steel tags are the most widely used in the industry. There are three primary ways to mark stainless:
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Stainless steel is a substrate which many companies use as their preferred tag, label, or identification plate. Marking this material can be done in more than one way and it depends on the needs of the customer. The main question that we always need to know is this: Do you want to cut into the stainless steel or mark it with a permanent bond that doesn't?
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If you search google for "engraved plastic tags" you'll come up with many different companies. Not all engraved plastic tags are the same, however. Here's what makes our plastic tags and labels different:
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We try to keep our customers aware of trends in the market, especially when we believe in the product. More and more companies are changing from stainless steel to aluminum for their marking needs. Today I want to tell you about 4 ways you can make aluminum your marking solution.
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Need a cost effective laser markable anodized aluminum tag or nameplate? Let me give you 7 reasons why you should use DuraBlack
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Don't pass up that next job just because it requires the electric cover plates to be engraved! We can help you and we'll make it easy. Just bring us the plates and a list of what you want on each one.
We normally engrave either stainless steel plates (pictured on right) or a plastic/nylon plate (pictured on the left). The processes used to mark these plates are different. I will give you a quick synopsis of how we mark them.
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Metalphoto is quickly becoming the go to solution for many of our client's toughest problems. The process uses a special matrial, where an image is developed into photo-sensitive anodized aluminum, and then sealed for maximum durability. Today, I want to show how it was used to help provide a solution for 3 specific problems that our customers were having.
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We just completed a job for Bespoke Millwork that we wouldn't have been able to do a couple of months ago because we didn't have the equipment. Their job required laser engraving and laser cutting 5 pieces of 16 gauge stainless steel that you see above. Three of the pieces were 29" wide and 42" tall, and the other 2 pieces were large odd shaped cut-outs. If you have been reading my blogs for a while, you may remember the one where I introduced a new piece of equipment, a 250W Coherent laser (we were getting it set up in the picture below), We put it to use and laser cut all 5 pieces.
Ever heard the term "reverse engraved" plastic tags and really didn't know what it meant? Well I've learned that there at least two ways to skin the proverbial cat. When someone mentions "laser engraved plastic tags" I get a picture like the red one in my mind. This is a front engraved plastic tag. It has a white core and a red surface, and we use a laser to etch away the red surface exposing the white core. Note in this picture that the text appears sunk - it is.
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