CO2 Laser Engraving and Cutting Organic Materials

Industry: Ad Specialty

Mark Type: Surface laser etch and material cutting

Material Type: Spent Grain

Mark Content: logo and text

Laser: Low Cost Hybrid CO2 laser marker

The photo shows a coaster that Jimani marked on and cut out of a sheet of material that was made from the spent grain of a beer brewery. This was part of a recycling project by graduate students at a local university. They developed a process by which they could make sheets of material using the spent grain from the beer brewing process.

The recycled grain was processed to make sheets of material that had a similar consistency to very thick cardboard. We used a Low Cost Hybrid CO2 laser marker to mark a logo on the coasters and then a different set of laser parameters in the same operation to cut the coaster out of the sheet of material.

CO2 Laser Marker

The ongoing costs to operate and maintain the Jimani Hybrid CO2 laser marker are very low since there are no consumables and the laser has a long service life.

The CO2 laser marking systems from Jimani are ideal for marking:

• glass
• wood
• paint removal
• plastics
• leather
• organic materials

Laser etching, laser engraving effects, and cutting are strengths of the CO2 system.

Components of the Hybrid CO2 Laser Marker include:

• Nanjing or Synrad CO2 laser source (20-50 watt) with integrated diode guide laser
• Leopardmark or Prolase Laser Marking Software
• GalvoTech Scanheads
• RTC-4 Interface and I/O Boards
  Network ready Industrial PC
• Beam Expander
• Hybrid Laser Controller
• 10,600 nm optics

The Low Cost Hybrid CO2 laser marker is compatible with the standard Jimani work stations as well as available for custom integration both into you production environment and into a custom enclosure.

Contact us for all of your CO2 laser marking systems needs.