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title: CO2 Laser Engraving and Cutting Organic Materials
description: Marking and cutting organic materials with CO2 laser marking systems, call Jimani for all of your laser marking equipment and job shop requirements.
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# [CO2 Laser Engraving and Cutting Organic Materials](https://www.jimani-inc.com/blog/co2-laser-engraving-and-cutting-organic-materials)

 Written by [Jim Earman](https://www.jimani-inc.com/blog/author/jim-earman) | 2/19/24 4:30 PM

**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](http://www.jimani-inc.com/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](http://www.jimani-inc.com/co2-laser-marker)<http://www.jimani-inc.com/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](http://www.jimani-inc.com/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](http://www.jimani-inc.com/contact-us) for all of your CO2 laser marking systems needs.

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