Most medical devices with metal parts go through machining, heat treatment, electropolishing, and/or bead blasting. Even if performed correctly, each production process can leave surface deposits.

A novel approach from Saarbrücken, Germany, promises to overhaul a whole range of laser material processing techniques. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics have developed an ...

Electronics manufacturers must add identifying information to all parts they produce and distribute. Manufacturers frequently used ink and labels before laser marking became an option, but those ...

Laser marking provides three key benefits: a high contrast, permanent marks and adaptability to complex shapes. Fiber lasers are effective at high-quality marking engravings on most metals, which ...

Two new laser-markable acetal copolymers have been developed by Ticona to match selected colors in both etched marks and background. When etched with prescribed laser settings, custom-pigmented acetal ...