Laser Glass Engraving
Laser glass engraving is one of the techniques used by successful entrepreneurs. Many businesses are now more creative than ever. Some months ago a germany company called Cerion GmbH went into a popular cruise ship with a compact internal laser glass engraving system. The X2 laser engraver system was installed in the cruise ship for a whole week. The reason to make this movement was to demonstrate this compact laser engraver system was very easy to use, reasonably prices and compact enough to be installed in the ship.
One of the conclusion extracted from this experience is that compact laser glass engraving system are huge business opportunities and their uses are expanding the applications of marking and engraving in many different industry sections, including gift items and memorabilia.
During a whole week this engraver system, instaled in the Eastern Caribbean cruise, offered passengers portrait photo laser engraving in glass. Internal engraving refers to the two- and three-dimensional, sub-surface marking of transparent materials. The glass surface remains completely unaffected by this process. Only 2 men operated the engraver system without any notorious problems for 7-8 hours daily
“Passengers responded very positively,” says Volker Wienkamp, company spokesman.
In fact, he estimates that they got, at least, twenty clients per day. Cruise passengers could choose between a 3D cube with a size of 50 x 50 x 80 mm and a 2D glass plate with a size of 130 x 170 mm . The processing time estimated for each customer was 10-15 minutes.
This compact system was especially designed for mobile use. It can be also used in laser shops. This X2 compact laser engraver system utilizes a Nd:YAG laser (532 nm) to produce up to 1400 points per second with 2W of power. The user controls the system from a laptop (supplied with the system) via a connecting USB cable. The required 3D camera system, also controlled from the laptop, enables users to obtain photographs that are down to a fine level of detail and that have a strong contrast in glass.
The unit is sealed against laser radiation thanks to generously sized filter-glass doors. This way, the sub-surface engraving process, which itself is quite entertaining, can be demonstrated without risk and customers can see how their 3D portrait is created inside the glass.
As you can notice laser glass engraving systems and equipments are becoming a huge business opportunity.
