Marking Ceramic Components
Laser Cutting s 2.5 mm x 3 mm ceramic capacitor was marked using 9W of laser power at a speed of 9 IPS.
Laser Cutting A second sample, containing twelve 0.060" high alphanumeric characters, was marked using 12 W at 25 IPS in a cycle time of 0.22 seconds.
The electronics industry uses miniature surface-mount components extensively in the manufacture of circuit boards. This large (2.5 mm x 3 mm) ceramic capacitor was marked using an FH-Series marking head equipped with an 80 mm lens. Eight numeric stroke characters were marked on the face of the capacitor by the 116-micron diameter focused beam. Marking was accomplished in a cycle time of 0.35 seconds using nine watts of power at a velocity of 9 IPS.