Manufacturer locates company for high speed, accurate laser marking of plastic components

Röchling Medical has chosen a manufacturer to accurately and quickly mark the plastic components of its newly developed and patented syringe delivery system.

Macsa ID, a manufacturer of high performance coding and marking systems, has supplied a D-5005 Duo green laser marking system and iLaserBox 450 workstation to Germany-based Röchling Medical, for the high speed, accurate application of scale and measurement markings onto the different coloured plastic components of a new syringe delivery system.

The collaboration follows a long term search by Röchling Medical for a laser system that could mark on syringes and containers which are produced from three types of plastics. The newly developed syringe delivery system comprises three different components manufactured from various polymers and white, blue and transparent colour pigments.

Röchling Medical’s requirements were that the intricate marking of the scale had to be reliable and easy to read, as well as consistent. Marking also had to be performed as quickly as possible and take no longer than five seconds per component. The Macsa ID D-5005 Duo Green laser system successfully applied high contrast marking on both transparent and opaque plastic components. Additionally, Macsa ID’s D-5005 Duo Green laser model achieved the desired results within just one system, representing a significant cost saving.

Macsa ID’s iLaserbox 450 marks the components in an ISO-certified cleanroom. The adjustable workpiece holder made the solution adaptable according to the shape and size of the components and the client’s needs. Due to the large working area that iLaserbox 450 solution offers and the sophisticated workpiece holder, the marking time was reduced to as low as two seconds per component.

Ralf Suffel, project manager at Röchling’s Medical, commented: “Both the sampling for identifying the perfect combination of plastic polymers and the future-orientated and perfect execution of our marking requirements convinced us to choose the Macsa ID-D-5005 Green laser option.”

The Macsa ID D-5005 Green delivers a high beam performance at a wavelength of 532nm, making it ideal for marking plastics with minimal thermal impact. It also features an easy to use touchscreen interface allowing the operator to adapt workflow with speed. High contrast marks can be achieved with no thermal damage to the substrate.