CO₂ LASER CODERS

Macsa K-1010 laser coder

with colour touch screen

Steered beam laser coders

Comprehensive range of CO₂ laser coders from 10W to 240W

Suitable for marking PET, glass, printed labels or cartons, wood and other surfaces

Low running costs - no inks or solvents

IP65 rated models for harsh environments

Virtually maintenance-free

The Macsa range of CO₂ laser coders provide highly cost-effective coding solutions for a wide range of materials including PET, glass, printed labels or cartons, wood, painted metals and coated surfaces.

The compact K-Series makes laser coding a truly viable alternative to ink jet printing for most medium-volume manufacturers. With 10W, 30W and 60W models the K-series can be used on virtually any production line.

The K-1030 (30W) and K-1060 (60W) systems are both available with 'Super High Speed' (SHS) beam scanners to allow multi-line messages to be marked at high line speeds. For example a single K-1060 system can mark 60,000 bottles an hour.

For high-power applications, the S-Series includes models with up to 240W nominal power.

Typical applications ...

Macsa K-1010 Laser Coder

KIP-1010 IP65 rated laser coder

Industrial touch screen PC controller

Handheld touch screen controller

Special Options

Crystal Font - specially developed to produce high-contrast marks on PET at high marking speeds. The Crystal Font produces a dot-matrix mark that can be easily read on clear PET and other plastic surfaces. 

9.3 Micron versions of the K-Series and F-Series systems use a lower wavelength of laser to generate a colour change in clear plastic substrates. In particular, when used to mark clear PET, these systems produce a whitening in the PET giving improved contrast. The combination of 9.3 micron wavelength and the Crystal Font is particularly effective for high speed marking of PET.

IP65 rated systems are available for use in harsh environments including full wash-down areas. The KIP models use a compact Vortex cooling system that allows the entire system to be fully protected against water and dust ingress.

21 CFR Part 11 compliant systems are available that include firmware and controller software modules to record all printing activity in accordance with FDA requirements for the pharmaceutical industry.

 

Controllers

A choice of controllers is available including the industrial colour touchpad for local control and Marca 32 PC-based print management software for centralised control of a network of laser coders.

In addition fully automated systems can be configured to use automatic print message selection or generation. For example a product bar code can be automatically scanned to select the print message reducing the risk of operator error in message selection.

Extensive management reporting and logging facilities are available to monitor and system performance and production line throughput both offline and in real time.

Martek Industries Ltd