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Gabriel-Chemie competence centre for laser additive masterbatch
- Permanent labelling, marking and decoration of plastics
- Laser additive masterbatch or combination masterbatch
- Live laser marking at the K 2016 trade fair stand
The Austrian company Gabriel-Chemie, which specialises in the development and production of masterbatch, successfully runs the "Laser Additive" competence centre at its German site in Weitnau/Oberallgäu. The importance of this theme was taken into account with live laser marking at the trade fair stand.
The laser additives in the product range not only provide creative design options for all areas but also offer the finest detail for even the smallest images. The entire laser additive masterbatch series is designed for the wavelength range of 1064nm mainly employed for plastic marking.
This wavelength can be generated with a lamp- or diode-pumped neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser (Nd:YAG), neodymium-doped vanadate (Nd:VO4) or a fibre laser (ytterbium-doped glass fibre). Aside from the pure laser additive, an individually composed and tried-and-tested combination masterbatch (combination of colour pigment and laser additive) is recommended for the best quality marking. There are basically three types of marking colours:
- Dark laser marking
- Light laser marking
- Coloured laser marking
A special additive allows even dark marking to be done on totally clear plastic with no loss of transparency. Even labelling and decorations on structured plastic surfaces are no problem.
Gabriel-Chemie offers customers a comprehensive service, from project idea through to implementation. The German site has a neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm which is available for trials and tests until the best quality marking has been achieved.