One of the best way of permanently engraving metals and plastics today is laser Engraving. Lots of innovations continue in the field of lasers for cost effective and precise engraving. Nowadays computer helps in doing the laser engraving work - a computer software, according to given instructions, drives the laser head for precise and clean marking.

Currently CO2 lasers are popular for engraving metals and glasses. Laser engraving is also misnamed as Laser Etching. But etching requires use of chemicals/masks while laser engraving don’t.

If engraving of a surface is undesirable, then laser marking is available. It’s a broad term that includes surfacing techniques like printing and hot-branding a surface. And most of the current laser engraving machines are able to do the marking work.

Materials or items that can be engraved with lasers include metal, wood, plastic, stone, jewelry, glass, ceramics, fabrics, marble, ipod, laptops, photos, leather etc. Commonly a glass/metal is engraved with text, image or barcode for giveaways, prizes, engraving trophies, nameplates, nametags etc.

As no ink is used, laser engraving is environment friendly and permanent. Likewise plastic Spray Painting is used for aesthetics and precise marking of plastic products like mobile phones.

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