Lasers Deliver More Cost-Effective, Flexible Solutions for 바카라 Medical Devices
Manufacturers of many types of medical devices and disposable products meet the need to mark their products by using a broad range of different 바카라 types and machines.
June 24, 2022 by바카라herent
Why do we need 바카라 in the first place?
Virtually all 바카라 devices and disposable products today have to be marked in some way, either directly or on sealed packages. Sometimes it’s to meet stringent government safety regulations as in the Unique Device Identifier (UDI) that must be permanently marked on any multi-use device like a pair of forceps. Sometimes it’s to track a batch of disposables all the way from manufacturing to actual use. Sometimes it’s for functional marks as on epi-pens or to create length gradations/fiducials on intravenous devices. And sometimes it is needed for “high value” products such as titanium implants, where sadly there is a risk of counterfeit unregulated products entering the supply chain at some point.
Why is laser 바카라 the best solution in so many applications?
Laser 바카라has rapidly grown to dominate many 바카라 applications in medical devices (and quite a few medical disposables too). That’s because laser 바카라 provides an unmatched combination of advantages and benefits. For example, laser 바카라 is contamination-free and uses no inks or other consumables. Consequently, it’s usually more cost-effective to implement than non-laser methods. It’s also flexible with software control, so it can easily create anything from simple letters and numbers to sophisticated symbols, graphics, and logos. Just as important, the laser creates a permanent mark that cannot be peeled away like a label, or removed with solvents like ink. And the use of laser 바카라 is now so widespread because it can mark virtually any metal, plastic, or other material used in medical devices and disposables.
Variety is the spice of life
With a wide variety of both metal and plastic parts, a broad range of package types, and batch sizes ranging from 1 to tens of thousands, there’s just no way that a single laser machine type or even a single laser process type can meet all these different 바카라 needs. That’s why Coherent offers several different optimized 바카라 solutions, from laser 바카라 sub-systems for simple and demanding applications to fully-automated systems (machines) like ourExact바카라 seriesthat offer unattended operation on batches of identical devices often with serialization numbers. Let’s take a look at just a few of the laser 바카라 approaches involved.
Ultraviolet (UV) 바카라 of plastics
Plastic medical products such as catheters and intubation devices may be 바카라 marked directly or sealed in 바카라 marked packaging or both. Ultraviolet 바카라s get used a lot here because they can cause a color change within many plastic materials – black on white is the most common mark. They can do this without engraving the surface, which could otherwise cause patient irritation or act as sites to host contamination. The most common UV 바카라 type is the nanosecond DPSS 바카라-like ourPowerLine E QT seriesthat are available in several of our 바카라 machines.
Figure 1:Ultraviolet 바카라s can mark inside colorless plastics without affecting the outer surface which is particularly useful for medical disposables.
바카라 tubular metal devices
Medical devices come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but many have a tubular shape. So Coherent makes a fully automated laser 바카라 machine just for this application, calledAutoTube 바카라er.The operator places a batch of parts in the input bin and scans the data code. The machine then takes over and not only rotates and marks the parts as needed, it also scans the marked parts for user-specified pass/fail standards. And just as important, it creates a full data log for tracking and certification needs. Since it’s optimized for metal devices, AutoTube Marker comes with a choice of a traditional infrared laser or an ultrashort pulse (USP) laser such as our Rapid series which enables laser black 바카라.
Laser black 바카라
In laser black 바카라 aUSP 바카라causes a nanostructuring of the metal surface which then traps light; the marked surface can appear quite black but without any chemical change or oxidation. Black 바카라 is great for both aluminum and stainless steel. And the steel stays rust-resistant even after repeated sterilization (with steam.) You can read more about laser black 바카라here.
3D 바카라
So a lot of medical devices are tubular and a few are flat, but some are neither; they can have sloping, curved, or unusually shaped surfaces that need to be marked on. For many years the only way to mark these surfaces with a laser was to resort to robotics or 5-axis CNC machines. Instead, Coherent provides a “smart” 3D 바카라 solution that combines an extremely dynamic 3D focusing technology with novel 3D machine vision and powerful 바카라 software called Visual Laser Marker (VLM). It visualizes the relative position of the laser and workpiece and provides an accurate preview of the marked part. The VLM software also accepts CAD design files of the workpiece, supports different 2D → 3D mapping types, and adjusts the 바카라 process to free-form surfaces automatically.
Figure 2:Some examples of the different types of 3D 바카라, in this case performed with a USP laser black marker.
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