Dot Peen
Columbia Marking Tools manufactures a full range of industrial marking products including stamps, impact, programmable, roll, and laser marking systems.
Description
Columbia Marking Tools dot peen marking is performed with a carbide or diamond-tipped stylus that is mounted to a motorized X-Y axes marking head with controller.
- Pneumatic Z-axis movement.
- Mark alpha-numeric characters and machine-readable 2D codes, logos.
- PC-based, Ethernet-capable (and any other communications bus) controller.
- Ability to control two marking heads simultaneously.
- 100% made in the USA, using all domestically manufactured and available stock components.
- Plug and play bench top models.
- Machine mountable dot peen markers for medium and high-volume jobs.
- Available with rotator for marking OD of round parts.
- Fast marking speed up to 10 characters/second.
- Z-axis extensions to reach inside part recesses and cavities.
Application
- Logo marking
- Part identification
- 2D bar codes
- Traceability
- Date coding
- Inventory tracking
- Quality control
- Warranty verification
Silent Scribe
Description
Columbia Marking Tools scribe marking is performed with a diamond-tipped stylus that is mounted to a motorized X-Y axes marking head with controller.
- The stylus assembly itself provides the Z-axis movement of the stylus to and from the part surface to provide continuous line segment marks.
- The stylus moves along the surface and forms marks including alpha-numeric characters and machine-readable 2D codes and logos.
- The scribes can make different, independent marks, including man-readable on one head and 2D Matrix on the other.
- Patented Square-Dot 2D marks for improved readability by machine vision camera.
- Quiet “silent” marking – OSHA approved.
- Supplies clean, crisp marks for sharp appearance in logos.
- Near-laser quality, at a fraction of the cost of lasers.
Application
- Superior 2D codes with laser-like quality
- Mark prior to e-coating to create post-production scannable 2D barcodes
- Part identification
- Traceability
- Date coding
- Inventory tracking
- Warranty verification
- Quality control
Laser
Description
Columbia Marking Tools laser engraving/marking. High speed, high quality marking. The non-contact laser marking process is available as standard benchtop, floor mounted, and custom designed systems. Columbia also offers standard and custom laser enclosures meeting US Government regulations for laser safety.
- Windows® Software offers easy operator interface
- Minimize cycle time with automated turntables and doors, integrated mark verification, lighted work areas, and gang multi-part marking capabilities
- Mark/engrave most metals and plastics
- Mark/engrave natural materials: wood, hard papers and fiberboard, finished leathers, some latex rubber compounds
- Serial numbers, birth-history numbers, part numbers, and logos are common applications
Application
- Cutting tools
- Aerospace parts
- Automotive such as brake and safety components
- Medical implants made from titanium, cobalt chrome, stainless steel, medical plastics
- Surgical devices
- ID tag marking
- Plastic laser-sensitive polymers, standard cast acrylic, acrylic sheet, and other cast resins
- Steel and aluminum bars, billets, castings, and finished parts
- Test system witness and grading marks
Impact Markers
Description
Columbia Marking Tools air impact markers offer a simple, durable and rapid method for marking a wide range of metals.
- Cycle times less than 2 seconds
- Tag markers
- Numbering heads for serial numbers
- Slide-A-Mark, dual-acting impact markers
- Standard and custom systems engineered to your application
- Pedestal mount for integration into robotic cells
Application
- Machine and part identification
- Witness marks in test machines
- Traceability
- Date codes
- Warranty verification
- Quality control
Roll Markers
Description
Columbia Marking Tools roll markers are ideal for producing high-speed, high-quality, deep and permanent marks. They are used to individually mark cylindrical solid and tubular parts and continuously mark long metal bars prior to machining into individual parts.
- Bench top roll markers for small, individual parts
- Robust floor mounted roll marking machines for bar stock marking
- Roll stamps for marking text, numbers, and logos
- Bar marking around the periphery, along the axis, or in-line continuous marking of metal raw stock and piece parts
Application
- Automotive struts and shocks, brake rotors, spindles, and wheels
- Motorcycle muffler marking and handlebar knurling
- Bar stock markers
- Firearms
- Plumbing components, valve bodies
- Pipe and tube marking
Custom Design
From impact markers and roll markers, to dot peen/scribe and laser markers, Columbia Marking Tools can custom design and build a part marking system to identify your product.
- Complete turnkey marking systems to your specifications: material handling, controls, PLC, robots, vision systems, etc.
- 2D Mark-And-Read stations to verify correct machine-readable bar codes at the initial production point for part birth-history traceability.
- Impact markers can be built as stand-alone system in pedestal mount or custom integration.
- Dot peen/scribe or laser markers can be free standing machines for loading/unloading by an operator or by robot.
- For automation, markers can be fixed or mounted on linear actuators to move the marker to/from the work piece for marking.