Chroma. Excellence in Color: Specialty Products: Chroma Lazer-Tec®

SPECIALTY PRODUCTS:
CHROMA LAZER-TEC®

Move over, ink jet. Chroma Lazer-Tec®, Chroma's patent-pending laser marking technology, offers more options, better quality and lower cost than ink jet marking. Chroma Lazer-Tec® is perfect for date codes, but also creates new opportunities for packaging enhancement and decoration, getting in where ink jets can't.

Chroma Lazer-Tec® uses non-solvent based materials and provides a clean, consistent indelible mark on any material, including conventional polymers and glass. Marking can be done in PP, PE, PS, polyamide, ABS, PET, PVC and PC.

Material properties of the finished product aren't affected, and standard lasers can be used, keeping the cost of implementing Chroma Lazer-Tec® low.

Chroma Lazer-Tec® can be used with:

CO2 lasers
Nd: YAG lasers
Dot matrix lasers
Vanadate lasers

Still wondering if Chroma Lazer-Tec® laser marking is right for your shop? Need to know more? We've put together answers to the most common laser marking questions and myths.
	Myth:	Lasers cost more to operate than an ink jet and carry more liability issues.
	Fact:	All materials, including glass, can be laser marked. There are several resins that have natural marking capabilities.
	Myth:	Lasers require "specialized" skills that the average maintenance department may not possess.
	Fact:	Lasers today are reliable and easy to use. Chroma provides comprehensive in-house training to ensure your success.
	Myth:	Ink jet is more reliable than laser marking.
	Fact:	Laser Marking provides a quality and readable permanent mark and a more fully formed character than ink jet.
	Myth:	Ink jet can be up and running quicker than laser marking.
	Fact:	Studies show laser marking takes only half the time required by ink jet to get up and running - five minutes - compared to ten minutes for ink jet.