Thanks guys, I'm thinking my budget is around 30K. If I could find a solid used system that was less expensive, I'd consider that also.
I'm currently employed by a large manufacturer of engraved signs and metal tags. They aren't interested in adding a piece of equipment that will mark there metal tags nicely and instead they do it the old fashioned way. They stamp them and then backfill with black paint. It looks horrible. I was hoping that if I could get a reasonably priced machine I could do this work for them as a vendor of sorts.
I agree about the pricing on X-Y systems. The work area is immense by what I've seen in a galvo YAG system. We have a few Universal CO2 lasers we use and they are for the most part, built rock solid and work great. I use the CO2s for a variety of stuff, including marking anodized aluminum tags. I do these setup in fixtures of 50-100.
Someone suggested the Epilog FiberMark. Anyone have any experience with that? I've emailed them and I want to send them our stainless steel tags to mark but I haven't received a reply yet.  |