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Redsail Laser is a leading company, which manufacturer long-lasting laser cutting, engraving, and marking machines. We are a professional company that have being in the market for many years. We provide different range products, with different working platforms.
Soda-lime glasses are the commonly used glass that covers over 90% of all glass applications. As the name shows, it contains carbonate and calcium oxide as its building blocks. Thus, a CO2 laser can easily engrave and etch lime glass.
Aluminosilicate and Borosilicate are the most popular types of silicate glasses suitable to carry out laser engraving and etching projects. Borosilicate glass, especially its BK7 and K9 versions, is used in the sub-surface laser engraving technique.
Aluminosilicate glass is less prone to scratches and is widely used to build Gorilla glasses for different gadgets.
Stained glasses have added color additives, thus they come in different colors. They can be laser etched or engraved easily, but if the color additives have led content, you won't get a uniform result.
Pressed or molded glass is generally used to make different glassware products, and most of these glassware products can be etched or engraved using a laser.
Sheet/Plane/Flat glasses are commonly laser processed to etch or engrave designs, text, or images onto their surface. They are used in windows, doors, walls, etc.
Mirror glass can be engraved with a fiber or CO2 laser. The fiber laser gives a clear/transparent engraving, while the CO2 laser gives a frosted effect.
The laser beam from fiber lasers passes through the glass and engraves on the backside of a mirror.
During the selection of glass, there should be a type of glass you may need to avoid, namely glasses that consist of metal additives, such as zinc, lead, gold, etc. These materials cause the instability of the laser beam performance. Furthermore, the metal heats and expands will lead to expansion, causing uneven fractures and eventually breaking of the glass.
In a nutshell, these are some tips when selecting your glasses to perform laser engraving and etching. Redsail provides excellent laser machines for our customers with high-quality, and professional customer services. If you are interested to find out more about our laser machines, feel free to contact us now. We will share more information with you.
