Glossary of Terms
Polypropylene
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways PP is often called the “steel” of the plastics industry for how widely it can be modified....
Read More →Laser Plastic Welding
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways The joint forms at the interface between a laser-transparent upper part and an absorbent lower part. Grade...
Read More →Cold Laser Marking
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways Two distinct routes share the name: ultraviolet photochemical marking, and ultrashort-pulse athermal ablation. For plastics the mainstream...
Read More →Laser Marking Nylon and Its Applications
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways Nylon has little inherent near-infrared absorption, so additives do the work. Grade matters as much as polymer...
Read More →Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways Three monomers each contribute a distinct property — chemical resistance, impact strength and rigidity. Grade matters as...
Read More →Polyphenylene Sulfide
Home›TerminologyPPS is a polymer comprising repeating phenylene (aromatic) rings linked by sulfide (–S–) bonds. This rigid molecular backbone grants PPS...
Read More →Thermoplastic Elastomers
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways TPEs behave like rubber but process like thermoplastics, so they can be molded, extruded and reground. No...
Read More →Carbonization
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways Carbonization is the most common laser marking mechanism on plastics, producing dark or black contrast. Absorbed energy...
Read More →Laser Engraving
Home›Terminology Key Takeaways Engraving removes material, going deeper than etching and far deeper than surface marking. CO2 at 10.6 µm...
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