Wavelengths

355 nm to 10.6 µm

UV · green · fiber/YVO4 · CO2

Housing

Opaque ACM

Aluminum composite panel, CNC-cut in California

Scale

Benchtop to cell

Panels cut from sheets up to 5 × 10 ft

You receive

Drawings + data

GA drawing, BOM, window data sheets for your LSO

Industrial markers ship as Class 4 laser products. You get a scan head, a separate controller that can weigh 50 lb, a key switch, an emission indicator, and terminals for a remote interlock and a shutter. Nothing stands between the beam and the people working around it. Vendor workstations exist, but they cover a narrow set of heads, stages and part sizes.

Everything outside that set lands on your floor as an open beam. That means a laser controlled area, eyewear SOPs, and a fume problem, all added to your safety officer's list. We build the housing that fits your head, your parts and your line, and connects to the safety inputs the manufacturer designed for exactly this purpose.

Open head on a bench

A posted controlled area, entry controls, rated eyewear for everyone inside it, and diffuse reflections off shiny parts. Fume goes wherever the room air takes it.

Head in a Clearview build

An opaque housing, interlocked doors, a window rated for your wavelength, and a source-capture port piped to an extractor. The controller, extractor and cables all live in one footprint, with drawings your LSO can sign off against.

01

Retrofit enclosures

For a head that's already on your bench. We size the chamber to the working distance, marking field and Z-travel. Then we add doors, a viewing window, and an extraction port, without touching the laser.

02

Laser workstations

The enclosure plus the base it lives on. A ventilated controller bay sits within reach of the head cable, which is 4 to 4.6 m on common heads. The build also includes an extractor bay, cable routing, and tooling storage.

03

Production cells

Part-load doors, fixture plates, rotary clearance, and baffled pass-throughs for conveyors or robots. We lay them out with your integrator so the cell drops into the line you already run.

04

Fume capture packages

A source-capture arm at the mark, a port sized to the extractor, and an industrial extractor matched to what you're marking. We work with Donaldson BOFA units and will pair to the extractor you already own.

Chamber height from working distance

Keyence's 3-axis heads, for example, focus at 168 to 300 mm on standard lenses, up to 660 mm on wide-field UV, with 42 mm or more of built-in Z-range. We stack working distance, Z-travel, fixture and your tallest part, then add service clearance above the head.

Controller placement from cable length

The controller is a separate, heavy, heat-producing box. We place its bay within the head cable's reach and give it an air path of its own, separate from the fume stream.

Interlocks to the head's own inputs

Industrial heads provide a remote interlock input (open the circuit and emission stops) and a shutter input. Door switches are fitted, wired and labeled to terminate at those inputs. The head stays unmodified.

Windows matched to wavelength

A window that works at 1064 nm can be meaningless at 355 nm or 10.6 µm. We specify laser-safety window material for your source and include the window manufacturer's optical density data in your documentation. You can also order no window at all and monitor by camera.

Opaque housing, not clear plastic

Clear acrylic and polycarbonate pass near-IR light. Laser walls are opaque aluminum composite, and the aluminum face helps block stray beams reflecting off metal parts. Any clear panel we use outside the beam path is labeled clear non-laser-shielding.

Airflow sized to the chamber

Source capture at the mark does the work, and chamber make-up air keeps it moving. We size the port and hose to the extractor, including 75 mm and 4-inch hose standards, and put intake vents where they sweep the marking zone.

Under 21 CFR 1040.10, a laser classification is certified by the manufacturer of the finished laser product. Anyone who modifies a certified laser in a way that affects its safety performance can become its manufacturer under 1040.10(i). "Class 1 enclosure" sold as a standalone box is a label, not a certification.

What we do instead is exact. We build the housing your safety plan calls for, and we never modify the head. Interlocks go to the inputs the manufacturer provided. Your laser safety officer gets the drawings, materials and window data to complete the ANSI Z136.1 hazard evaluation. If your program needs a certified Class 1 system, we plan that with you and the laser vendor on day one.

Standards we build against

ANSI Z136.1 engineering controls (protective housing, interlocks, beam enclosure)

21 CFR 1040.10 and IEC 60825-1, which define how the finished system is classified and labeled

The OSHA Technical Manual, Section III Chapter 6, on laser hazards and fume ventilation

Aerospace & defense

MIL-STD-130 IUID Data Matrix marks, verified to AS9132 quality grades, under AS9100 traceability.

Fixture-registered part location for consistent code grades, plus extraction for coated and anodized aluminum and titanium.

Medical device

UDI direct marks on reusable, reprocessed devices (21 CFR 801.45). Dark annealed marks on stainless that must survive passivation and autoclave cycles. ISO 13485 traceability, now written into FDA's QMSR.

A fixed, documented marking station your process validation can point at.

Biotech & life sciences

Tubes, cassettes, consumables and instrument parts, often plastics marked with UV at 355 nm.

Source capture keeps plastic fume out of the lab air, and smooth panels wipe down between runs.

Electronics & semiconductor

2D codes on PCBs, components and housings for board-level traceability.

Compact benchtop builds with the controller housed under the work surface.

Firearms & defense manufacturing

27 CFR 478.92 serial marking: minimum 0.003 in depth and minimum 1/16 in serial print size.

Deep-engrave cycles run long. The housing keeps the beam and the fume contained for the full cycle.

Automotive, industrial & R&D

IATF 16949 part traceability, tooling marks, and university and corporate labs running shared equipment.

Interlocked doors mean the person loading parts isn't the person wearing the eyewear.

1 Send the head and the part

Head model, controller, the parts you mark, throughput, and where it will sit. The Scope a build button pre-fills the questions for you.

2 Scoping call

Thirty minutes with you, and with your laser rep or integrator if you want them there. We settle fixture, access, interlock and extraction up front.

3 Drawing + quote

A general-arrangement drawing and a written quote with every option as a line item. Nothing gets cut until you approve the drawing.

4 Build

CNC-cut and assembled in our Rocklin, California shop.

5 Ship + documentation

Crated with drawings, the BOM, window data sheets and the interlock wiring diagram, ready for your LSO and your laser vendor's commissioning.

When a deal stalls on "where does it go and who signs off on safety," bring us in. We build to your head's spec sheet, work alongside your applications team, and keep your customer's EHS team moving so the PO closes.

It works the other way too. When a customer comes to us needing a head, we introduce them to a manufacturer's rep for the platform that fits the part, the material and the throughput.

Do you sell the laser?

No. You buy the head from its manufacturer or distributor, so you keep their warranty, their applications support and their service. We build everything around it. If you're still choosing a head, we'll introduce you to a rep.

Will this make my laser Class 1?

Classification belongs to the finished system and its manufacturer, not to an enclosure (see "About Class 1" above). We build the protective housing and interlock provisions your safety plan calls for, and give your LSO what they need to evaluate it. If you need a certified Class 1 system, tell us at the start and we'll plan it with you and your laser vendor.

Can you design before the head arrives?

Yes. We design from the manufacturer's published dimensions and mounting drawing. Mounting and working distance are confirmed against the actual head before final assembly.

Is clear acrylic laser-safe?

Not at fiber wavelengths. Clear acrylic and polycarbonate pass 1064 nm light. That's why laser walls are opaque ACM and viewing windows are laser-safety material matched to your source. You get the window manufacturer's optical density data, not our adjectives.

Do you install or commission?

We build and ship the station with its drawings and wiring diagram. The laser vendor's applications team or your integrator commissions the head. That division keeps the head's certification and warranty with the company that made it.

Purchase orders, W-9, net terms?

Yes. We accept POs, ACH and cards, supply a W-9 on request, and offer net terms on qualifying orders.