Datalogic AREX 400 Fiber Laser Marker Enclosure & Workstation (AREX 410 / 420 / 430 / 450 / AF)

The Datalogic AREX 400 is Datalogic's fiber laser marker: a 1070 nm pulsed fiber source from 10 W to 100 W, a compact scan head and a separate control rack. It marks the codes, serials and logos traceability programs depend on, on metal and plastic parts. It ships as a Class 4 laser product. That wavelength is invisible, reflects off the metal you're marking, and passes straight through clear acrylic and polycarbonate.

Datalogic's own manual says the AREX 400 is not intended for immediate use, and that safety of the finished system belongs to whoever builds it. This is that system's housing: an opaque aluminum-composite enclosure or a complete workstation, built to the AREX scan head, with door interlocks wired to the safety connector, a 1064 nm laser-safety window, and extraction sized to what you're marking. The head itself is never touched.

Built around the AREX 400, not a generic galvo

• Chamber height set from your lens. Working distance depends on the lens: 99 mm over 50 × 50 mm (F100L), 183 mm over 100 × 100 mm (F160S), 280 mm over 140 × 140 mm (F254S), up to 494 mm over 285 × 285 mm (F420L). The AREX 400 AF adds adjustable focus in the head. We stack your lens's working distance, your fixture and your tallest part, then add service clearance.
• Head mount machined to Datalogic's pattern. The scan head is 89 × 96 × 311 mm and 3.5 kg, fixed with M5 screws into its threaded holes and precision locating seats. We mount it to a rigid plate at a fixed, repeatable height, because a readable code grade depends on the part meeting the same focus every cycle.
• A cable pass-through designed for a cable that can't be unplugged. Datalogic states the control rack and scan head are not separable. The 3 m cable stays attached at both ends. We use split, sealed cable entries so the head installs without threading anything through a hole, and the cable never gets pinched in a door seam.
• Rack bay with its own air. The control rack is 427 × 111 × 435 mm and 17.5 kg, forced-air cooled, and Datalogic calls for at least 300 mm of clearance. It gets a ventilated bay within cable reach, with its air path kept separate from the fume stream.

Beam containment, scoped honestly

• Opaque ACM walls. The walls are 1/4" aluminum composite panel, not clear plastic. The aluminum face helps block stray 1 µm reflections off steel, titanium and aluminum parts.
• Window matched to 1064 nm. The window is Double YAG laser-safety acrylic from Laser Safety Industries, which the supplier spectrometer-tested at OD6+ for IR. The supplier's data ships with your documentation. You can also choose no window and monitor by camera.
• Interlocked doors to the AREX safety connector. On AREX units fitted with Datalogic's 15-pin safety connector, door switches are fitted, wired and labeled to terminate at its INTERLOCK and LASER_STOP circuits. Datalogic's Safe Laser Off function is TÜV-certified to PL e under ISO 13849-1. We don't open, modify or rewire the head or the rack.

Fume capture sized to the material

Marking anodized aluminum, coated steel, plastics or beryllium copper puts fume in the room. For beryllium copper, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1024 sets the exposure limit at 0.2 µg/m³. The person loading parts all shift breathes whatever the enclosure doesn't capture. Every AREX build includes a source-capture port at the mark and an exhaust port sized to your extractor (4" or 75 mm). A commercial-grade Donaldson BOFA extractor package is available when you want higher volume filtration capacity.

Configure your build (quoted)

• Fit: AREX 410, 420, 42M (MOPA), 430, 450 and 100 W models, AREX 400 AF, the earlier AREX 10 / 20 / 30 / 50 W, and Vlase IR 10 / IR 20
• Format: benchtop enclosure over your existing bench, or a complete workstation with the enclosure on a base that has a rack bay, an extractor bay and storage
• Access: front door standard; side doors for pass-through of long parts; fixture plate; rotary clearance
• Part height: fixed platform set to your part, or a lift table for mixed part heights
• Viewing: 1064 nm laser-safety window, camera only, or both
• Multi-head: double-bay layouts with two heads in one housing sharing one extraction run
• Extraction: source-capture arm, 4" or 75 mm port, Donaldson BOFA extractor package
• Delivery: flat-packed or delivered assembled

Your AREX 400 (published by Datalogic)

50 W and 100 W racks and earlier AREX units differ in size. We confirm every dimension against your unit before we cut.

Other Datalogic laser markers we build for

The earlier AREX 10 / 20 / 30 / 50 W and AREX 20 MOPA, with their 2 kg scan heads, and the Vlase IR 10 and Vlase IR 20 1064 nm markers. Vlase UV 3 and Vlase Green run at 355 nm and 532 nm, and the EOX CO₂ markers at 10.6 µm. Those are quoted separately with a window matched to the wavelength. All-in-one UniQ and Ulyxe units are quoted on request.

Frequently asked questions

Will this make my AREX a Class 1 laser?
No enclosure sold on its own does that. Laser classification belongs to the finished laser system and its manufacturer under 21 CFR 1040.10. We build the protective housing and interlock provisions your safety plan calls for. Your laser safety officer gets the drawings, materials and window data for the ANSI Z136.1 evaluation. If your program needs a certified Class 1 system, tell us at the start and we'll plan it with you and your laser vendor.

How is this different from a standard marking station?
A standard station is built around a standard stage. We build around your part: long stock through side doors, fixtures that register the part for repeatable code grades, two heads in one housing, and a rack and extractor in the same footprint.

Can you build it before our AREX arrives?
Yes. We design from Datalogic's published dimensions for your model and lens, then confirm the mount and working distance against your unit before final assembly.

Do you install or commission the laser?
We build and ship the enclosure with its drawings and interlock wiring diagram. Datalogic or your integrator commissions the marker, which keeps its certification and warranty with the company that made it.

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

Images show Clearview laser marking enclosures and workstations as reference builds, rendered with a representative marking head. Your AREX enclosure is drawn to your unit. Datalogic and AREX are trademarks of Datalogic S.p.A. Clearview Plastics is an independent enclosure fabricator and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by Datalogic; model names describe fit only. Clearview enclosures do not change the classification of the laser inside them. Made in California.