Keyence MD-X2000 Hybrid Laser Marker Enclosure & Workstation (MD-X2000A – MD-X2520A)

The Keyence MD-X2000 series is Keyence's 3-axis hybrid marker: a 1064 nm YVO4 source at 13 W or 25 W, built-in Z-tracking, and the marks that UDI, IUID and serial-number programs depend on. It ships as a Class 4 laser product, and 1064 nm is invisible, reflects off the metal you're marking, and passes straight through clear acrylic and polycarbonate.

This is the housing that goes around it: an opaque aluminum-composite enclosure or a complete workstation, built to the MD-X2000A head's mounting drawing. It has door interlocks wired to the MD-X's own safety I/O, a 1064 nm laser-safety window, and extraction sized to what you're marking. We build it for the parts, fixtures and line layouts that don't fit a standard stage. The head itself is never touched.

Built around the MD-X2000, not a generic galvo

• Chamber height set from working distance. Standard-area heads (2000A/2500A) focus at 189 ±21 mm over 125 × 125 mm. Wide-area heads (2020A/2520A) focus at 300 ±21 mm over 330 × 330 mm. The focused-spot 2050A focuses at 100 ±15 mm over 50 × 50 mm. We stack working distance, Z-travel, your fixture and your tallest part, then add service clearance.
• Head mount machined to Keyence's pattern. The head is 145 × 432.5 × 230 mm and 12.6–13.8 kg, with an 8× M6 mounting face. It mounts to a rigid plate at a fixed, repeatable height, because an AS9132 or UDI code grade depends on the part meeting the same focus every cycle.
• A cable pass-through designed for a fiber that can't be unplugged. The MD-X's 4.3 m head-to-controller cable is permanently attached. We use split, sealed cable entries so the head installs without threading a connector through a hole, and the cable never gets pinched in a door seam.
• Controller bay with its own air. The MD-X2000 controller is a 280 × 405 × 421 mm, 23 kg forced-air unit. It gets a ventilated bay within cable reach, with its air path kept separate from the fume stream. We follow the ventilation clearances in Keyence's installation manual.

Beam containment, scoped honestly

• Opaque ACM walls. The walls are 1/4" aluminum composite panel, not clear plastic. The aluminum face helps block stray 1064 nm 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 MD-X safety I/O. Door switches are fitted, wired and labeled to terminate at the MD-X's interlock inputs. That's the remote interlock, or the laser safety module (MD-C2A/MD-C2B) if your unit has one. We don't open, modify or rewire the head or the controller.

Fume capture sized to the material

Marking anodized aluminum, coated steel, composites 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 MD-X 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 assurance, not just reduction.

Configure your build (quoted)

• Fit: MD-X2000A / MD-X2500A (standard area), MD-X2020A / MD-X2520A (wide area), MD-X2050A (focused spot)
• Format: benchtop enclosure over your existing bench, or a complete workstation with the enclosure on a base that has a controller 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

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Frequently asked questions

Will this make my MD-X 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 controller and extractor in the same footprint.

Can you build it before our MD-X arrives?
Yes. We design from Keyence's published dimensions and mounting drawing, 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. Keyence's team or your integrator commissions the head, 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 ACM laser marking enclosures and workstations as reference builds. Your MD-X enclosure is drawn to your unit. Keyence and MD-X are trademarks of Keyence Corporation. Clearview Plastics is an independent enclosure fabricator and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by Keyence; model names describe fit only. Clearview enclosures do not change the classification of the laser inside them. Made in California.