Released on: March 18, 2008, 12:31 pm

Press Release Author: Inkcups Now Corporation

Industry: Industrial

Press Release Summary: Inkcups Now introduces new 3-D laser engraving equipment for
etching round and cylindrical items (such as metal and coated pens, camera lenses
and long pad printing plates) with Cobalt 1000 YAG laser engraver and laser plate
maker.

Press Release Body: The Linear Motion Table and Rotary Engraving Module are add-on
components for the Cobalt 1000 YAG laser engraver and laser plate maker. The Linear
Motion Table allows to automate handling of small engravable items (such as pens,
carabiners) as well as etch large images (such as graduations or multi-color pad
printing plates) exceeding the 120mm field of view of the scan head. The Rotary
Engraving Module allows etching along the circumference of round or cylindrical
items (pens, mugs, camera lens rings, tubes, flash lights).

The Linear Motion Table is stepper motor controlled; it has a 500mm stroke and fully
programmable indexing positions with a registration tolerance of +/- .0005". The
tooling plate readily accepts pin registered engraving fixtures or is designed to
accommodate various printing plate sizes (up to 250mm x 650mm).

The Rotary Engraving Module is a programmable servo controlled motor which enables
the engraving of products up to 4 inches in diameter and 4 inches wide. The
rotational accuracy is +/- .0005" and is programmed through the Cobalt 1000 software
package.

The Cobalt 1000 is a YAG laser engraver designed to make high resolution pad
printing plates and laser engrave a wide variety of substrates: stainless steel,
silver, aluminum, coated metals, leather, simulated leather, glass, textile, paper,
rubber, wood and more.

"This has been one of the industry's most popular YAG laser engravers and laser
plate makers that comes with a much better technical support than, say, Epilog
laser," affirms Inkcups Now representative. "The system features the highest quality
components including a fiber laser, advanced Cobalt 1000 software and 10mm scan head
- all packaged in a compact industrial cabinet and assembled in Boston, MA. And now,
with the Linear Motion Table and Rotary Engraving Module, this machine becomes a 3-D
laser engraver and truly one of the most flexible, cost effective and user friendly
laser etchers on the market! One of the most popular applications for the 3-D and
rotary engravers that I see today is laser engraving pens - and Cobalt is able to
etch 5-10 pens at a time in a 3 second cycle. We have a lot of success stories about
jump-starting customized metal pen engraving with our machine."

For more information, including video demonstrations, please visit www.inkcups.com
or call 1-978-646-8980.

Cobalt 1000 page:
http://www.inkcups.com/dotNet/pages/2f_equipment_laser.aspx

Add-on Modules:
http://www.inkcups.com/dotNet/pages/2f_equipment_laser.aspx#linear-motion-table

Video - Linear Motion Table:
http://www.inkcups.com/download/movie/linear_motion_table.mpg

About Inkcups Now Corp:
Inkcups Now (ICN) is a one-stop supplier for the decorators of 3-dimensional
products. The company offers a complete line of screen printing and pad printing
equipment and supplies plus computer-to-plate laser engravers & laser plate makers
as well as inkjet printers. ICN supplies companies in the promotional product,
electronics, medical, automotive, tagless garment and other industries. In addition
to supplies and machines, ICN provides a range of services: training, plate making,
laser engraving, color matching and mixing, ink adhesion testing. Through J3 Global
Finance, a closely held subsidiary, Inkcups Now facilitates leasing of the full line
of ICN equipment. Corporate offices are located in the U.S. (MA, CA, GA, RI) and
Canada. Please request free samples of pad and screen printing ink, laser printing
plates and other supplies at
http://www.inkcups.com/dotNet/pages/2h-registration.aspx


Web Site: http://www.inkcups.com

Contact Details: Inkcups Now Corp.
20 Locust St.
Danvers, MA 01923
1-(978)-646-8980
marias@inkcups.com