Insulated drinking bottles

Get tips for laser engraving insulated bottles

Perfect for both hot and cold beverages, Trotec's drinking bottles are heat-resistant with double-walled vacuum insulation. Made of high-quality stainless steel 304, the coloured coating is perfect for laser engraving. Offer your customers a creative and cost-effective personalisation solution with these products available in a range of finishes.

Laserable Bottles

Available in both matt and glitter colours, Trotec drinking bottles are not only perfect for personalisation with your laser engraver, they also offer a range of benefits to the end customer.

Featuring double-walled vacuum insulation, ice-cold drinks stay cool for up to 24 hours while hot drinks keep their temperature up to 12 hours. With a filling capacity of 500 ml, these engravable drinking bottles feature an airtight screw cap to prevent leakages and have a hygienic, easy-to-clean design.

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Determining laser engraving parameters

To determine a suitable parameter, we recommend using the grayscale matrix.

The parameter set for anodised aluminium is usually a good starting point
If available, use a 2" lens. A 1.5" lens can also be used
Use a process resolution of 500 dpi
Do not use a cone

360 degree engraving with a rotary attachment

You can use a Speedy laser engraver with a rotary engraving attachment to process our insulated drinking bottles.

For narrow engravings up to approx. 40 mm high, the bottle can also be engraved without a rotary engraving attachment. To do this, fix the bottle to the work surface. Ideally, use a jig to perfectly position the bottles and to engrave them efficiently
The rotary engraving attachment is used for larger-area engravings. When engraving cups, one side of the rotary engraving attachment can be lifted so that the engraving area is level
If you make a second engraving pass, make sure that the bottle or cup is well fixed so that the object stays in the same position

Read our simple step-by-step guide to learn how you can use a rotary attachment to engrave round, conical and cylindrical objects.

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Advanced processing tips for soft paintwork

Do not use too much power to achieve a constant laser engraving result
This gives you two different engraving results: with one engraving pass, the engraving has a gold shimmer, with two engraving passes, all bottle colours are engraved in silver
With some paint colours, including blue, pink and silver, a light/white engraving can also be created. This is achieved with power approx. 20-25 % and speed 50 % in a single pass
Due to the glittering surface, we recommend engraving simple and large-scale laser engravings. Rough motifs and broad lines are easier to recognise than fine engravings

Advanced processing tips for glitter paintwork

With one engraving pass, the engraving appears “matt” for yellow, light blue, pink and green bottles. It will appear “metallic” for dark blue, red, black and purple
Tip: Do not use too much power to achieve a constant laser engraving result
With the parameter for two engraving passes, all bottle colours are engraved in “shiny silver” (reduce the speed to 35 % for dark blue)

Cleaning tips

With an optimally adjusted parameter, minimal cleaning is required.
These stainless steel bottles are best cleaned with a window cleaner. To do this, simply spray a cloth with a little cleaner and wipe off.

If a higher cleaning effort or an unclean engraving result occurs, the following might be the cause:

The graphic is blurred if the performance is too high
If the output is too low or the speed is too high, a thin coating may remain on the bottle

In both cases we recommend adjusting the parameters.

Save the appropriate parameters in the material database so that you can use them again for future orders.