Laser engraving promotional items

for ball pens, USB sticks, Zippos®, key chains and much more

Materials suitable for laser engraving

Make a lasting impression on your customers with personalised, laser engraved promotional materials. With a Trotec laser machine, you will own a universal tool that allows you to design advertising gifts that are both individual and useful at the same time. Whether key chains, glasses, ball pens, USB sticks, or Zippo® lighters - with laser engraving and laser marking, you can easily personalise promotional products.

Refine wood, acrylic, textiles or glass with a CO₂ laser. Using a fiber laser, plastic and metal marking, including materials such as stainless steel, natural aluminum, polycarbonate and polyamide is easy, allowing you to label products and create intricate designs. With a Speedy flexx laser machine, use both laser sources in one system to become even more independent in terms of material. This allows you to work much more efficiently, faster and more cost-effectively with a Trotec laser engraving machine than this was possible before with advertising printing.

Materials suitable for laser engraving and laser etching

Paper and cardboard
Wood
Acrylic
Textiles
Glass
Metal, e.g. aluminium
Plastic, e.g. polycarbonate, polyamide
Rubber

[] box Wood metal engrave — Engrave wood and metal in one run

Examples

[] laser marked key chains — Metal key rings made of metal, marked with a laser

[] flask laser engraved steel — High quality personalised gifts can increase your profitability

Pen casket engraving — Personalise pen holders with ease thanks to laser engraving

Application examples for promotional items

Engraved wooden frame — Laser engraved photo frame

Applications

Ball pens
Engraved USB sticks
Key chain
Lighters - zippo engraving
Electronic devices
Advertising gifts
Office products

Laser engraving and laser etching promotional products: Why choose laser technology?

With a Trotec laser engraving machine, you can process a variety of materials with a single device. Laser engraving is an excellent way to personalise a wide range of products. Once the laser settings have been defined, the marking quality will always remain absolutely identical. You can save recurring jobs and materials in the materials database and ensure that you achieve perfect results for every new job. As a result, post-production is straight forward for series productions or single pieces.

Add value to exisitng products, including Ipods and laptops

Function and advantages of laser technology

Economic production

Costs per marking are consistently low, no costs for plates or similar preparations
Low-cost customisation options allow for easy personalisation

Advantages of a Trotec laser

Speedy series: The fastest laser engraving machines available on the market. Offering a maximum processing speed of 3.55m/sec and an acceleration of 5g, Speedy lasers offer almost unlimited application possibilities.

Maximum flexibility

A wide range of materials used in the promotional products industry can be processed with a single device without time-consuming preparatory works

Advantages of a Trotec laser

Speedy flexx series: Two laser sources in a single device - there is no need to manually change the laser source, lenses or focus.

Consistent quality

Recurring materials and jobs are stored in a materials database
Perfect results for every job
Uncomplicated post production

Advantages of a Trotec laser

JobControl® laser software materials database

Simple digital manufacturing

Designs are created in your usual graphics program and sent to the printer via the printer command

Advantages of a Trotec laser

Intuitive JobControl® laser software, allowing for easy personalisation of promotional products

Non-contact processing

There is no need to painstakingly fixate the work piece in place
There is no pressure on the material, so the risk of damage is minimised

Advantages of a Trotec laser

Multifunctional table concept for easy material handling. From producing engraved USB sticks to zippo lighters, your laser engraving machine can have a table to suit your needs

"Something that swayed us heavily towards Trotec was the fact that we could use our pre-existing software with it because of its versatility. The machine has been working well for us, enabling the company to take on more business and generate more profit."

- Paul Covington - Managing Director at Engrave-a-Gift -

"The Trotec laser has helped us stay competitive in a very crowded online personalisation market. The price was very reasonable and it’s had a good impact on business."

- Hannah Slater - Owner of Chichi Gifts -

"Thanks to the quality of Trotec machines, we’ve been able to secure a large contract which we wouldn’t have otherwise. From sales to training to technical support the whole process could not have been better."

- Nicholas Humphrey-Smith - Managing Director of Ancestors of Dover Ltd -

Tips for engraving promotional items

Can metal be engraved with a CO2 laser, too?

Yes, but only with the help of an additional marking solution. Prior to laser marking and engraving metal apply the spray or paste and let it dry. You can then engrave the item. Once the engraving process is complete you should wash the excess residue from the workpiece.

With a Speedy flexx series laser machine metal marking is easy as the machine is equipped with a CO2 and a fiber laser. Both laser sources can be used in a single job without having to manually change the laser source, the lenses or the focus. The patented JobControl® laser software makes this possible: Simply assign the desired laser source to each colour of the graphic and you are ready to engrave.