Below is a list of common questions we get asked, if there is anything else you need to know drop us a line.
Why Should I use a Subcontract laser engraving / marking service ?
Why Should I use L Squared?
Where is L Squared located?
What are the advantages of laser engraving over conventional engraving?
What type of things have you marked in the past?
What types of material can you laser mark / engraved?
What are the cost & turn around times?
What Type of fonts do you have?
What is the best format for artwork for us to send?
Can you arrange delivery to my customers so it looks like its coming from me?
Do you provide samples?
Do you have a minimum / maximum quantity?
How deep can you engrave?
Why Should I use a Subcontract laser engraving / marking service?
Subcontract laser engraving is often the most cost effective may to get your items marked / engraved. We have invested heavily in top of the line lasers to carry out our work and our staff have many years experience. With subcontract laser engraving you don’t have the vast initial capital expenditure, the running cost or staff time and training to worry about.
Why should I use L Squared?
L Squared was set up specifically to offer Laser engraving and marking service, our staff have many years experience working with laser marking machines to a very high level. This gives us a distinct advantages over our competitors as we are able to design & manufacture tooling jigs and complex machinery in house. We literally bend over backwards for our customers so their requirements of turn around, quality and price can be achieved.
Where is L Squared located?
L Squared is centrally located in the UK on the Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire boarders with excellent link to A1/M1 but most of our customers are not local to us. We are located next to major courier hub so we are able to despatch items for next day delivery up to 7.00pm which gives us just that little extra time for urgent / rush jobs. Being based in the UK does not mean we only deal with UK customers we also deal with international customers.
What are the advantages of laser engraving over conventional engraving?
Laser engraving / marking has many advantages over conventional engraving these include speed, cost , accuracy quality, repeatability, no -contact (curved surfaces can be accommodated) flexibility, quality & resolution. Laser engraving is permanent but causes little or no damage to the part being marked.
What type of things have you marked in the past?
Here is a list of just some of the things that we have laser engraved over the years;
Laser engraved pens with company logos and names form customers data bases.
Laser engraved plated parts with customer information.
Laser etched surgical tools with data matrix codes and CE marks for identification
Laser engraved awards for many blue chip companies.
Laser engraved plastic boxes with customers logos.
Laser marked parts for F1 grand prix cars.
Laser marked golf club heads with customer specific codes.
Laser engraved IPOD’s as gifts for some of the UK’s number one bands.
Laser engraved cocktail shakers with customer logos 360 deg around the part.
Laser engraved Champaign bottles with wedding dates.
Laser engraved mould tools for plastic injection tooling
Laser engraved maglites with company logos.
Laser etched titanium wedding rings inside the diameter with dates & names.
Laser engraved mobile phone keypads.
Laser etched stainless steel instrument panels for aircraft.
Laser engraved core sample tools with a 300mm long scale around the circumference.
Laser marked plastic / steel vandal proof keyboards.
Laser engraved titanium aerospace parts with serial numbers.
Laser etched Gobos for light show companies with images up to 1000 dpi
Laser engraved a slate headstone with logos and text.
Laser engraved Hall Marks into gold earrings.
Laser engraved gun stocks with artistic pictures of animals.
Laser engraved Hip Flasks with detailed drawings.
Laser engraved tankards for the RAF with officer rank & information.
Laser engraved watch backs with logos & dates.
Laser engraved stainless steel rules with scales.
Laser engraved clocks,business card holders,folders,pen sets,& pen knifes in huge quantities.
Laser engraved keyrings with company logos.
Laser engraved trophy’s for local organisations.
Laser marked plastic USB Memory Sticks with logos.
Laser engraved head stones for pets memorials.
Laser engraved barcodes 1d and data matrix 2d directly onto steel parts.
Laser engraved machine tool parts with part numbers.
Laser marked surgical implants including bone screws & plates.
Laser marked bone saws, forceps,scalpels, & laryngoscopes.
Laser engraved door entry panels with deep vandal proof characters.
Laser engraved high quality / cost after market motorcycle parts.
Laser engraved jewellery including cuff-links,necklaces,tie pins & money clips in gold & silver.
Laser marked radio tracking devices for tracking birds of pray used in falconry.
Laser marked PCB’s with date codes and 2D barcodes.
What types of material can you laser mark / engraved?
Basically most metals, plastics, rubber, glass & wood but please check out our materials page which will give you a more comprehensive list.
What are the cost & turn around times?
The cost is worked out by the time it takes us to complete the job, we believe we have among the lowest pricing structure around with very low set up & per piece prices, we normally can turn parts around in under a week but if the job is really urgent we have even done same day work but this depends on our work load & the quantity of work you may need doing. Please call or email for a quote.
What Type of fonts do you have?
Because the laser engraving process is controlled by a PC we can engrave any True Type Font this gives us literally thousands of fonts for you to choice from. Most customers are happy with Arial, Times New Roman or Script for standard jobs but we can handle almost anything.
What is the best format for artwork for us to send?
The best way to send artwork is electronically to our email info@lasermarked.com & if you can in a vector format, we love artwork in Corel draw (V10) or Adobe Illustrator (V4) in PC format (no MAC please). We can also take JPEGs TIFFs and most other type of artwork you care to mention but this may incur a small artwork fee. We can also work form camera ready artwork or even just a sketch we have a large library of major company logos already in the correct format so if you are from a well know company you probably wont need to send us anything.
Can you arrange delivery to my customers so it looks like its coming from me?
Yes we can, many of our customers get plane stock sent direct to us along with their custom delivery note, we the arrange packaging in plain cover and ship to the desired location. For our larger customers we can hold stock of their items so when they get an order the lead times are reduced allowing very short lead times.
Do you provide samples?
Yes in most cases you can have one of your parts laser engraved / etched / marked free of charge (postage cost may apply for large items). Please contact us to discuss this.
Do you have a minimum / maximum quantity?
No we don’t we can handle from 1 to 10000 parts but we do have a minimum charge of £25.
How deep can you engrave?
The engraving depth is controlled by the number of passes the laser beam makes over a part, we have engraved mould tools up to 5 mm in depth with a very fine spot 0.02 of a mm. This allows for a very high quality engraving but it takes a long time and so the cost can be relatively high (for laser engraving) but still cheap compared to many other methods.
Who are your customer?
We will never reveal the identity of our customers as we believe in total customer confidentiality but we deal with many large blue chip companies like Formula 1 racing teams to Global service providers, but we also deal with small companies and even individuals that just have one item to be engraved hopefully you will become one of our valued customers.
If any of you questions have not been answered here then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. We are only to happy to help !
