CML50
During 2006, Bost Garnache Industrie (part of the FACOM Group) decided to replaceits traditional marking process using a YAG laser by installing the Cerlase process of laser sintering of mineral powder. The improvements in quality and the aesthetic marking as well as improvement in production rates more than justified the investments made by Bost Garnache Industrie plant (located in Laissey). The equipment supplied by Cerlase involved the CML50 machine. This machine is based on a conveyor system which supports a circulatory tray process. The trays carry the items to be marked. The pulverization of the color, drying, laser sintering and cleaning are carried out by independent modules which are located around the conveyor. The operation of the process is accomplished by Cerlase designed software to comply with order requirement.