
Laser Marking vs Silkscreen: How to Choose The Best Process for Your Parts
The Marking Dilemma
In manufacturing, part identification not only for appearance, but also for achieving specific functions such as traceability codes, safety labels, and branding, all of which impact the product lifecycle, compliance, and user experience. Therefore, we have to choose silkscreen or laser marking process from the cost, durability, material compatibility, and scalability, etc. Sometimes a small mistake of the marking can even lead to a rejected a batch of parts, supply chain delays and a 200% cost over. This blog teaches you how to choose between these two processes based on our factory data.