Reliable coding and marking solutions for wood and wood products
Fast and fully integrated: The wood processing industry needs reliable coding and marking systems for marking wood with safety markings and serialization codes. We adapt our laser marking solutions perfectly to the wood processing machines on site.
Marking lasers for solid wood
LASER MARKING IN THE WOOD INDUSTRY
The wood processing industry usually applies markings and codes directly to the wood during sawing or planing. For example, the product name, production location, date and time are applied in order to be able to trace the wood products seamlessly. Legislators or trade associations also require CE marking, information on the DIN standard or grading classes and quality seals on each individual board and beam. Manufacturers often also apply their logo for marketing purposes. To ensure that these direct markings have a clear color contrast and are thus clearly readable for man and machine, the laser coding and marking system has to be individually adjusted to the respective type of wood.
CO2 marking lasers achieve very good marking results on wood and are recommended if the marking needs to be abrasion-resistant and permanent. Laser markings also last, for example, when wood is exposed to wind and weather or treated with chemical agents.CO2 laser systems are also low in consumables, can flexibly print different layouts and are very robust. Fluctuating ambient temperatures, high humidity and dust pollution as well as the strong vibrations of wood processing machines do not slow down their high working speed.
What is important for laser coding and marking solutions?
- Reliable work in dusty environments (IP protection class 65)
- Easy integration into saws and wood processing machines
- High marking speed for high cycle rates
- Flexibility for adaptation to changing wood types and products
- Standard-compliant marking, e.g. for pallets (EPAL mark, IPPC logo)
Industrial laser coding and marking solutions are used throughout the wood processing industry. They are used to mark tree trunks as well as boards, timber, panels, construction timber, packaging wood and pallets. As integrated systems, our coding and marking systems are optimally adapted to the respective marking requirements and thus support the quality standards in the wood industry.
Application examples for wood marking
- Position markings on logs, boards and panels
- Grade and quality markings on solid wood
- Marking of large logos over edge surfaces of stacking material
- Edge marking of material boards with batch number, standardization, trade shows, CE mark
- Feather or edge marking in small letters on plywood
- End face labeling of beams
- Markings for the processing process on solid wood (saw protection markings, strength classes)
- Marking of packaging wood and pallets in accordance with legal requirements
Discover the various application possibilities of our industrial-strength laser coding and marking solutions. They ensure process-reliability and support automation in the woodworking industry.
EPAL organizes the EPAL Euro pallet exchange pool and contributes to the safety, quality and sustainability of international supply chains with standardized pallets made from the renewable raw material wood. There are currently around 650 million EPAL pallets in circulation. These and other EPAL load carriers are produced by over 1,600 EPAL licensees and repaired as required.
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) prints the heat treatment of wood packaging to eliminate possible pests in the wood. This is intended to prevent them from spreading to other ecosystems. The treated packaging and pallets are marked with an IPPC logo and the manufacturer's license number.
