InfoTag® Model LL2860

The InfoTag LL2860 uses a moving, focused CO2 laser beam to darken the specially coated white surface of metal tags, producing high-definition black characters, barcodes, graphics, and logos. Text and barcode data can be downloaded from a host computer, or entered at the keyboard and sequenced automatically for batch production. The resulting tags are built to survive the high temperatures found in slab, bloom, and billet casting mills, as well as hot strip mills.

Tags load into the marker in 300-foot (91m) rolls weighing approximately 30 pounds, feeding automatically through the laser marking area. This model typically produces high-temperature and medium-temperature tags in 0.008" (0.2mm) thick stainless steel, usually with one or two holes or slots for attachment by nailing, welding, wiring, hog-tying, or other methods depending on the application. Finished tags exit the marker for easy break-off at a nick-notch point.

At 60 watts with USB and Ethernet connectivity, the LL2860 is water cooled and available for 3" or 4" wide tag material, built for quick cycle times, large amounts of information, and long barcodes up to 24" standard. The compact size fits easily into cramped steel mill pulpits, and mounting it on wheels turns it into a fully portable marker one person can move between stations. A unique single-galvanometer optics design eliminates the expensive flat-field lens common in lighter-duty markers, reducing long-term maintenance and component replacement costs.