Laser Engraving in the Firearms Industry
Technological advancements have improved the functionality and capabilities of laser marking and laser engraving systems for the firearms industry. In particular, we have been witnessing a growth of firearm customization that closely parallels the customization techniques used for fine jewelry.
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Even for the casual hunting or sporting enthusiast, owning a firearm can be a uniquely personal experience. In this sense, customization of weapons is an intensely personal offering, a unique submission for each customer.
The goal of laser engraved customization is to find out what products and services individual customers will be willing to spend money on in order to boost your sales by tailoring your offerings to them.
Let’s take a general overview of the ways in which firearms can be customized and the value-added revenue it can generate.
Personalization of Firearms
You can laser engrave anything from your name or initials to a personalized or organizational logo or other image. Even complex images can be accurately rendered using today’s laser engraving technologies, so if you want to add an intricate design onto your firearms, it is easy.
One of the most unique takes on trophy hunting is to place a picture of your customer’s prize buck or elk along with the time and date directly onto your guns receiver. Or consider a competitive shooting trophy, laser marked or laser engraved directly onto the weapon.
Laser Marking of Text and Simple Logos onto Weapons:
Average time to setup a text image by laser marking operator: 5 minutes
Average time to proof setup prior to final run = 1 minute
Average laser run time = 1 minute
Total time to setup and laser mark simple text and images = 7 minutes
Average revenue generated $25.00
Laser marking of photo quality gray scale images and motifs:
Average time to setup text image by laser marker operator: 15 minutes
Average time to proof setup prior to final run = 2 minutes
Average laser run time for complex images = 2 minutes
Total time to setup and laser mark simple text and images = 19 minutes
Average revenue generated $ 75.00
*The above information is an estimate. Setup and run time is determined by power level and material processing.
Laser Engraving – Serialization
LaserStar laser markers easily comply with ATF Specification 5300.4
Average time to setup serialization image by laser marker operator: <1 minute.
Average revenue generated (N/A Federal Requirement).
Laser marking or engraving is a superior choice to traditional mechanical engraving techniques for these purposes. Laser engraving can be performed on individual items, or on bulk orders for production runs, as may be required by manufacturers and retailers. If you’re looking for a cost-effective way to get a high-quality result, we highly recommend that you take advantage of these profit building technologies.
Click here now to visit our Firearms Engraving Applications library. This is just a small sampling of what can be created with your imagination and the proper laser engraving system.
LaserStar Technologies is a U.S. laser manufacturer of industrial laser marking machines for 2D part marking and product traceability. Our FiberStar® laser marking sources and laser marking systems can mark 1D and 2D barcodes, 2D data matrix, or any sequence of characters and numbers on your parts and products.
Many industries are turning to laser marking barcodes and 2D matrix markings to provide tracking data on their manufactured parts. 2D part marking has become increasingly popular not only to reduce cost and improve quality, but also to meet many industry standards and government regulations.
