Quick answer: A MOPA (Master Oscillator Power Amplifier) laser is a fibre laser with adjustable pulse width, typically tunable from 4 ns to 200 ns and frequencies up to 1 MHz. That single capability unlocks four results a standard fibre laser cannot reliably produce: colour marking on stainless steel and titanium, deep black marking on […]

Aerospace part marking exists for one reason: every component has to be traceable for life. That means a permanent mark, usually a dot peen Data Matrix code, applied and verified to a specific standard. The standards you’ll come across most often are AS9132 (the IAQG’s Data Matrix marking spec), MIL-STD-130 (the US DoD’s identification and […]

Aerospace part marking exists for one reason: every component has to be traceable for life. That means a permanent mark, usually a dot peen Data Matrix code, applied and verified to a specific standard. The standards you’ll come across most often are AS9132 (the IAQG’s Data Matrix marking spec), MIL-STD-130 (the US DoD’s identification and […]