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Update as of July 13, 2022: The Cobalt 300 laser plate-maker has been discontinued and replaced with the Cobalt PRO. The Cobalt PRO CO2 laser machine embodies the same characteristics of the Cobalt 300 but with a stronger ceramic core laser. Have you ever wondered what it looks like to etch a design onto an

Update as of July 13, 2022: The Cobalt 1000 has been discontinued but replaced with the Cobalt ONE fiber laser etching machine. While the Cobalt ONE is not meant for engraving parts other than plates or cliches for pad printing, another member of the Cobalt laser family, the Cobalt PRO has the capability to etch

Take a look at this! Would you ever think this is a part of a very expensive tool used for measurement applications? As a matter of fact, this object is part of an extremely sophisticated measuring device called FARO Laser Tracker. We wanted to make sure the imprinted plastic artwork came out just perfect! In

Are you using a single-sided or double-sided ceramic ring? If you are using a single-sided ring you should look into the benefits of using a double-sided instead. The most obvious reason has to do with the fact that rings can get damaged… yes, sooner or later it will happen, but if you have a double-sided

Here at Inkcups we often get special orders for Top Secret projects. Therefore, that’s all we can say at the moment. We don’t want to get into trouble… Both items were pad printed with 3 different colors using our very own ICN-150. Paul began by etching the artwork onto a plate using the Cobalt 1000

July 2022 Update: The Cobalt 250 has been discontinued and replaced with the Cobalt PRO. The Cobalt PRO is an advanced CO2 laser capable of producing high-quality laser plates for plate-making. All other etching applications should be testing. Here you see one application of Cobalt 250 laser engraver: laser etched glass. This compact machine, designed