Why are more and more manufacturers selecting 355nm UV laser marking 

The growing need for product traceability and branding drives more and more manufacturers to integrate product coding and marking systems into their production environment. UV lasers have become progressively more affordable and inexpensive to operate (because of low maintenance requirement and no need for consumables). The systems are capable of high-speed marking of many substrates and are ready to use with a quick and simple set-up.

UV laser marking vs. Inkjet marking 

Laser Marking Advantages

Markings are high resolution & precise

Markings are permanent

Tamper-resistant marking

No consumables cost

Can mark on wet, hot, cold surfaces

Can mark on stepped, inclined, cylindrical, and conical surfaces

Very low maintenance

The item need not be moving during marking

Clean operation

Dis-advantages

Higher initial cost

 Inkjet Marking Advantages

Lower initial cost

Markierungsgeschwindigkeit (in einigen Fällen)

Nachteile

Laufende Verbrauchskosten

Regelmäßige Wartung erforderlich & verstopfter Druckkopf

Tinten können schädliche Chemikalien enthalten und starke Gerüche freisetzen und sind nicht umweltfreundlich

Begrenzter Druckbereich und Größe

Der Druckkopf muss nahe an der Druckoberfläche sein

Oft unsauberer Betrieb mit Tintenablagerungen auf dem Boden unter dem Drucker