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MADE IN USA – Industrial Pin Marking Machine

The M Series benchtop Pin Marking system by I-Mark is made in USA. Designed and built for industrial manufacturing.

By Marc Steele, 5 yearsApril 7, 2021 ago
Dot-Peen

Dot-Peen Marking Process

Industrial marking and part traceability use a variety of marking processes. Dot-Peen is one of the marking methods used. The dot-peen marking process uses a fast actuating stylus “hammer” and CNC 2+ axes controls.

By Marc Steele, 5 yearsNovember 17, 2020 ago
Dot-Peen

I-Mark I series Dot-Peen Marking – Solution for part traceability

The I-MarkTM  I-Series dot-peen marking system comes complete with marking head, system controller, cables, and programming software (figure -1). The I-Series marking system is the perfect solution for integrated production applications. The compact head approximately 7” x 7” x 7” may be mounted on one of three sides. The x-y Read more

By Marc Steele, 5 yearsNovember 8, 2020 ago
Dot-Peen

Remote Technical Support

Columbia Marking Tools is expanding our service department and helping reduce customer service costs. In today’s changing environment, onsite service calls may be restricted or costly.

By Marc Steele, 6 yearsMarch 26, 2020 ago
Dot-Peen

I-Mark – Recovery after Safety Stop

Q: What is the recovery if the safety were to go down in the middle of the marking. This does not necessarily stop the marker but the air will go down causing the marker to not mark even though it completes the sequence. What would be your suggestion on how Read more

By Marc Steele, 6 yearsMarch 6, 2020 ago
Dot-Peen

Question about depth of initial(first) I-Mark mark

Q: After the cell sits idle (overnight) for a period the marking head will slam into the work-piece when the cell starts operations again. A: All of the air is out of the system(or it bleeds out from sitting) and when it is re-energized it will jump / slam  because Read more

By Marc Steele, 6 yearsAugust 20, 2019 ago
Dot-Peen

Handy Andy X Manual

By Marc Steele, 7 yearsDecember 1, 2018 ago
Dot-Peen

“Soft” Home position – Why Not?

CMT has been invited to upgrade dot-peen installations that are using a competitor’s systems and have a homing failure. We also understand that a “Soft” or programmed “Home” position” is being used in these applications. The Red Star is at the corner of the marking window and is the actual Read more

By Marc Steele, 9 years ago
Dot-Peen

How to change and modify your layout.

Here is a demonstration of how to change a layout while marking without creating a new layout. Once you have your layouts taught in to their select locations and you want to change the your text (i.e. part numbers, job number, date code) you can modify your text rather than creating a new layout for every part. There Read more

By Drew Davis, 11 yearsJanuary 8, 2015 ago
Dot-Peen

I-Mark service RMA

Customer: Do I need an RMA to send in my IM-M75 for service. We had a part crash into the head and I would like it reviewed.   CMT: Sorry to hear that, yes you can use the link below to obtain an RMA. Please include a copy with machine Read more

By Bernard Sparks, 11 years ago

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