Columbia Marking Tools manufactures a wide range of dot-peen systems for low to high pproduction applications
Creating a New Layout A marking layout is the data that the machine will print. To do this we will need to select “Create layout form the home ribbon” After selecting your “Create New Layout” tab a new window will open prompting you to choose your Read more…
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…
Question: How far does the pin travel so I can set up the head far enough back to make room for part loading/ unloading? Answer: When scribe marking, the pin must be close to the part to offer longer pin life and to produce a good mark. CMT is now Read more…
Question: Our company has very strict safety requirements. Can you offer additional options to meet our requirements? Answer: Yes we can. This customer wanted us to tie a Light Curtain into the safety circuit with their M75 Bench Top Programmable Machine. CMT can offer several options for all our machines.
Customers purchasing programmable dot peen marking stations often ask what can be done to make programming a marking layout easier. The answer is simple, use the CAD data of the part as a background image in your marking layout. Below is a picture of a simple product tag, the CAD Read more…
Question: How small of a character can I mark with the I-Mark M-75 series dot peen marker with the “fixed dot” style marking stylus? Answer: There are many factors that can affect the results of small character marking. The “fixed dot” marking stylus provides a deeper mark than our standard Read more…
IM-M75 I-Mark programmable dot peen unit includes all required components for setting up a marking station: * Marking Head Assembly with marking window 75mm x 75mm, aprox. 3” x 3″ * Bench-top stand * Controller model 200 * IM-PC Industrial PC with I-Mark software pre loaded * Cable to connect Read more…
NEW SPECIAL COLUMBIA MARKING TOOLS DOT PEEN/SCRIBE TAG MARKER MARKS SILK-SCREENED STAINLESS STEEL TAGS WITH MAN-READABLE TEXT AND SQUARE DOT™ UID/2D CODES Identification tag marking machine is capable of placing and verifying proper tag marks at office-like noise levels at a production rate of Read more…
SPECIAL COLUMBIA MARKING TOOLS PM MICRO™ PEEN MARKING MACHINE HELPS FORGING SUPPLIER PLACE TRACEABILITY INFORMATION ON PISTON FORGINGS FOR OFF-HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT ENGINES Lansing, Michigan-based Customer uses special Columbia dot-peen marking machine designed to operate on-the-factory-floor in the hot forging plant. When Customer, a leading producer of closed die Read more…
SPECIAL COLUMBIA CNC MATRIX.2D™ PEEN MARKING MACHINE ANSWERS THE NEED FOR PLACING LOGOS, PART NUMBERS AND 2D MATRIX CODES ON AUTOMOTIVE FUEL RAILS When a leading automotive fuel rail supplier was looking for a level of programmable marking capability that could combine the placing of logos, part numbers and Read more…