Marks are made using a light beam as opposed to a metal stylus. Laser marking is an excellent choice when needing to mark various types of plastic or the hardest metals. Lasers can mark very, very small machine and human read text, 1D and 2D codes. There are no consumables. Unlike micro-percussion, lasers do not require fixturing of the part. Software is intuitive; five clicks and you are marking. Quieter than micro-percussion, marking lasers can be integrated or stand alone on a bench-top.