Gravotech - Glass engraving

Glass and crystal engraving

Engrave crystal and glass with a laser or rotary machine to create personalised wine glasses, perfume bottles, mirrors and much more.

Adding a text, a logo or a picture on glass is necessary for personalizing a lot of different items: On wine glasses, beer glasses, champagne flutes, or bottles for a gift, for a special event, or as a promotion tool Perfume flasks or candles On mirrors or jars for decoration On trophy or awards On photo frame It can also be used for other purposes, like windows signage or identification on glasses. Glass can be marked in different ways:

  • Printing
  • Serigraphy
  • Sandblasting
  • Manual carving machine
  • Engraving with a laser or with a rotary machine

Engraving is the only method that will suit for any type of glass and last on your item, even after several dishwashes for glasses.

Engraving on glass will only affect the surface of the material and “depolish” it. The result is a very nice frozen aspect that enhances the item. Other aspects can be obtained with a laser by playing with the parameters. Laser engraving roughens the worked surface, while mechanical diamond engraving hollows out the material to deliver a thinner engraving while maintaining its transparency. Even if glass engraving is colourless, adding colours to the engraved design is possible by applying different colourants, also offered by Gravotech. This is ideal to get a golden engraving on a wedding glass for instance. Laser will create your photo on the glass, line per line, creating a special moment for your customer. Custom glass engraving is a very valuable business, both technologies will ensure a fast return on investment.

Discover our glass engraving machines

Gravotech lasers are ideal for unit or small batch glass engraving, as even the smallest lasers (40W) are powerful enough for custom glass engraving. A Laser engraver also allows you to engrave on wood, plastics, or any other organic material.

Our software allows you to compose your creation, set the machine parameters automatically and launch the engraving. They all are compatible with laser and rotary machines. Our lasers can also work as printers, it means they can be driven by third-party software (CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, etc.) and receive the files to “print” via their drivers.

Discover our range of cutters and lubricant, essential for a clear mechanical engraving. Our range of colouring will enhance your engraving and open new graphical possibilities

    Glass laser engraving

    Custom glass engraving

    Laser is particularly recommended for photo or logo engraving as the results are spectacular and even the smallest details can be engraved on glass. The most popular accessory of our glass engraving machine is the rotary device, as it will allow the laser to engrave all around circular items by automatically rotating them on 360°. Note that glass cannot be cut by a laser.

    See our glass etching machines.

    Personalised glass trophy

    Engraving glass with a Laser avoids the risk of breaking the product or the tool. This contactless technology ensures a safe engraving, even on the thinnest glass and it is noiseless.

    However, cracks naturally appear when glass is lazed, mostly depending on the glass quality (crystal is usually crack free). To reduce that, we recommend laying a small wet paper on the glass processed area before lazing it. This will improve the heat dissipation and therefore reduce cracks effects. When using this technique, do not forget to turn off the air assist to avoid drying the paper.

    Perfume engraved with glass laser engraving machine

    By playing with the focal distance and laser power, different aspects can be obtained with laser. Depending on the result you want, the laser parameters will be adapted automatically thanks to our Gravostyle™ software library.

    It allows the user to process:

    • white engraving
    • deep engraving with the possibility to add colour inside after (see Gravotech colourants catalogue)
    • frosted engraving
    • light unpolished engraving

    Glass & crystal engraving with a rotary engraving machine

    Glass of wine customized

    Mechanical engraving will result in a light engraving, looking like a traditional manual engraving. Mechanical engraving is ideal for vector engraving, calligraphic text and outline logos. A diamond tip physically engraves the material. It ensures a perfect result whatever the glass composition.

    Adding lubricant avoids microcracks and leads to a fine and clear engraving.

    See our rotary glass engravers.

    Bottle of wine engraved with rotary engraving machine

    Depending on the pressure applied on the glass, the engraving can be deep enough to be filled with colour or it can be light and create a depolish effect that only affect the surface of the glass.

    Engraved perfume bottle

    Mechanical engraving machines are cheaper than lasers, moreover, as there is no need for an air exhaust (contrary to the laser) the using cost is very low and the return on investment is faster.

    Mechanical engraving is a compact solution and designed to be used in-shop. They are very popular to personalise small items like flasks live to create an unforgettable moment for your customers.

    Mechanical engraving machines can be easily upgraded to open new possibilities, for instance with a rotary device to engrave on circular items or with a lubricant tray to retrieve glass dust carried by the lubrication system.

    Mosaic of personalized jewels, glass and perfume

    Personalisation

    Make it unique, create emotions

    You are a luxury brand or an international brand and you would like to develop an exclusive in store customer experience for your clients, on your e-commerce site or during an event?

    Gravotech offers tailored solutions that will meet your needs. A dedicated project manager will guide you throughout the collaboration: discussing requirements, running samples on your products, selecting the best-suited personalisation technology, solution deployment and user training.

     

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