The parts were marked with a 10-watt q-switched ytterbium fiber laser marking system with a 160 mm focal length lens. The parts were surface etched, to create a contrasting mark. The sample parts with the serial number 3417210 resulted in a cycle time of 1.74 seconds. The parts were marked at 25 inches per second using approximately 8 watts of power with a frequency of 25 kHz.
