Integrators corner: Industrial marking on production lines
Discover the full range of products and services designed to support integrators and make the installation of Gravotech industrial marking solutions faster, easier, and more reliable.
Gravotech helps you reduce engineering time
Integrating an industrial marking machine into a production line should be efficient, reliable, and effortless.
Our goal is to help you save engineering time and reduce commissioning complexity. More than 200 integrators worldwide work with Gravotech as a trusted partner, as they provide:
- internally designed robust marking equipment
- integration and customisation expertise
- documentation, 3D models, integration manuals
- responsive technical support from design to validation
Whether you are building a new automated line or upgrading an existing one, Gravotech’s integrable marking solutions ensure consistent traceability, optimal performance, and smooth integration within your control architecture.
Why choose Gravotech as your integration partner?
Our systems deliver both flexibility and independence, reducing engineering time and simplifying integration into any industrial architecture. Gravotech designs their industrial marking machines with integrators in mind.
- Strong worldwide pre-sales and after-sales teams and distribution network with a presence in more than 70 countries to help you in your project with feasability study, hotline, part availability, and more.
- Mechanically optimised machines for quick installation: featuring accessible mounting holes, strong threading, and a range of dedicated accessories such as angled connectors, height-adjustment kits, and cabling options.
- 3D models and detailed mounting documentation are available to simplify mechanical design and make it easy to adapt each component to your specific line layout.
- Long-term compatibility across generations: mounting interfaces and marking files from older machines remain compatible with newer models, making replacements effortless.
- Support for major industrial communication and control protocols: ethernet TCP/IP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, dedicated I/O (SUB-D37), 8I/8O, RS232, and USB (x3).
- Autonomous operation features with Gravotech machine controllers, allowing many applications to run without PLC programming.
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Gravotech services for integrators
Pre-sales services
Gravotech supports integrators from the very beginning of their project with a comprehensive range of sales services.
Our teams can perform feasibility studies and industrial marking tests directly on the customer’s parts, validating mark quality, cycle times, and compliance with specifications before the solution is deployed. We also provide precise verification of code readability and marking depth, using microscopes and metrology tools to ensure results meet traceability or regulatory requirements.
Through the Gravotech Support Center, integrators gain access to all essential engineering resources, including:
- 3D models of the machines,
- installation manuals,
- integrator-specific documentation,
- detailed communication instructions.
This technical foundation helps integrators reduce project risk, accelerate design phases, and secure a seamless integration from the very first steps.
After-sales services
Gravotech’s after-sales service is a key strength valued by integrators who rely on consistent performance and fast intervention capabilities. Because Gravotech designs the complete solution in terms of machine, software, and firmware, its technical teams have full control over every component of the system, enabling efficient diagnostics, precise troubleshooting, and long-term serviceability.
Qualified technicians are available on site or through a dedicated hotline, providing rapid assistance during installation, commissioning, or production incidents.
With local spare parts stock, short delivery times, and a global support network of subsidiaries and trained distributors, Gravotech ensures that integrators receive reliable, responsive, and expert support wherever their project is deployed. This comprehensive service ecosystem helps maintain uptime, reduce maintenance overhead, and secure the long-term performance of every integrated marking solution.
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World presence
Gravotech’s strong global presence ensures that integrators benefit from reliable, local support wherever their projects are deployed. With subsidiaries, trained distributors, and qualified technicians positioned worldwide, assistance is always close at hand for installation, maintenance, or troubleshooting.
This international network also guarantees the availability of spare parts, with fast delivery times that reduce downtime and simplify long-term maintenance planning. For integrators, this means greater confidence in project continuity, consistent service quality across regions, and a dependable partner throughout the entire lifecycle of the industrial marking solution.
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How to choose your integrable marking machine?
As in integrator, selecting an identification machine starts with your customer’s production line specifications and part marking requirements. Each technology has its strengths, and choosing the right one will depend on several factors, such as:
- marking/identification specifications: size, depth, contrast, content;
- production process and part itself;
- integration constraints;
- material, hardness, and surface;
- work environment (dust, temperature, humidity);
- part sensitivity;
- post-treatment of the part;
- part usage and environment;
- budget;
- client’s technology preference.
Here are our main industrial marking technologies for integrators:
| Technology |
Laser |
Dot peen |
Scribing |
| Marking process | Lasers alter the materials surface to create contrast or ablations and reveal a marking | The machine stylus hits the surface and creates a small inverted dome in quick succession | The machine stylus contacts part and scratches the surface, leaving a deep uniform groove on the part |
| Advantages | Contrasted and quick marking | Fast and deep marking | Very legible deep marking |
| Limits | Material might not react to laser source, extra safety precautions | Lack of contrast | Part needs to be held firmly |
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Our industrial marking machines for integrators
Gravotech’s range of integrated laser markers combines precision and reliability with full connectivity through standard fieldbus protocols, helping integrators deploy industrial laser marking systems faster and with fewer engineering constraints.
- Fiber Laser: compact metal marking specialist delivering fast identification and easy integration.
- MOPA Laser: adjustable pulse control for perfect contrast on metals and plastics with complete process flexibility.
- Hybrid Laser: high-peak DPSS laser ensuring precise, clean results on a wide variety of materials.
- Green Laser: cold 532 nm wavelength for high-precision marking on sensitive or reflective parts.
- CO2 Laser: powerful industrial laser marking system for identification of organic materials at high speed.
Integrated laser system to mark and engrave on all metals.
FIBRE laser
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Integrated laser system for high-quality marking on metals and plastics.
MOPA Laser
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Integrated laser system for high quality marking on plastics and metals.
HYBRID laser
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Integrated laser system for high quality and cold marking on plastics and precious metals.
GREEN laser
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Integrated laser system to mark organic materials.
CO2 laser
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Integrable dot peen machines deliver fast, deep, and permanent marking on a wide variety of materials and parts. Pneumatic and electromagnetic versions both have their strengths: the first one is quick while the second is precise.
Designed for industrial environments, these systems combine rugged construction, quick installation, and easy configuration, helping integrators save time during setup and commissioning.
- XF510p: compact and lightweight pneumatic dot peen marking machine ideal for limited spaces, offering high-speed and deep marking performance for automated cells.
- XF510m: electromagnetic version for maximum marking precision, while allowing easy mechanical and electrical adaptation to complex automation systems.
- XF530p/m: heavy-duty model built for demanding industrial applications, providing extra-deep marking in harsh environments. Available in pneumatic or electromagnetic versions.
Gravotech offers scribing marking machines for production lines that deliver sleek, permanent, and deep marks on metallic parts with exceptional consistency. Engineered for demanding industrial environments, these systems combine short marking cycles, rugged construction, and excellent precision, making them the ideal solution for metal identification and traceability on production lines.
- XF510r: compact, quick scribing machine delivering clean and precise markings with minimal vibration, perfectly suited for automated production cells.
- SV530: heavy-duty scribing marking machine designed for deep, highly legible marking on hard metals, ensuring durability and readability even when the part goes through painting or sandblasting.
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Choose your laser accessories to match your customer’s requirements
Mini-inline
The Mini-inline is a compact, class-1 safety concept that encloses the laser beam down to the part’s surface, eliminating the need for a bulky enclosure. Its design simplifies the installation of an integrated laser marker.
It integrates safety sensors (inductive/optic, presence sensor, safety relay), is DGUV-certified, and features double-wall extraction right next to the marking area to remove fumes and dust.
Designed to fit directly into high-speed lines, including robot arms, it reduces cycle-time and installation costs. The Mini-inline has a standard industrial marking window of 32 × 42 mm (1.26 x 1.65'') and is compatible with Fibre, MOPA, Hybrid and Green integrable laser marking systems.
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eZ Laser
The eZ Laser is a motorised Z-axis that moves the laser head up and down to maintain the correct focal distance on parts with varying heights.
It is compatible with all Gravotech integrable laser markers and is purpose-built for programmable height adjustment during automated sequences with its 295 mm (11.61'') stroke.
This accessory also features a 7" touchscreen with the following functions:
- Height adjustment
- Marking job view, launch and management
- Control of light and optional exhaust system
The eZ Laser simplifies mechanical design and commissioning on automated cells.
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Rotary device
Rotary device for laser marking of round and circular parts.
The part rotation system facilitates the marking of cylindrical parts by turning them during marking cycles. This allows you to easily mark your revolving parts on their generator or on their circumference.
Available in three versions, it can be used to mark all your circular parts, including large ones:
- RD1: key chuck - small-diameter cylinder
- RD2: key chuck - large-diameter cylinder
- RDM: manual chuck - diameter of the cylinder: intermediate
| Part clamping | Interior | Exterior | Max. weight |
| RD1 | Ø 18 mm (0.709'') - 98 mm (3.858'') | Ø 3 mm (0.118'') - 76 mm (2.992'') | 25 kg (55.116 lbs) |
| RD2 | Ø 30 mm (1.181'') - 152 mm (5.984'') | Ø 3 mm (0.118'') - 125 mm (4.921'') | 25 kg (55.116 lbs) |
| RDM | Ø 30 mm (1.181'') - 129 mm (5.079'') | Ø 4 mm (0.157'') - 118 mm (4.646'') | 1 kg (2.205 lbs) |
Dust and particle extractor
Running an exhaust system with an integrated laser marker is highly recommended for several reasons.
It reduces the accumulated amount of dust and particles in the marking area and prevents the marking from being altered over time. Dust buildup on the laser lens is also minimised, avoiding marking deterioration and even potential lens breakage.
An exhaust system also protects laser operators from inhaling toxic fumes and particles, maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
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Other integrator accessories for laser machines
Integrators working with Gravotech can benefit from our full range of accessories.
Gravotech’s experts can easily analyse your project and recommend the most suitable solution and accessories: from autofocus modules to lens kits, cabling and connecting options, and much more.
To learn more about their usefulness and compatibility with Gravotech integrable machines, please consult our sales teams or contact us.
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Set up your dot peen and scribing solution to fit your customer’s requirements
eZ150
The eZ150 is an electrical linear Z-axis with 150 mm (5.906'') stroke that can be mounted horizontally or vertically, allowing compatible dot peen marking machines to approach the marking area, identify the part, and then disengage for part removal.
This accessory can also be used to mark parts of different heights, or a single part multiple times, at various height levels.
The eZ150 offers multiple fixing points, dust protection, and built-in limit switches, and connects directly to the XCOM controller, enabling users to program movement without writing PLC code.
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Part rotation system for dot peen and scribing
Compatible with dot-peen and scribing marking machines, our rotary device allows precise marking on cylindrical parts by rotating the part in sync with the stylus movement. This ensures consistent depth and alignment across the entire surface: whether marking around the diameter or along the axis.
Designed for seamless integration and reliable performance, this accessory is essential for marking shafts, pipes, flanges, and other round components within automated or manual setups.
Available in three configurations to suit a wide range of part sizes and marking requirements:
- RD1: key chuck - small-diameter cylinder
- RD2: key chuck - large-diameter cylinder
- RDx: Electronic board that translates machine instructions to custom rotary device
| Part clamping | Interior | Exterior | Max. weight |
| RD1 | Ø 18 mm (0.709'') - 98 mm (3.858'') | Ø 3 mm (0.118'') - 76 mm (2.992'') | 25 kg (55.116 lbs) |
| RD2 | Ø 30 mm (1.181'') - 152 mm (5.984'') | Ø 3 mm (0.118'') - 125 mm (4.921'') | 25 kg (55.116 lbs) |
Dot peen and scribing styli
Gravotech offers an extensive selection of styli designed for every marking need. Whether you use pneumatic, electromagnetic, or scribing technology, we provide styli tailored to part accessibility, marking depth, material hardness, and surface condition.
Choose from various piston sizes, tip radii, and angles: from precise 60° pins to wide 130° styli for post-treatment readability. Reinforced tips and diamond options are also available for harder materials and rough surfaces.
This flexibility ensures optimal results and long-lasting performance across all applications.
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All our other accessories for dot peen and scribing machines
Gravotech offers a full range of accessories to support the integration of scribing and dot peen marking machines into your production process. Each accessory is designed to simplify integration, improve performance, or answer to a specific constraint.
Our experts work closely with you to identify the right components for your application, reducing engineering time and ensuring reliable operation.
Contact our sales team to learn more about available options and how they can be tailored to your project.
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Gravotech’s customisation capabilities
- Flexible customisation for automation projects
Gravotech is dedicated to finding the right solution for integrators, by also offering some light customisation to match the exact requirements of an automation project, giving integrators the flexibility they need to simplify design and optimise workflow.
- Expertise in complex integration
Our application engineers have years of experience in answering complex integration processes to ensure perfect mechanical fit within any line architecture.
- Modular adaptations for seamless integration
This modular and customisable approach allows integrators to reduce engineering constraints, speed up commissioning and deliver marking solutions that fit their machine design rather than the other way around.
Electrical and communication adaptations, custom building enclosures, part maintaining jigs, validation cameras and reading processes are also available, enabling seamless integration into diverse PLC environments.
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Communication protocols
Thanks to a wide range of communication interfaces, Gravotech marking systems integrate smoothly into industrial automation architectures.
- Fieldbus
For direct PLC connectivity, the controllers support key fieldbus protocols such as EtherNet/IP and PROFINET, ensuring fast and reliable data exchange with modern automation platforms. - Ethernet TCP/IP
Standard Ethernet TCP/IP communication is available for networked control, supervision, or connection to higher-level systems. - Communication ports
The machines also include multiple hardware interfaces: 8I/8O terminal blocks, dedicated laser safety I/O, RS232, and USB ports. Providing flexibility for simple triggering, status feedback, barcode scanner connection, local file management, or integration into legacy equipment.
This comprehensive communication toolbox allows integrators to choose the architecture that best fits their project, simplify commissioning, and guarantee robust interaction between the marking system, PLCs, and other machines on the line.
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