Industrial metal marking & serial numbering
Industrial metal marking is the unglamorous half of laser work — the serial numbers on a steel chassis, the data plate on a pump, the QR code on a calibrated tool, the batch number on a casting. It needs to be legible after years of use, abrasion, cleaning and heat. Fibre laser marking is the cleanest way to do it.
Cobblestone Creative runs industrial marking from our Leith workshop for manufacturers, engineering shops, instrument makers and asset-tracking clients across Scotland.
What we mark
- Serial numbers and batch codes — sequential or supplied list
- Data plates and rating plates — compliance information, voltage, capacity
- Equipment ID tags and asset labels
- 2D codes — Data Matrix, QR, code-39, code-128
- Logos, part numbers, manufacturing date stamps
- Calibration and inspection markings
Common applications
- Stainless and mild-steel components for manufacturing
- Brass and aluminium nameplates for plant and machinery
- Tool tracking and calibration tags
- Numbered editions for limited-run product lines
- Anti-counterfeit serialisation on branded hardware
- Distillery cask plates and traceability marks
Sequential and variable-data marking
We accept either a starting number (we'll auto-increment through the run) or a CSV list of part-specific data. Common patterns:
- Sequential serials starting at any number, with prefixes (e.g. CC-00001 to CC-00500)
- CSV-driven runs with serial + part number + batch date per piece
- QR/Data Matrix codes encoding URLs, part data, or asset records
Mark types
- Annealed — heat-changed dark mark, no material removed. Smooth, food-safe, hygienic.
- Engraved — physically removed material. Deeper, more abrasion-resistant.
- Deep-engrave — for parts that need to survive grinding, painting or sandblasting after marking.
Capability
- Materials: stainless, mild steel, brass, copper, aluminium (raw and anodised), titanium
- Bed area: [bed size] mm; rotary for cylindrical parts
- Run size: 1 to several thousand pieces per job
- Smallest legible text: ~0.5 mm tall under magnification, 1 mm tall to the naked eye
- Data: CSV, spreadsheet or text list; we'll match your numbering scheme
Compliance and traceability
f you have a specific spec — depth, contrast, mark integrity testing — send it across and we'll quote against it.
Pricing
Industrial marking is priced per piece on volume. Single-test pieces from £50; production runs typically from £2.50/piece depending on mark complexity and quantity. Setup fee one-off per job.
Send a sample
The fastest path to a quote is to send us one sample part and your data spec. We'll mark a test piece and post it back with a costed quote for the full run.
Email enquiries@cobblestonecreative.co.uk with part description, quantity and mark requirements.