Vision Engraving & Routing Blog

Custom engraving or routing is a profitable business opportunity with many applications, including trophies, signs, industrial parts, glass engraving, name tags, electrical panels, circuit boards, jewelry, and much more. You’ll be able to cater to many industries with only a minimal initial investment in a machine. Rotary engravers are generally much less expensive than laser engravers, are safer for people and the environment, and cost less to operate and maintain.

Purchasing engraving and routing equipment is also profitable for small businesses that outsource projects that could be done on site. Engraving and routing equipment can help you save by bringing all your engraving projects in-house, including signs, product branding, name tags, electrical panels, circuit boards, jewelry, awards and much more. The purchase of engraving and routing equipment leads to quick return on investment and can be highly profitable for home and small businesses.

For more information on how purchasing engraving and routing equipment can provide you with a profitable business opportunity, contact Vision Engraving & Routing Systems.

There are a number of important things to consider before purchasing computerized engraving machines. First, decide which materials you’ll work with the most. Computerized engraving machines can work on a variety of materials, but the power necessary to engrave certain substrates can vary. If you often work with metals or PVC the rotary systems might work better, but if you mostly work with laserable plastic or coated metals and don’t desire a dimensional look, you may be happy with a laser engraver. If you plan to work primarily with odd-shaped or uneven surfaces, you’ll get better quality with rotary engraver equipment.

Start by determining the sizes of the pieces that will make up the bulk of your work. Match the engraver model to the most common piece size for the majority of jobs you’ll do.  Larger models enable you to cut or engrave more pieces at a time for better productivity.

Estimate how much work you’ll need to produce. If you have large quantities to engrave, computerized engraving machines with larger engraving areas will save you time and dramatically boost your productivity.

Rotary engravers are production machines that will work over a wider variety of engraving applications to produce two and three-dimensional engraving, while the laser engravers are effective for jobs that need a printed look. Unless you plan to work with wood and do one-dimensional engraving, rotary engravers are far more effective, creating greater depth and richness to the finished product at a less expensive overall cost.

For more information about how to purchase computerized engraving machines, contact Vision Engraving & Routing Systems.

Vision Engraving & Routing Systems is starting to ship a new type of dongle with
Vision Pro 8 software instead of the purple Hasp dongle. The new dongle is an
orange USB memory stick. Some of the advantages of the new orange USB
memory-type dongle are:

· Requires no Windows dongle driver as Windows looks at it like a standard USB
memory stick.
· The orange dongle can be plugged in before Vision Pro is installed.
· The orange dongle has license files that work only with the particular dongle
that they are installed on.
· When Vision Pro is installed, it will automatically install the correct type of Vision
Pro (Vision Pro, Vision Pro LT, Vision Pro Laser, etc.).
· Passwords are no longer required to install the software.