Patent ID: 8624154

Claim:
A laser marking system for marking a part, comprising: a laser; a marking chamber through which the light of said laser passes wherein at least a portion of at least one surface of a part to be marked forms one side of said marking chamber; a sealing head which includes a vacuum chamber surrounding said marking chamber, said vacuum chamber adapted to form a vacuum seal with the part to be marked with said laser, wherein at least a portion of at least one surface of the part to be marked forms one side of said vacuum chamber; a vacuum generation device adapted to provide a vacuum within said vacuum chamber when said surface of said part has formed said side of said vacuum chamber thereby sealing said vacuum chamber to said part; a vacuum sensor associated with said vacuum chamber to measure the vacuum within said vacuum chamber; a control mechanism, said control mechanism activating said vacuum generation device and confirming a desired level of vacuum via input from said vacuum sensor and thereupon activating said laser to mark said part.