Aluminium Shell Dot Peen Marking Needle
This is our self-developed aluminum shell series marking needle, which is used in our conventional handheld and desktop pneumatic dot-peen marking machine series and can be flexibly customized according to the actual marking needs of customers. The most commonly used model is L4-17.2-65-M26, which means 4mm needle core diameter, 17.2mm base inner diameter, 65mm total length, and M26 thread installation. We choose to use aluminum shell for this series of needles because it has good corrosion resistance and is easy to process.
We use the precise tolerance control of ±0.002mm and the copper inlay on the needle sleeve to avoid needle jamming and improve the disadvantage of aluminum shell’s relatively poor wear resistance. Its weight is less than that of steel shell or copper shell, and the weight and inertia under the module are smaller, achieving more accurate marking effect. The standard needle core uses tungsten steel with a hardness of 92 HRA, which has excellent wear resistance and a typical service life of 2,000 working hours.
It can excellently mark various metal materials with a hardness of less than 60 HRC. In addition, tungsten carbide steel needle cores with a hardness of up to 96 HRA can also be used, which can meet the marking of hard metals such as hardened high-carbon steel with a hardness of less than 65 HRC. In addition, we can also provide our proud enhanced needle tip technology for most standard needles. Whether it is double-angle, titanium-plated or diamond-studded needle tips, they can be customized based on standard needles to achieve higher hardness or wear resistance.
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Basic Information
- Unit of measurement: Set
- Retail Price: 1 set or more
- Distributor Discount: 10 sets or more
- Region Agency Discount: 50 sets or more
- Payment method: T/T, D/A, D/P, Other
- Transportation method: Sea, Land, Air, Express, Other
- Shipping port: Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hong Kong
- Origin: China
- Quality/safety certification: CE
About Company

Our company, Chongqing Zixu Machine Works, was founded in 2006 and has been engaged in the marking business. Over the years, we have continued our R&D efforts in marking and provide customized solutions for different work areas and automation levels to maximize our customers’ marking productivity and reduce costs. Contact us for further real customer case and effect.
We have ISO9001, CE, RoHS and other kinds of certificates, and our products are exported to more than 170 countries, such as USA, Russia, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, India, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Slovenia, etc. With more than 15 years of ODM experience in marking machine, we provide excellent marking products and services to our customers. As the source factory of marking solutions, we provide customers with lifetime free training and continuously improve our products to ensure stable profits for our agents. Meanwhile, we are continuously seeking for agents for pneumatic marking machines and laser marking machines.

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Application Context for Aluminium Shell Dot Peen Marking Needle
This page is part of CNMarking’s Dot peen and scribe marking content library. For buyers comparing similar equipment, the key question is not only whether the sample can be marked, cleaned, welded, or processed, but also whether the final setup can match production speed, fixture stability, marking depth, visual quality, and long-term maintenance requirements. The application is most relevant to permanent identification on metal parts, VIN and chassis numbers, nameplates, flanges, cylinders, rods, and industrial traceability components.
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