Pryor Marking Technology

Pryor Marking Technology Pryor Marking Technology is a world leading manufacturer of permanent marking solutions.

Pryor Marking Technology provides a single source of marking products, traceability software, services and support. Founded in Sheffield in 1849, Pryor offer a complete portfolio of solutions for permanent part marking ranging from a hand punch through to turnkey, bespoke designed systems using laser, scribing or punching machines. Pryor's own vision technology and software solutions enable the a

utomatic, precise location of marking on a component and reduce quality escapes in manufacture by verifying and tracing marks throughout the component life cycle. Pryor have extensive experience of robotic marking systems to deal with the most challenging production requirements and
Supported by a network of distributors in over 60 countries, Pryor supply all manufacturing industries globally, with extensive expertise in aerospace and automotive standards.

A well-earned win for Andy Hales.We've had collection tins dotted around Pryor for a while now, and we ran a competition...
29/05/2026

A well-earned win for Andy Hales.

We've had collection tins dotted around Pryor for a while now, and we ran a competition to see who could guess the total amount inside. Andy came in just £2 off the correct figure, which is a pretty impressive effort when you consider how many people had a go.

His prize was one of the last remaining bottles of Pryor Anniversary Gin. A delicious reward.

More importantly, the tins have helped push our total raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to £1,173. That's the work of a lot of people across the business, giving a little at a time, and it adds up to something worth being proud of.

Thank you to everyone who contributed, guessed, and kept the tins topped up. We'll keep going.

Does your application actually need a MOPA laser, or will a standard fibre laser do the job?It's one of the most common ...
26/05/2026

Does your application actually need a MOPA laser, or will a standard fibre laser do the job?

It's one of the most common specification questions we get. The answer matters because there's a cost difference, and the wrong choice in either direction creates a problem.

Specify MOPA when you don't need it: you've overspent on capability you won't use.
Specify standard fibre when you do need it: you'll get inconsistent results, wrong colours, and burnt plastic.

So here's the decision framework we use.

A standard fibre laser is the right answer for most serialisation on steel. Reliable, cost-effective, well-proven.

MOPA is the right answer when your parts involve:

Colour marking on stainless steel or titanium. The controlled surface oxidation that produces stable, repeatable colour requires pulse width control that a standard fibre laser doesn't have. Blue, gold, purple, dark green — all achievable. All impossible to replicate consistently without MOPA.

Anodised aluminium. Short pulses ablate the anodised layer cleanly without touching the metal underneath. The marks are permanent and high contrast. Standard fibre lasers can mark it, but the contrast is weaker and consistency suffers.

Plastics. Thermally sensitive materials need tunable energy input. Adjustable pulse width is what prevents burning, foaming, and deformation.

Day and night marking on automotive panels. Ablating paint from backlit components without scarring the substrate is almost exclusively a MOPA application.

The technical reason is pulse width. Standard fibre lasers have a fixed pulse duration, typically 100 to 120 nanoseconds. MOPA lasers let you tune pulse width from 4 ns to 200 ns independently of power and frequency. That one variable changes what's achievable.

Full technical explanation and application guide here: https://www.pryormarking.com/what-is-mopa-laser-marking-and-when-do-you-actually-need-it/

What materials are you marking? Happy to give a direct recommendation in the comments.

The EU Battery Regulation uses the word "indelible" four times in Article 13 alone. It doesn't define it once.That's not...
20/05/2026

The EU Battery Regulation uses the word "indelible" four times in Article 13 alone. It doesn't define it once.
That's not a drafting error. It's a deliberate choice, and it puts the burden of interpretation squarely on manufacturers.

So what does indelible actually mean in practice?

It means the marking must survive the full operational lifetime of the battery. Through thermal cycling, chemical exposure, vibration and, eventually, end-of-life processing in a recycling facility. Not just at the point of manufacture. Throughout the lifetime.

By that standard, adhesive labels don't pass. They peel. They degrade. Over a ten-year operational life for an industrial battery, the probability of an adhesive label remaining visible, legible and intact at end-of-life is not something any compliance manager should want to bet on.

Laser marking passes. A laser mark is created within the surface of the material itself. There's nothing to lift, nothing to separate, nothing to degrade independently of the battery casing. It's there for as long as the casing is.

Two deadlines are approaching. August 2026 for labelling. February 2027 for the QR code and Battery Passport requirement. Neither allows a wait-and-see approach.

We've written a full breakdown of what the regulation actually demands, why the packaging fallback doesn't apply to EV and industrial batteries, and what laser marking delivers that no other process can.

https://www.pryormarking.com/what-does-indelible-actually-mean-under-the-eu-battery-regulation/

The fixed workstation shouldn't be the bottleneck.When a component is too large to move, too heavy to lift, or spread ac...
14/05/2026

The fixed workstation shouldn't be the bottleneck.

When a component is too large to move, too heavy to lift, or spread across multiple locations, bringing it to the marking machine creates an extra work centre in your process, and extra cost.

The question the industry has been trying to answer is: how do you get laser quality marking to the component, not the other way around?

Existing portable laser systems still required either a mains power connection, a compressed air line, or both. Which means a cable or a bulky compressor to move. Which means a fixed point. Which means, not really portable.

The Pryor Portable Laser cuts the cord entirely.

Battery powered for a full working day. Class 1 safety certified. No air supply required. Marks steel, stainless, aluminium, and titanium with the permanent, high-contrast results you'd expect from a fixed system.

The machine comes to the component. That's the difference.

Find out more → https://machines.pryormarking.com/product/portable-laser-marking/

The deadlines every EV battery manufacturer needs to know.August 2024 — CE marking mandatory. August 2026 — QR codes man...
05/05/2026

The deadlines every EV battery manufacturer needs to know.

August 2024 — CE marking mandatory.
August 2026 — QR codes mandatory, printed or engraved on the battery.
February 2027 — Digital Battery Passport mandatory.

That last one sounds distant. It isn't.

Industry guidance puts a realistic implementation timeline at 12 to 18 months for new digital traceability infrastructure. Before you've even factored in physical marking equipment, integration testing and production validation.
Which means if you haven't started thinking about this, you're already behind.
The regulation is specific: markings must be indelible. That rules out adhesive labels and inkjet printing entirely. Laser engraving or dot peen marking, applied directly to the battery housing, is what compliance looks like in practice.

We've written a full breakdown of what Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requires, what it means on the production line, and what a compliant marking setup actually looks like.

Link in the comments.

Introducing the Pryor Integrator Laser — a fibre laser marking system designed from the ground up for embedded productio...
01/05/2026

Introducing the Pryor Integrator Laser — a fibre laser marking system designed from the ground up for embedded production line use, with native support for EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, OPC-UA, TCP/IP socket, and RS-232.

The laser appears on your network as a first-class device, ready to receive layout commands, variable data, and start triggers directly from your PLC programme, no matter your architecture.

OPC-UA support via MarkMaster 4 adds bidirectional data exchange. Your automation system can send data to the laser and read data back, enabling real-time traceability confirmation, inline data verification, and direct MES integration.

Whether your architecture is PLC-first with no PC in sight, or PC-controlled at the heart of the cell, the Integrator Laser has a native communication path ready for you.

Read more and request a quote - https://machines.pryormarking.com/product/integrator-laser-system/

Introducing the Pryor Portable Laser. The world's first fully battery-powered, Class 1 safe portable laser marking machi...
29/04/2026

Introducing the Pryor Portable Laser. The world's first fully battery-powered, Class 1 safe portable laser marking machine that requires no mains power connection and no compressed air supply. Take the Laser to the component. Not the other way around.

It runs on a battery for a full working day. It marks steel, stainless, aluminium, titanium, and a wide range of engineering alloys. It produces serial numbers, part numbers, Data Matrix codes, QR codes, logos, and barcodes, permanently, with high contrast, and fast.

For decades, the practical barrier to portable laser marking has been the same: where does the power come from, and where does the air supply come from? We've solved both.

The result is a machine that works in busy, environments, safely, alongside other workers, without needing protective eyewear or additional guarding. Class 1 certification is standard and not optional.

If you work with large, heavy, or fixed components that can't come to a fixed workstation, this was built for you.

Read more and request a quote → https://machines.pryormarking.com/product/portable-laser-marking/

Back in Sheffield after a brilliant Five days at the NEC, hundreds of conversations with engineers and manufacturers fr...
27/04/2026

Back in Sheffield after a brilliant

Five days at the NEC, hundreds of conversations with engineers and manufacturers from across British industry, and a lot of live marking demonstrations.

The thing that always strikes us at exhibitions like MACH is how much genuine curiosity there is about marking and traceability. People want to understand their options - not just be sold something.

That is why we try to show up at these events as engineers first and salespeople second.

If we spoke to you at MACH and you want to continue the conversation, get in touch. We've plenty of conversations to follow up on and we will be in-touch soon.

+44 114 2766044 or [email protected]

24/04/2026

Last day at .

What a week. Five days, hundreds of conversations, and a lot of marking demonstrations.

Thank you to everyone who came to find us on Stand 18-430. The quality of conversation at this show always reminds us why British manufacturing is in great hands.

We are here until the end of the day - come and say hello before we pack up.

We're back in Sheffield on Monday with lots and lots of conversations and exciting projects to follow up on.

Day 4 at . It's been a brilliant exhibition so far.The energy in the hall is great, & the conversations keep getting be...
23/04/2026

Day 4 at . It's been a brilliant exhibition so far.

The energy in the hall is great, & the conversations keep getting better. Come and find us to talk about all things and on Stand 18-430

We're right underneath the big Hall 18 sign

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