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Laser Engraving is the practice of using lasers to engrave or mark an object. The technique can be very technical and complex, and often a  computer system is used to drive the movements of the laser head. Despite this complexity, very precise and clean engravings can be achieved at a high rate.  The technique does not involve tool bits which contact the engraving surface and wear out.  This is considered an advantage over alternative engraving technologies where bit heads have to be replaced regularly.  The impact of laser engraving has been more pronounced for specially-designed "laserable" materials. These include polymer and novel metal alloys.  In situations where physical alteration of a surface by engraving is undesirable, an alternative such as "marking" is available.  This is a generic term that covers a broad spectrum of surfacing techniques including printing, hot-branding and laser-bonding.  In many instances, laser engraving machines are able to do marking that would have been done by other processes.


Rotary Engraving is the term used to describe engraving done with a rotating cutting tool in a motorized spindle.
The tool, or cutter, cuts into the surface of the material to a predetermined depth and produces a groove of the same shape and dimension of the cutter.  Rotary engraving can be performed on a wide variety of materials with plastic, brass, and aluminum being the most common in the awards industry.  Rotary engraving can be done using the simplest pantographs to the most complex computerized engraving machines.  The principles are the same on all.  On a pantograph, the operator lowers the cutter into the material and then forms the character by tracing a master (copy type, template, etc.).
On a computerized machine, the cutter spindle (Z-axis) is lowered mechanically and then is moved laterally (X-axis / Y-axis) by stepper motors to form the characters.


Sand Carving in short, sand carving is a method of decorating or personalizing glass, crystal, marble, stone, and the like. Sand carving, often referred to as "sandblasting" has been used for many decades in the decorative and architectural industries.  Stencils for this industry began with designing, tracing, and then hand cutting or machine plotting in order to produce the image being engraved.  Photo resist technology was first introduced into the market in the early 1980's.
The ability to create stencils photographically instead of manually began to revolutionize the sand carving industry. 
Now businesses could create their own sand carving stencils in just a fraction of the time it used to take.
Although photo resist film often costs more than traditional hand cut vinyl and rubber mask materials, the labor and skill involved with hand cutting cannot compare to photographically reproduced images able to hold much finer detail. 
By blasting through a transfer with "sand" (aluminum oxide) text, logos and even photographs can be etched.


Sublimation Printing  A dye-sublimation printer (or dye-sub printer) is a computer printer which employs a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium such as a plastic card, printer paper, poster paper, or fabric.
Most dye-sublimation printers use the more recognized CMYK colors in that the black dye is eliminated in favor of a clear over coating.  This over coating (which has numerous names depending on the manufacturer) is effectively a thin laminate which protects the print from discoloration from UV light and the air while also rendering the print water-resistant.
Many consumer and professional dye-sublimation printers are designed and used for producing photographic prints.

Sublimation is when a substance transitions between the solid and gas states without going through a liquid stage; the action of dry-ice exposed to room temperature is a common example.  In a dye-sublimation printer the printing dye is heated up until it turns into a gas, at which point it diffuses onto the printing media and solidifies.