A) For in-line machine mounting there are three possible mounting options. Two of these options are provided in optional mounting brackets (described / illustrated below in the "mounting bracket options"). A third option is to mount the machine directly to the frame described in section 2 below. Optimum clarity marks are obtained with parallel and lightest possible contact of the marking head with the surface to be marked. The options in more detail:

1) MOUNTING BRACKET OPTIONS: Either bracket provides a five-axis (two pivoting, three sliding) adjustability normally required to adjust and align the marking head. It is highly recommended that one of the two types of optional brackets be used to assure required machine adjustability. Two similar types of brackets are offered. These are designated as the relative positioning bracket and the micro-adjusting bracket (refer to above illustration). Either bracket has the same micro-adjustability of moving the machine up-and-down to adjust for precise marking head contact as depicted below:

Each mounting bracket provides a swiveling action of the marking head from front-to-back and left-to-right. In addition to the micro-adjustability and swiveling action, each bracket has a front-to-back and left-to-right one half inch range of travel to allow quick repositioning of the marking head. The difference between the two brackets lies in the mechanism to swivel the marking head. The relative positioning bracket relies on manual adjustment to loosen the appropriate bolts and manually swivel the marking head. The micro-adjusting bracket provides a controlled "fine tuning" capability of swiveling the marking head on a controlled basis. The relative positioning bracket is recommended for the majority of applications. Consult factory for recommendation if there is a question on which technique might be more suitable. Machine and bracket dimensional drawings are available upon request.

2) MOUNTING DIRECTLY TO FRAME BODY: A third (less common) mounting option is to mount the machine directly to the frame body or a locally designed bracket as described below. In this option a provision must be made in mounting the machine so that the marking head can easily adjust and align with the surface to be marked. To insure the best possible results it is necessary that a provision for both adjustment and alignment of the marking head as indicated in the above brackets be provided when engineering the mounting arrangement. Machine dimensional drawings that detail frame body mounting holes and associated dimensions are available by request.

B) For off-line machine mounting, the benchtop model base accomodates either mounting bracket to allow mounting of any machine model.