What should you pay attention to when customizing the text and logos of CNC machined parts?
What should you pay attention to when customizing the text and logos of CNC machined parts?
There are many reasons why logos are often added to products, such as branding, safety instructions, and assembly instructions.
If you know the content but don't know how to add it, please follow our guide.

There are many reasons to add and many ways to add. For different materials, we use different processing techniques, such as embossing, engraving, rubbing, silk screen printing, etc. Adding text or graphics is not as easy as it seems. Adding text and graphics has specific benefits, but also has its own rules to ensure that the work is done properly. We will use some of the guidelines listed below in your parts and prototypes.
CNC Machining
Add text and patterns when CNC milling parts, but there are some rules to follow.
In precision CNC machining, the priority is whether the type of text and pattern is engraving (cut into the surface of the part) or relief (protruding from the surface).
The embossed text is easier to read, and it also increases the loss of materials, thereby increasing the consumption of time and money. So use engraving to reduce losses.
According to the fineness of CNC cutting, it is very important to choose font size and pattern size. Choose a Sans-Serif font (no decorations that are difficult to cut), and a font size of at least 20. Soft metals may shrink slightly.
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Engraving saves time and cost
Choose sans serif font for easy cutting
Size is 20+, adjusted according to material
Depth is about 0.3mm
Post-processing
The advantage of embossing engraving treatment is that embossing engraving can be added during the manufacturing stage. For example, adding embossing and engraving using CNC milling can ensure the wear resistance of CNC machined parts. Physically processed fonts are more wear-resistant than those processed with ink. Due to the limitations of ink printing, it can prevent unauthorized piracy and re-engraving. For example: it can be changed, the font is easy to fall off, etc. But there will be no embossed and engraved text and patterns.
In many cases, it is not possible to add using manufacturing machinery. The required content is small, the company's brand needs to match, and the shape of the part is too special to be completed at the casting stage. Therefore, we have to make other choices. Because pre-processing is not possible, post-processing is the only option.
We also offer you several different ways to achieve this,
each with its own advantages:
Silkscreen/Pad Printing/Friction/Laser Engraving.
Release time: 2025-07-08
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