Roland DE-3 Desktop Engraver

Roland's DE-3 Desktop Engraver effortlessly scribes and engraves onto a huge range of giftware, signage, trophies, tools and industrial products. Personalize brass, aluminum, copper, plastic engraving blanks, wooden items and more, with the speed, precision and ease of the powerfully compact DE-3.

The Roland DE-3 features a small footprint machine with an ample 12” by 9” work area to fit comfortably into offices, classrooms and workshops. With it's fully-enclosed engraving operation, the DE-3 offers a safe and clean engraving solution.

What it can do

• Engrave onto a range of plastics and composite materials including PCB circuit boards.
• Scribe names and graphics onto glass and acrylics.
• Engrave onto gold, silver and other metals to create profitable personalized giftware.
• Add text and graphics onto plaques and signs with crisp, clean precision, and without the surface burning that laser engravers produce.
• Personalize industrial tools, nameplates and safety signs in metal, plastic, and other materials.
• Create ADA compliant signage with the addition of all-in-one ADA Signage Kit.

Precision Engraving

Easily-applied nose cones can be added to the spindle unit to avoid scratches to delicate materials and deliver consistently precise results. A laser pointer accurately defines the origin point and displays an engraving path preview on the media— set the engraving position at the touch-of-a-button for accurate engraving and personalization every time.Powered by a 20,000 rpm DC brushless motor, the DE-3 utilizes advanced surface detection and other automatic features to make set-up and engraving a quick and simple process.

Controls

Without the need for computer setup, you can quickly select machine options such as spindle speed and one-touch machine cleaning. Engraving job data can be sent from your computer and stored in the controller after the PC is disconnected. Machine operation can be managed remotely on the DE-3— offering LAN network connectivity for multiple machine engraving.

Included Software

Dr. Engrave Plus software that offers new user advantages.

• Now supports AI files and standard graphic/vector data
• Levelling and drilling functions enable standard text engraving as well as surface levelling and hole drilling
• Features automatic layout tool for importing Excel and CSV files for quick engraving of nametags, product serial numbers, and other variable data projects

The DE-3 desktop rotary engraver is open source technology that works out-of-the-box with all popular engraving software, industry standard tools, and materials.