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    • Scott Sabreen

    Founder and President, The Sabreen Group

    Scott R. Sabreen is the Founder & President of The Sabreen Group, Inc., a plastics engineering consulting firm founded in 1992. Sabreen earned his Master of Science at the University of Texas Dallas Jindal School of Management, and Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering at The Ohio State University. Upon graduation from OSU, Sabreen was hired by Texas Instruments Dallas, TX where he became Manufacturing Engineering Manager for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Space Navigation Satellite Receiver, rocket launch missions. Following TI, Sabreen became Director of Engineering, Quality Assurance & Machine Tooling & Facilities for AirBorn Connectors. During this time, Sabreen pioneered two significant technologies in the fields of plastics laser marking and plasma pretreatments, gaining international recognition. The Sabreen Group Inc. was founded in 1992.

    FIGURE 1. White contrast on dark-blue automotive exterior/under-hood components. It has been traditionally difficult to achieve white contrast using long-pulse-width lasers.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Fiber laser enables marking of advanced plastics

    Scott Sabreen
    Feb. 3, 2016
    Designed for affordable ytterbium fiber lasers, in-line inkless laser marking now replaces traditional rotary gravure and pad printing.
    FIGURE 1. Dark marking contrast (left), white marking contrast (center), and custom color (right).
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    "Smart additives" enhance plastics laser marking

    Scott Sabreen
    Jan. 1, 2012
    Improved contrast, line edge detail, and speed.
    FIGURE 1. 2D data matrix code versus 1D barcode.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Direct part marking for security + traceability

    Scott Sabreen
    Oct. 1, 2008
    Lasers offer advantages over ink-based processes for direct part marking of plastics.