ML Engraving’s headquarters is set in Onore, at the foot of the Orobie Pre-Alps, not far from Bergamo. Our team of experts in digital design, laser technology and chemical etching applied to moulds is ready to welcome you.
Our work entails customizing metal moulds to produce objects in plastic, rubber, silicon and even glass: they arrive smooth and we return them with the finishings you want.
Our work entails customizing metal moulds to produce objects in plastic, rubber, silicon and even glass: they arrive smooth and we return them with the finishings you want.
Our goal is to make your products unique and distinctive, and even optimise production. We are considered surface gurus because we enhance them with cutting edge textures, logos, lettering and accurate customisation.
80 professionals
We are a multi-talented team which includes laser and etching experts, texture designers, digital designers, digital artists and cad/cam designers.
Since 1999
We're pioneers in laser technology, but we're just as well versed in mechanical approaches and etching. Our experts have deep knowledge about all finishing techniques.
Innovative SME
We're registered with the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy as a "PMI Innovativa"—a small or medium business recognized for innovation.
Thanks to the DRE® work process, our digital soul, we guarantee the correspondence between digital prototype and moulded product. In addition to designing outstanding textures, DRE® allows us to meet the technical demands of mould makers—such as draft angle analysis—and those of moulders, who seek solutions to improve moulding cycles and reduce defective parts caused by flow lines, burn marks, or air bubbles.
We have 25 laser machines in continuous operation, over 1000 square meters dedicated to etching, sandblasting, and hybrid laser-etching techniques that combine the advantages of both technologies. Additionally, our ecosystem includes prototyping and sample services, measurement and parameter reporting, reverse engineering, and mould polishing and repair.
Finally, when the job is completed, our logistics department will handle shipment of your carefully packaged moulds.
Finally, when the job is completed, our logistics department will handle shipment of your carefully packaged moulds.
Global Laser Group: the global laser engraving network
ML Engraving is a member of GLG – Global Laser Group, an international network of companies that use laser in compliance with high quality standards, adopting a common protocol to manage high volume orders. GLG promotes the advantages of laser technology, adoption of advanced services, process digitalisation and greater focus on environmental sustainability.
Since 2025 ML Engraving has also joined the SEC Group (Surface Etching Cooperation), which includes chemical processing in its service offering to satisfy every market demand.
Since 2025 ML Engraving has also joined the SEC Group (Surface Etching Cooperation), which includes chemical processing in its service offering to satisfy every market demand.
Our history and the fundamental events that have brought us to the present day.
ML Incisioni Laser
It all started with Andrea Lodetti and Silvano Balduzzi who opened M.L. snc di Lodetti & Balduzzi on 28 October, known to everyone as ML Incisioni Laser. Intrigued by laser technology, the two started to experiment with it in the fields of marking and engraving to customise surfaces.
2002
Laser engraving applied to moulds becomes our core business.
2008
We inaugurate our new premises in Onore (BG).
Installation of a gantry machine
The move to the new premises was due to installation of a gantry machine, the first in the world able to perform laser engraving on large dimension moulds. A 3x2.5 meter work surface enables us to engrave very large moulds.
2010
New businesses: Touch & Feel, Just in Time and Nuovo Cesello.
2012
We become ML Engraving S.r.l.
2014
We win INFINITE with which we start the ML Engineering department.
2017
We open the etching department
DRE®, the new era of digital designing
Our DRE® process, the bridge between designing and engraving, is further enhanced by DRE® Renders: exclusive digital and immersive previews that we share with customers. We also develop DRE® Repository, a virtual archive of projects and relative DRE® Renders.
2022
We join GLG - Global Laser Group.
2023
We open the automotive division.
ML Engraving +25!
At 25, you feel like the world is yours, full of opportunities and challenges you can’t wait to face.
That’s it: this is how we feel having reached this goal.
And the best is yet to come, ‘cause we are ML Engraving!
2024
We obtain ISO 9001 certification
2025
We join the Surface Etching Cooperation
A future yet to be written
Looking back on our history made us relive many moments and brought back many emotions.
We are proud of what we have built to date and thankful for the confidence that so many customers have had in us over the years. We are also ready for the new challenges ahead of us.
The connection with our territory drives us to constantly search for sustainable technologies and practices to preserve the beauty of the places where we work and come from.
With the same approach we will build our future, full of ambitious goals.
Each one will be a new milestone for our growth.
