#ML Engraving ## About Us ML Engraving is an Italian company operating in the laser mould engraving sector since 1999 and is a member of the Global Laser Group. As a leader in laser engraving, and thanks to a multi-service approach, ML Engraving integrates mechanical finishing and chemical photoengraving technologies, selecting the most suitable processing technique based on the finishing required by the client. The company is the trusted partner for prestigious brands in the Automotive, Footwear, Fashion, Luxury, and Packaging sectors. ML Engraving’s expertise goes far beyond laser engraving alone; the service begins much earlier with texture prototyping and conceptualisation through DRE®, a 3D rendering service created by ML Engraving. This advanced modelling and co-design service allows textures to be engineered and virtually tested. This digital-first approach drastically reduces development times, eliminates the need for physical sampling, and optimises processing costs, minimising industrial waste from a sustainability perspective. The designed laser engravings are not only aesthetic but can also be functional—for instance, by increasing grip and managing surface roughness—or technical, when it comes to precision mould engraving for elements like QR codes. To complete the value chain, ML Engraving offers a comprehensive mould repair and maintenance service, ensuring global logistics management with worldwide shipping and delivery. ## Site pages - [Industrialized| creativity](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/texture-designing/industrialized-creativity): Together we will transform your concept into a finish suited for engraving. Discover more about the ML Engraving service and contact us. - [DRE® |digital soul](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/texture-designing/dre): DRE is a co-design process that we use to manage every phase of the job from the creative briefing to engraving your texture. Create your boldest ideas! - [Sampling |and prototypes](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/texture-designing/sampling-and-prototypes): We reduce design and productivity time by creating cast and samples. We use our render 3D to reduce scrap materials. - [Advanced digital services ](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/texture-designing/advanced-digital-services): Our DRE Renders are also useful for marketing and communication activity and to protect industrial property. Discover the multiple applications! - [Aesthetic textures](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/laser-engraving-on-moulds/aesthetic-textures): We enhance your products by developing unique and distinctive finishes that we will engrave on your moulds. Find out more! - [Chemical etching](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/laser-engraving-on-moulds/chemical-etching): Discover our photochemical etching for smooth, professional finishes on plastic and rubber. Enhance your project—contact us now for expert guidance! - [Functional surfaces](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/laser-engraving-on-moulds/functional-surfaces): Imagine your product with special finishes: better performing or with anti-slip, anti-reflex and many other functional specifications! - [Technical engravings](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/laser-engraving-on-moulds/technical-engravings): We perform laser processing on moulds, dowels and precision mechanics: logos, words, QR, Datamatrix and geometries not possible to create with EDM. - [Moulding |optimisation](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/services-and-logistics/moulding-optimisation): We improve moulding processes with engraving that does not leave traces on the object surface, but contribute to its flaw-free production. - [Mould repair|and maintenance](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/services-and-logistics/mould-repair-and-maintenance): We check the cavity surfaces to be engraved and clean up any non-conforming areas. We polish mold and recover them. - [Measurements](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/services-and-logistics/measurements): We have cutting edge instruments that let us take precise measurements on surfaces, such as gloss and roughness measurement and testing. - [Integrated logistics](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/services-and-logistics/integrated-logistics): We handle product shipping procedures in-house finding the best solution for your needs. - [Welcome |to ML Engraving](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/ml-engraving/welcome): A team composed of Laser engravers, texture designers and digital designers. We love exploring innovative technologies to give you the laser etching you need ## Magazine pages - [The surface gurus](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/surfacegurus): Advanced digital services, a ready-to-use texture catalog, and comprehensive solutions for your moulds. - Find out more! - [Get inspired ](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/get-inspired): Discover how the creative spark unfolds into textures designed to elevate the essence of your products. - Find out more! - [OPTIMOLD](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/optimold): A new project dedicated to improving the molding of rubber and thermosetting materials - Find out more! - [Tumulti: interview to Andrea Lodetti](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/tumulti): An iconic couch inside the very heart of ML Engraving — the laser department — a mic, and the words of our CEO. - Find out more! - [Save the date: Plast 2026](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/plast2026): Surfaces take center stage at ML Engraving booth at Plast, the international fair for plastics and rubber - [Surfaces that speak: engraving and etching services for your moulds](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/laser-etching): Our hybrid laser-etching technique combines digital design, laser engraving, and chemical etching allowing us to work on large mould creating tailored finishes - [Style Icon](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/i-con): Quality comes from attention to details: discover I-CON, the new electric charging station by Gewiss - Find out more! - [Design with DRE®](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/design-with-dre): Guarantee your product's success with our integrated design process - Find out more! - [Textures for EPP and EPS](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/epp-eps): Choose ML Engraving to give your products a brand new look - [NANO-CLAMP®](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/nanoclamp): The texture that improves component extraction without creating suction - Find out more! - [Road to Plast 2026](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/road-2-plast): New services, lots of textures and some surprises await you at the ML Engraving stand! - [ML Engraving joins the Surface Etching Cooperation ](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/surface-etching-cooperation): The only company in Italy, ML Engraving joins the world’s largest network for photochemical etching services on moulds - Find out more! - [AIRISE](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/airise): With this project we will test the opportunities of using artificial intelligence for texture design - Find out more! - [NewSkin AISBL: the network for nanotechnology](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/newskin-aisbl): Reducing the environmental impact of industrial processes is possible, thanks to research and nanotechnology. - Find out more! - [NANO-FLOW®](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/nanoflow): The texture that facilitates fill flow, speeding up cycle times and reducing errors. ​ - Find out more! - [AIR-OFF®](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/air-off-the-solution-to-surface-flaws): We use Air-Off® to resolve moulding defects caused by air and gas trapped in the mould. It reduces scrap and production time. - [4 Perspectives on Digital](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/rassegna-digitale): Digitalization and its impacts. 4 in-depth evenings related to specific topics and open to the community. - Find out more! - [Press: Italia Più](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/italia-piu): Browse the magazine and be amazed by the beauty of our territories. One more reason to visit us. - Find out more! - [DRE - Design Rendering Engineering](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/ricerca-innova): With Ricerca & Innova we are enhancing our digital ecosystem, providing it with new state-of-the-art functionalities - Find out more! - [Nuvola making of](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/nuvola): Watch the making of Nuvola, our new futuristic sneaker prototype. - Find out more! - [Press: Corriere della Sera](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/corriere-25): ML Engraving: i guru del laser e delle superfici - Find out more! - [INSIDE is back: inspiration to see and touch](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/inside-ss26): The exclusive format of Leather & Luxury for research and trends of the next fashion collections, footwear and accessories - Find out more! - [Innovation Days by Materially](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/materially): We will intervene at the Materially Innovation Days with a deeper focus on co-design as a tool for project management and supply chain - [We are ML Engraving](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/25): +25! And the best is yet to come! - Find out more! - [Press: Valore Donna ](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/valore-donna): La texture che rende inconfondibile ogni superficie - Find out more! - [Skulls & Roses](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/montegrappa): We ennobled the new silver fountain pen from Montegrappa with our exclusive textures. Click here to find out how! - [Lineapelle - Winter 25/26](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/lineapelle-all-of-us): The footwear, accessories and leather fair returns in September for winter 25/26 - [La Volano](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/berkel-journey): Berkel presenta La Volano B114 Journey – Special Edition in collaborazione con ML Engraving - [Girih and Persian Journey](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/girith): Divine’s refined and timeless charm for INSIDE spring-summer 2025 trends. - Find out more! - [Innovazione: le PMI crescono con il digitale](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/tgeconomy): Watch our talk at TgEconomy, a television format dedicated to economic issues and business - Find out more! - [Mercury e Post Organic](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/mercury): Bizarre: the most visionary scenario for the spring-summer 2025 collections - Find out more! - [Floema e Bindery](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/floema): Sauvage brings us closer to nature in its essence: wild and luxuriant and for this so fascinating. - Find out more! - [Press: Corriere della Sera](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/corriere-della-sera-24): Laser: luce che impreziosisce le superfici (light that enriches surfaces) - Find out more! - [Caligo: a light breeze for Poetic](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/caligo): The entire collection designed for INSIDE awaits you at Lineapelle from 20-22 February 2024. - Find out more! - [INSIDE: get into the trends](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/inside): A journey in the trends for the SS25 season: sensations, lines, colours and, obviously, surfaces - Find out more! - [Be part of Lineapelle](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/lineapelle2024): Save the date to discover how to customise the surfaces of your products! - [Organic Sensations](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/organic-sensations): Find out our capsule collection: five textures inspired by nature, ready to enrich your products. - Find out more! - [Have you met TEDx?](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/tedx): We have and we want to tell you why we like it so much. - Find out more! - [Press: Wired](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/wired): Visions of Italy. We are inventing the world - Find out more! - [Free touring 2.0](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/hoji-free): The metamorphosis of textures engraved on moulds for Dynafit boots - Find out more! - [Let's meet at Lineapelle](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/lineapelle23): The surface gurus on the scene at Lineapelle, the trade show for accessories and components for the leather, footwear, automotive and clothing sectors. - [Happy birthday laser. The story so far](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/happy-birthday-laser-the-story-so-far): Discover the fundamental events of the invention of laser and its protagonists. We hope you enjoy reading it! - [Do You Texture](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/do-you-texture): There is a new feature on Instagram: do.you.texture, a profile prepared by our artists and devoted to finishes, the undisputed stars of our work. - [Press: Corriere della Sera](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/press-corriere-della-sera): An excellence of the Val Seriana in laser engraving on moulds at the service of major product design Brands. Read the article! - [C-UFSS](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/c-ufss): Customized Ultra Friction Surface Solutions is part of the Pulsate programme, for optimisation of rubber surfaces. - [Softslide, the solution for dealing with wear due to friction](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/softslide-the-solution-for-dealing-with-wear-due-to-friction): Softslide, the solution for dealing with wear due to friction. The exclusive patent that improves the performance of dynamic seals. - [The bold surfaces of Skulls & Flowers](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/the-bold-surfaces-of-skulls-and-flowers): Discover our case study with Wearlight: our creativity services on textures have made the difference. Read more - [Fast Power Laser](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/fast-power-laser): We intend to optimise our digitalised process with this project, improving the designing and mould management areas. - [High altitude |performance](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/high-altitude-performance): Laser engraving on moulds with carbon fibre for Grivel’s exclusive axe. The texture improved the performance of its surface. - [Adell by Arper: Nature as an inspiration](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/adell-by-arper-nature-as-an-inspiration): Adell by Arper: discover the creative process and laser engraving of the plant texture for this well-known brand’s chairs. - [CO-VERSATILE](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/co-versatile): Development of concrete fast actions with short supply chain to manufacture vital equipment in emergency and pandemic situations - [NEWSKIN](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/newskin): We will be part of a project for an innovation ecosystem to accelerate the industrial uptake of advanced nano-technologies. - [Infinite 2.0](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/infinite2-0): Discover the new project for the development of laser technology for engraving on high-performing, efficient moulds. - [MouldTex](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/mouldtex): This project is aimed at applying laser technology to nano-technologies to improve management of surface friction. - [SoftSlide](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/softslide): The solution for managing friction on dynamic seals mounted on automated devices and moving machines. - [Infinite - Fase 2](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/infinite-fase2): We explore the potential of anthropomorphic arms combined with laser technology with this project. - [Infinite - Fase 1](https://www.mlengraving.com/en/magazine/infinite): Our project successfully passed the first phase of SME Instrument and can now access phase 2. ## Collections - [Fresh Picks](https://www.mlengraving.com/texture/en/catalogue/FreshPicks): A curated selection of contemporary textures that captures emerging trends and the latest aesthetic expressions. - [Evergreen](https://www.mlengraving.com/texture/en/catalogue/Evergreen): Timeless textures that transcend trends and seasons, designed to remain relevant year after year. - [Technical and grip textures](https://www.mlengraving.com/texture/en/catalogue/Technical): A collection of textures designed to optimize friction and improve surface performance. - [Nature as inspiration](https://www.mlengraving.com/texture/en/catalogue/Natural): Organic and irregular structures inspired by nature , ranging from leather to fabric, stone, and wood. - [Wearable textures](https://www.mlengraving.com/texture/en/catalogue/Wearable): Footwear, fashion and furniture: these finishes fit your objects like a glove.