MC 2000 is an electrically or pneumatically operated machine which makes marks by tracing and incising a series of micro-dots at an adjustable impact force. It allows a wide range of characters and signs previously stored in its memory to be marked with the required size and depth. Permanent marking is possible on almost all sorts of materials (metal, plastic, wood, glass, etc.) due to the repeated action of a properly sharpened hard-metal stylus. With this system, it is possible to mark extremely hard, uneven and irregular, flat and curved workpieces that will however experience neither high stresses nor deformations.