Machine for laser etching and tag writing a vaporizer cartridge

A method, comprising:

• performing, by a machine, a first laser etching operation, the first laser etching operation by at least comprising:
• laser etching a first set of cartridge data onto a first side of each vaporizer cartridge of an array of vaporizer cartridges, the array of vaporizer cartridges held within a tray, the tray enclosing the array of vaporizer cartridges, wherein each vaporizer cartridge comprises an NFC tag;
• rotating the tray 180 degrees about a central longitudinal axis of the tray to provide access to an opposing second side of each vaporizer cartridge, the central longitudinal axis of the tray extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the tray, the rotation of the tray being configured to cause each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges to rotate 180 degrees about the central longitudinal axis of the tray;
• performing, by the machine, a second laser etching operation, the second laser etching operation by at least comprising:
• laser etching a second set of cartridge data onto the opposing second side of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges;
• and
• writing, by the machine, a third set of cartridge data from an antenna to the NFC tag of a corresponding vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges.

A machine, comprising:

• a tray assembly configured for one or more of a laser etching operation and a tag writing operation, the tray assembly comprising:
• a tray configured to hold an array of vaporizer cartridges during one or more of the laser etching operation and the tag writing operation, the tray comprising:
• a first cartridge positioner;
• a second cartridge positioner rotatably coupled with the first cartridge positioner;
• and
• an array of cartridge retainers defined by the first cartridge positioner and the second cartridge positioner, wherein each cartridge retainer of the array of cartridge retainers comprises:
• a first opening formed through the first cartridge positioner, the first opening being configured to provide access to a first portion of a first side of a vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges held within the tray;
• and
• a second opening formed through the second cartridge positioner, the second opening positioned opposite the first opening, the second opening being configured to provide access to a second portion of a second side of the vaporizer cartridge,
• wherein the tray is configured to be rotated 180 degrees about a central longitudinal axis of the tray that extends between a proximal end of the tray and a distal end of the tray, the rotation of the tray configured to cause each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges to rotate 180 degrees about the central longitudinal axis, and the rotation of the tray configured to allow for the first portion and the second portion of the vaporizer cartridge to be laser etched with cartridge data;
• a laser configured to laser etch one or more of the first portion of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges and the second portion of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges;
• an array of antennas, wherein each antenna of the array of antennas is configured to write the cartridge data to an NFC tag of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges;
• and
• a controller, the controller comprising at least one data processor and at least one memory storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one data processor, result in operations comprising:
• performing, by the machine, a first laser etching operation, the first laser etching operation comprising:
• laser etching a first set of cartridge data onto the first portion of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges;
• rotating the tray 180 degrees about the central longitudinal axis of the tray to provide access to the second portion of the vaporizer cartridge, the rotation of the tray configured to cause each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges to rotate 180 degrees about the central longitudinal axis of the tray;
• performing, by the machine, a second laser etching operation, the second laser etching operation comprising:
• laser etching a second set of cartridge data onto the second portion of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges;
• and
• writing, by the machine, a third set of cartridge data to the NFC tag of each vaporizer cartridge of the array of vaporizer cartridges.