Success stories: 3D laser marking machine with rotary table

 

With this article we start a series of success stories carried out by SIC Marking and Sivart, in which we help companies to solve any problem related to marking and traceability.

 

Today’s case is that of a company in the automotive sector that wanted to achieve the following:

 

Challenge

 

 

The challenge was to create a laser marking machine on coated silicone tubes, integrating an OCR system prepared to mark more than 1,000 types of references. Undoubtedly, it was a really complex task that SIC and Sivart were ready to achieve.

 

Order

 

 

With the laser marking machine, the company in question intended to achieve:

 

  • Convincing marking results.
  • Productivity gains.
  • Savings in the purchase of raw materials.
  • Preliminary tests with customer validation on similar prototype machines.
  • Synchronization between suppliers and technical partners.

 

Client’s need

 

 

The customer wanted to be able to perform laser marking on silicone tubes of different sizes, shapes and colors, all of which are used in the automotive world for various applications. The marking included a logo, positioning lines for clamping rings and an alphanumeric code.

 

The customer’s initial solution was to mark with paint using a stencil, but this resulted in high raw material costs and significant cycle times.

 

The solution we proposed allowed them to achieve clear and durable markings that did not affect the surface, and that adapted to the complex shapes of the different pipes. In addition, costs were drastically reduced throughout the process.

 

Laser machine marking solution

 

 

The complex laser machine tasked to meet the customer’s standards had the following features:

 

  • The solution chosen is a dedicated laser station equipped with an i104 Easy 30W 3D laser that allows marking without damaging the surface of the part.
  • The revision of the marked text is done through an OCR system and ViDi (AI for character correction training).
  • The workstation contains 2 D (rotation) axes that allow marking complex shapes in 360° as well as a rotary plate that offers the possibility to unload a marked part and place a new part, while marking another part.
  • The X and Z axes are used to change the marking window from its original position and to access other part areas and focus the OCR review camera.

 

 

In Sivart we are aware that each customer deserves the best possible treatment and solution, for this reason, we focus our efforts on offering a customized solution that allows our customers to meet all their needs. For more related articles, you can consult our blog here.

 
 
 
 
 

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