- High-speed processes: Laser marking is a fast and efficient process that saves automotive companies time and enables them to produce parts faster.
- Material marking versatility: You can use auto parts laser marking machines to engrave components made of various materials, including metal, plastic and rubber.
- Minimal consumables: The laser engraving process requires few to no consumables, making it affordable, energy-efficient and eco-friendly.
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Every automotive company understands the importance of safety. However, some professionals may be unaware of how large a role automotive laser marking plays in ensuring this safety. Laser marking machines help maintain part traceability in the automotive industry, promoting greater quality, efficiency and customer satisfaction.
You can secure high-performing auto parts laser marking machines at Telesis Technologies, Inc. We design every permanent marking solution with quality and durability in mind, using robust materials that stand the test of time.
Why Use Automotive Laser Marking?
Traceability is the process of tracking each step of the manufacturing and distribution process as a product travels to the end consumer. Automotive vehicles contain thousands of components produced by dozens of suppliers, making traceability vital in ensuring that each part makes it exactly where it’s meant to go and is identifiable. That’s where automotive laser marking comes in.
Laser marking machines enable automotive manufacturers to print unique identifiers like vehicle identification numbers (VINs), security codes and two-dimensional (2D) matrix codes onto car parts. Companies use these codes to obtain valuable track and trace data like lot numbers and manufacturing dates. Auto parts laser marking machines engrave these individualized sequences onto components with optimal accuracy and precision at various production stages, ensuring that each code is visible and easily readable.
Using laser engravers to promote part traceability in the automotive industry means achieving all of the following functions:
- Quality control: Traceability allows auto part manufacturers to maintain maximum control over production processes and pinpoint stages of production where quality checks would be advantageous.
- Root cause analysis: When all component data is meticulously tracked and compiled in a single location, manufacturers can accurately identify the root causes of potential errors and make improvements accordingly.
- Operational efficiency: Automotive traceability systems like laser marking machines enable organizations to minimize resource waste, boost efficiency and ultimately optimize productivity.
- Product recall: Manufacturing traceability methods generate a permanent paper trail that automotive companies can use to track defective parts in the event of a recall, protecting them against liabilities. Easily traceable components also reduce the costs of product recalls and prevent them from occurring again.
- Customer satisfaction: Companies that use laser markers for traceability can increase quality, improve auto parts and ultimately boost customer satisfaction.
- Counterfeiting prevention: When automotive components have serial numbers and barcodes, it becomes more difficult for individuals to counterfeit products because manufacturers can use these codes to confirm product authenticity.
Benefits of Laser Engraving Auto Parts
When you use automotive laser marking machines to engrave parts and components, you’ll experience:
- High durability: Laser engravers create deep and robust markings that resist wear and endure in harsh operational conditions.
- Permanent, legible marks: VIN engraving machines produce permanent, high-contrast marks that are visible and easy to make out.
- Marking precision: When laser engraving components, the laser cutter does not make direct contact with the product’s surface, enabling it to produce high-precision results without the risk of accidental marking.
Auto Part Laser Marking Applications
Automotive laser engraving machines print various identification codes that indicate valuable traceability information. Types of unique identifiers laser markers produce on auto parts include:
- Data matrix codes: Data matrix codes are squares or rectangles formed from a pattern of black and white marks. The number of rows and columns in a data matrix code indicates how much information is stored within it.
- Vehicle identification numbers: VINs are 17-character codes that serve as an automobile’s unique fingerprint, displaying its features, manufacturer and specifications.
- Barcodes: Barcodes are sets of parallel black and white bars that allow companies to automatically track automotive parts across the supply chain. These machine-readable codes represent a series of numbers and characters.
- Serial numbers: Engine serial numbers (ESNs) are letter and number combinations found on a vehicle’s engine block or plate. These codes indicate engine type and when and where it was made.
Trusted Partner to Automotive Manufacturers and Suppliers
The automotive manufacturing industry relies on Telesis’ part marking equipment to create long-lasting and high contrast human-readable text, 2D Matrix codes, and VINs on their products.
Automotive Parts We Can Mark:
- Car battery
- Motor
- Rotor
- Vin Number
- Drive Axle
- Clutch
- Engine Parts
- Bearings
- Armature
- Drive Shaft