Coding on Automotive and Aerospace Parts

Components like engines, brakes, and electronics are labeled with key data such as manufacturing dates and serial numbers, supporting quality control, maintenance, and recalls. Manufacturers face many challenges in ensuring accurate date coding, including compliance and maintaining efficiency on high-speed production lines:

• High Regulation: The automotive and aerospace industries are tightly regulated due to potential risks. Minor automotive parts date coding errors can cause recalls, delays, or safety hazards.
• Harsh Production Environments: Production lines operate at high speeds and extreme temperatures, challenging traditional coding methods.
• High Production Speeds and Volumes: The automotive and aerospace industries struggle with coding due to high quotas, limited staff, and maintenance needs.
• Complex Marking: Parts differ in materials, shapes, and finishes, making accurate marking challenging. Traditional methods lack durability and precision.

Date coding on automotive and aerospace parts is essential for:

• Ensuring Traceability in Metal Products: In manufacturing, strict regulations ensure metal product safety and quality, often requiring date coding.
• Reliable Marking for Extrusion-Molded Products: Extrusion-molded products, such as rubber hosing, tubing, trims, and tires, need precise marking (lot numbers/serial numbers/barcodes) to avoid recalls and compliance issues. Rubber hosing and tubing are essential components in applications like automotive systems and industrial machinery. Rubber trims and tires are also mostly found in the automotive and aerospace industries, offering the functionality and durability necessary for efficient operations.
• High-Performance Coding for Paper, Glass, and Ceramic Components: Automotive date coding on paper, glass, and ceramic products comes with unique challenges. Paper requires smudge-resistant solutions to maintain legibility, while glass needs adhesion methods to prevent smearing. Ceramics, on the other hand, need precise coding applications to avoid damage or cracks.
• Precision Coding for Plastic Parts and Components: Plastic parts and components are essential in the automotive and aerospace industries for their durability, cost-effectiveness, and design flexibility. Used in components like dashboards, door panels, and sensors, accurate date coding ensures traceability and helps streamline high-volume production while minimizing errors.

The KEYENCE MK-G Series provides precision, durability, and high-quality date coding for automotive and aerospace components, ensuring compliance with strict industry standards. Its low maintenance requirements, seamless integration into production lines, and robust performance help manufacturers streamline operations, reduce downtime, boost efficiencies, and minimize errors in high-demand environments.

Industrial inkjet printers guarantee traceability with accurate, fast date coding on automotive and aerospace parts while meeting other demands, including:

• Precise, Non-Contact Marking: Ensures clear and legible codes on various materials, including metal, plastic, rubber, and ceramics, without causing damage.
• Durability in Harsh Environments: With a MIL standard drop-rating and IP55-rated print head, the MK-G Series thrives in dusty, wet, and extreme conditions, ensuring consistent print quality.
• Self-Maintaining Technology: The MK-G Series comes with smart docks and self-diagnostics, reducing manual intervention and boosting productivity.
• Reliable, Scannable Codes: Continuous monitoring of breakpoints and dot conditions guarantees adhesion and legibility, even under variable environments and production speeds.
• User-Friendly Design: The intuitive interface and low maintenance requirements make it easy to operate, allowing more skilled technicians to focus on more complex tasks without constant troubleshooting.