ROBOTIC LASER SYSTEM MAKING ITS MARK ON AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION

News release For the first time industrial marking and traceability specialist Pryor Marking Technology will be attending the LASYS laser processing trade fair in Stuttgart. Their stand will showcase their recent innovations for major automotive OEMs, providing turn-key robotic laser marking systems. Established in Sheffield in 1849 as a supplier of marking stamps to the cutlery trade, today Pryor Marking Technology is a leading traceability partner to some of the world’s most prestigious manufacturers. Its customers are mainly in the aerospace and automotive industries, but also include steelmakers, power generation organisations and general manufacturers. Since the start of 2013 robotic marking systems have become the company’s expertise and in 2014 they were awarded a prestigious industry prize for innovation for their work with Jaguar Land Rover. The judges highlighted the company as an example of history being no barrier to innovation and praised it for re-inventing itself over the years to go from “marking cutlery to marking cars”. David Ray, Technical Director at Pryor Marking Technology, who collected the award on behalf of the company said: “Traceability is a critical part of the modern manufacturing process, especially in the safety-critical aerospace and automotive sectors. We believe that, by working closely with our customers to develop bespoke systems that meet their specific needs, we have played a key role in their on-going success, and the award is validation of this strategy. The key innovation has been to provide a laser system capable of marking the chassis VIN within the 59 second cycle time. Systems already installed in the UK and China are capable of marking chassis in multiple locations, automatically identifying the correct mark location with Cognex vision systems and verifying the quality of the mark once it has made. Pryor delivered the full system, including duty and back-up ABB robots, laser controllers and integration to the factory PLC. The multiple marking of chassis has enabled the manufacturer to lower the insurance group of the vehicle, while the high quality laser marking has eradicated the risk of finished vehicles being rejected at port of entry. Together these factors provided significant financial motivations for the OEM to invest in the latest marking technology. Pryor Marking Technology manufactures the widest range of permanent marking systems in the market along with data-matrix readers, verifiers and traceability solutions.

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