The information craze - Howard Moore, managing director of laser marking specialist Electrox, explains the growth in demand of marking. A partner in vision-based part inspection, it is also often used independently

摘要

Fashions come and go, even in the manufacturing industry. But the current demand for detailed information - on the food we eat, the clothes we wear and products we buy - is here to stay, and it is now becoming apparent in metal manufacturing. The latest must-have item is a marking system. Even 10 years ago, few metal manufacturing companies outside of the automotive industry routinely identified components and products, It is now an absolute essential in the medical industry, where traceability and asset management are critical, and in all high-end manufacturing where branding and anti-counterfeiting are important and becoming ever more so in the face of cheaper imitations.