Direct part marking is growing popular in various business sectors for its various uses in marking the items. With this method, the barcode is directly imprinted on the products, subassemblies and materials. Although, DPM is primarily used by the civil industries, of late, the process is being used by varieties of companies. The increasing popularity of direct part marking is due to its numerous advantages, reduced implementation cost as compared to its previous generation, and availability on universal scanning.
Use of Direct Part Marking
Direct part marking is used in many fields such as aircraft, automotive, electronic, armament, pharmaceutical and medical industry, petrochemical, train transport, etc. The logistics and manufacturing enterprises also prefer the item marking technology to support item management and shipment traffic control. The outcome of implementing direct part marking includes more efficient product management and documentation along with goods traffic. The technology also allows enhanced manufacture and dispatch of the items. It is an efficient method of the objects starting from their production or acquisition to maintenance and withdrawal.
Benefits of Direct Part Marking
Durability
Convenience of reading 2D barcode
Convenience of keeping large quantity of data in small area
Suitable for using on different material such as glass, metals and plastics
Eliminating machine and human errors
Easy object identification
With fully automated marking it improves work efficiency
Reduced operating cost
Available option for product serialization
Quick implementation of technology
Method of Direct Part Marking
The direct part marking methods include grooving, engraving, burning, etching and painting. The method is selected according to the implementation cost, material for marking and reading technology.
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