vin is a 3 letters abbreviation for "vehicle identification number". it addresses a serious matter for automotive safety and parts marking. indeed, this identification number (marked on the car body) helps to ensure traceability of a vehicle throughout the manufacturing process, but also after it leaves the factory. as the vin number is listed on the registration documents, management of the vin number provides a real traceability advantage. for example, it can greatly reduce the amount of cars recalled if a manufacturer needs to replace a faulty component. reading of vin markings over time requires consistent high quality marking.
sic marking has developed a comprehensive and adaptable vin marking system to respond to all situations and applications.
this concept is based around three main components:
in addition, a “reading” option allows automated validation of the vin number engraving through vision analysis of shape and contents. this is a global concept that sic marking adjusts to customer requirement in order to propose a custom solution for each project. with many communications options available (i / o, rs232, profibus, ethernet, jbus profinet) and the possibility to create dedicated custom software, sic marking's efficient and robust vin concept has already been chosen by numerous car manufacturers across the world.