the customer would like to mark a series of parts (aluminium smelter card) with the most automated station possible to optimize productivity. on parts, there will be an alphanumeric marking and a datamatrix code, which will be read to supply a database. also, the customer would like the system to operate an electrical continuity test. the maximum cycle time is 15 seconds or less which leaves 7 seconds to mark.
the system is composed of an i103l-g laser integrated in a xl box.
machine cycle: the operator places the part on the holder, the plate rotates 180 °, the continuity test and the marking are performed. then, a camera placed under the galvanometric head reads the datamatrix code. meanwhile the operator has loaded a new part. when the plate rotates a second time, this new part goes in to be marked and the already marked part is retrieved by the operator.