PORTABLE SPEAKER - FIBER LASER MARKER

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Customer Need

An audio equipment company manufacturer was marking each part with product information (serial number, UL, FCC identification, model number, 2D bar code, etc.) by using a standard silk screening process. As demand and needs were evolving they decided to change their process. In order to ensure better marking quality, increase throughput, and add flexibility to easily change the content of what they were marking, they decided to laser mark each part and wanted a partly automated system.

Solution

CSC designed and built a benchtop system that allows an operator to load parts into a custom nest and be marked with a fiber laser marker. The pneumatically actuated drawer is opened with a foot switch, and closed manually. Custom software was added to allow the operator to choose which recipe would be used for each part.

System Components

  • Keyence MD-F3100 Laser Marker

  • Keyence SR-600HA Barcode Scanner

  • Fumex FA-1 Fume Extractor

  • Allen Bradley Micro800 series HMI

  • Allen Bradley PanelView Component C400 HMI

  • Custom equipment cart w/ outlet strip

Success

The system was able to increase throughput and meet the demands needed by the manufacturing team. The client ordered 10 units in order to keep up with demands. When they developed a new version of the product we designed a new enclosure and fixture to fit the new system and produced 12 units. All systems are still currently used in production.