Laser Marking & Cleaning Drivetrains
Fiber lasers provide important advantages for the identification of ring gears and pinions. They can etch 2D codes that maintain traceability through phosphate coating and heat treatments.
To ensure a strong assembly, the same laser can also selectively remove phosphating from certain areas without affecting the metal underneath.
Laserax offers complete laser solutions that include vision, validation, dust extraction, and a lot more.
Applications
Benefits of Laser Marking
for Ring Gears and Pinions
- Get rid of human errors that occur when entering data manually
- Etch high-quality codes that withstand phosphating & heat treating
- Keep up with short cycle times and minimize downtime
- Adapt the marking configuration to multiple parts
- Validate codes automatically so that no defective codes make it into the manufacturing process
- Automatically log scanned data in your database
- Know the exact origin of defects to avoid large recalls
Recommended Solutions
No need to deal with several suppliers and wonder who’s accountable for what. We provide all the features, peripherals and support needed to integrate the laser in your manufacturing process.
Rotary Table Marking Machine
Fully automated, this machine marks resistant codes without impacting cycle time in robot cells.
It has a high-power laser for fast laser marking & a rotary table to load parts while other parts are being marked.
Features Typically Included
- A Cognex camera to detect part models & validate code quality
- An air knife to prevent dust accumulation on the lens & ensure consistent marking quality
- A dust extraction unit to maintain a clean work environment
- A touchscreen HMI to select the right configuration, troubleshoot the machine, etc.
Conveyor Marking Machine
If you don’t need to keep up with short cycle times, you can opt for our automated conveyor solution
This machine can mark moving parts as well as parts stopped for other operations.
Features Typically Included
- A Cognex camera to detect part models & validate code quality
- An air knife to prevent dust accumulation on the lens & ensure consistent marking quality
- A dust extraction unit to maintain a clean work environment
- A touchscreen HMI to select the right configuration, troubleshoot the machine, etc.
Benefits of Laser Cleaning
for Ring Gears
- Remove phosphate coating without affecting the metal underneath
- Easily handle cleaning residues with our dust extraction unit
- Strengthen your assemblies with precise & consistent results
- Keep up with short cycle times and minimize downtime
- Perform part identification with the same laser
- Validate cleaning quality automatically so that no defective parts make it into the manufacturing process
Recommended Solutions
No need to deal with several suppliers and wonder who’s accountable for what. We provide all the features, peripherals and support needed to integrate the laser in your manufacturing process.
Rotary Table Cleaning Workstation
This machine can be integrated inline to remove phosphate coating without impacting your cycle time.
It has a high-power laser and a dual-position rotary table. If needed, it can also perform part identification.
Features Typically Included
- An air knife to prevent dust accumulation on the lens and ensure a consistent cleaning quality
- A dust & fume extraction unit to maintain a clean & safe environment
- A Cognex camera to validate cleaning quality and, if required, code quality as well
- A touchscreen HMI to select the right configuration, troubleshoot the machine, etc.
We used to stick paper notes to our trays to note down the part model. Our operators made frequent mistakes when copying the information. We decided to add laser marking with barcode validation to eliminate these errors. Since then, our OEM clients haven’t made a single return.
One of the biggest worries we had was that adding the laser to our cell would create a bottleneck. But after months of testing, I can say it did not slow down production.
The last recall was expensive, so we had to fix the problem quickly. The root cause was the phosphate layer which led to reliability problems on our ring gears. The solution Laserax provided fixed the problem by removing phosphate from the problematic areas only.
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