VIN Marking Solution

Last year, Telesis was approached by NedCar BV, situated in Born, The Netherlands. They needed a high volume identification unit for back-up underbody assemblies for the new SMART ForFour and Mitsubishi Compact Cars being assembled in this plant.

NedCar BV is one of the most productive plants in Europe. They run three daily shifts. The operation is highly auto-mated (robotized). The goal was to have a fully-automatic, low-noise marking (scribing) system, mounted on a robot in a guarded marking cell. The marking system needed to be extremely fast and reliable to cope with the demands of NedCar. The identification consisted of seven 9 mm high characters. The entire cycle had to be completed within 30 seconds. Plant management did not want to have any human interaction at the marking station. The station had to be "intelligent" and fully communicate with the host system of the plant. Telesis handled the entire project, which included:

Fully-Automatic Marking Station;
Installation and Programming of Robot;
Fully Guarded Marking Cell according to latest CE requirements;
Interface to Robot and Host in car assembly plant;
Provide emergency stops and take complete possession and responsibility for part of the conveyor line;
Installation, commissioning and training.

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