In industry, there is no single, universal moment to mark a part. Instead, there are multiple possible configurations depending on the manufacturing process, technical constraints, and traceability objectives specific to each project.
Marking can be integrated at different stages of the production cycle, upstream on raw material, during manufacturing, after machining, after assembly, or following quality control, whenever it adds value and integrates naturally into existing production flows.
Whether micro-percussion, scribing, or laser, each technology finds its place when selected according to the parts, materials, and industrial environment, without disrupting production rates or quality requirements.
Marking raw material batches or foundry blanks makes it possible to accurately identify the supplier, the batch used, and the manufacturing date from the moment the material enters the process, ensuring reliable and secure upstream traceability throughout all transformation and production stages.
After machining, marking is generally performed on a finished surface, ensuring excellent readability of the marked information while delivering a precise, durable result fully compatible with industrial quality standards and production rates.
Marking can be carried out before or after treatment operations, whether thermal or surface treatments, while remaining perfectly legible and without altering the mechanical, functional, or aesthetic properties of the parts.
Once sub-assemblies are completed, marking enables unique identification of each assembled module, ensures traceability between components, and guarantees complete, consistent, and reliable traceability throughout production.
Following quality control, marking becomes a visual and traceable indicator of component conformity, applied exclusively to validated parts in order to secure downstream flows and ensure compliance of products released to market.
Marking on finished products, using micro-percussion, scribing, or laser, ensures full part identification by integrating references, serial numbers, dates, and regulatory information, while facilitating traceability, warranty management, and customer support throughout the entire product lifecycle.
At SIC MARKING, our role is to analyze your entire process in order to determine the most relevant moment to integrate marking, as well as the technical solution best suited to your application.
This approach ensures smooth, durable, and scalable integration, regardless of the maturity of your industrial organization or the current stage of your project.
Whatever the state of advancement of your process, our teams support you in defining and implementing your marking project to precisely address your industrial and traceability challenges.
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