3D stylus creates new opportunities for dot peen marking

• Perform a succession of markings irrespective of the shape of each workpiece: sloping planes, out-of-flat surfaces, deformed surfaces, as the stylus tip extends and retracts automatically to follow the relief.
• Cope with differences in height: with an amplitude of 16mm, the dot peen (rapid indent) 3D stylus makes it possible to perform 'stepped' markings on different levels of the same workpiece - and in a single cycle. With no need for an actuator, and without moving the marking head, engraving can be made in recesses, hollows and difficult-to-reach places.
• Mark cylindrical workpieces: marking multiple lines following the curve of the workpiece, it is now possible to eliminate the additional cost of installing a part rotation system.

Technifor says it closely monitors the changing needs of its customers and focuses its efforts on developing innovative solutions to its customers' part marking problems. When creating the 3D stylus, Technifor wanted to facilitate marking by automatically adjusting to each workpiece, production line, and to the needs of every business.

Compatible with the entire Technifor range of pneumatic machines, the 3D stylus offers a new dimension to integrators and end-customers:

• On automated lines handling a succession of parts of varying heights: no need for complex programming or a costly Z axis on the marking head. The machine caters for height differences instantly.
• For manual or semi-automatic production operations, the task of adjustment is simplified: a single marking file for a multitude of parts.
• Superior marking results: the quality of Data Matrix codes is very close to the results obtained with electromagnetic technology, with a homogeneity and alignment of points that simplifies code reading enormously.

Technifor believes the 3D stylus broadens access to automatic marking even further, offering an efficient means by which customers can meet the need for high-quality and durable part marking for traceability.

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