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Microscan - Precision Data Acquisition & Control Solutions - Machine Vision Systems, Lighting & Auto ID

Automotive Manufacturing

Production automation, lot tracking, and component traceability are all common requirements for today’s busy automotive assembly plants. To remain competitive with their shop floor data tracking and as well as outbound product traceability requirements from manufacturers, many Tier 1-3 automotive suppliers rely on Microscan for their data capture.

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Resources for Automotive Industry:
	Overview: Automotive Track, Trace & Control			White Paper: Direct Part Marking Methods

Bar Coding Tires

A tire manufacturer ensures the integrity of the manufacturing process by reading bar codes on the tires for work-in-progress tracking.

AIAG Shipping Labels

A tier 1 automotive supplier scans all of the bar codes in the AIAG shipping labels to verify that the encoded information is accurate and the tote is properly labeled.

Smart Cameras Provide Additional Benefits to Auto ID Applications

See how Microscan's Vision MINI smart camera enables a seamless transition from barcode to vision inspection and supports 100% quality control in part labels at Continental AG.

Verifying VIN Labels

A car manufacturer reads the bar coded VIN labels immediately after they are printed to ensure the data is correct before the label is applied to the car.

Dot Peen on Brake Parts

A tier 1 automotive supplier reads dot peen 2D codes for work-in-progress of antilock brake components.

Tracking Tires

A tire manufacturer eliminates costly manufacturing errors by using bar code readers.

Tracking Engine Blocks

A manufacturer uses fixed bar code readers to increase line speeds and streamline operations.

Component Verification

An automotive electronics manufacturing company uses a Microscan 2D reader to verify that the correct components had been placed onto printed circuit boards before they are shipped to the customer.

Review of Direct Part Marking Methods

Reviews a wide variety of methods for marking objects with machine-readable symbols in order to track them through the entire life cycle.