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JLR VIN Marking
Automated laser marking helps improve speed, quality and flexibility at Jaguar Land Rover
In 2013, production engineers at Jaguar Land Rover were wrestling with all these problems and wondered if laser marking technology might provide a solution, they approached marking and verification specialist Pryor for support. After looking at the requirements of the task, it quickly became clear to the Pryor team that conventional laser marking technologies would not be up to the task. Jaguar Land Rover’s specification required marks with a depth of 0.3mm, to ensure the VIN was tamper-resistant and would remain readable throughout the life of the vehicle. After much research and experimentation, Pryor developed a high-powered laser system that could be adapted to give a consistent mark of the right depth (capable of marking 0.5mm deep) in very short cycle times.
