Pryor to demonstrate advances in component lifecycle traceability at Smart Factory Expo 2019

Marking is critical in the aerospace industry and in many cases mandatory. Aero industry specifications – such as the UID standards laid down by the US Department of Defence, or SAE International’s AS9132 marking standard – insist that parts are permanently marked in order to give them a unique identity. Pryor’s multi-axis robotic marking systems are generally used on ro...

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 b...

Part marking has been a necessity in many industries for decades but now delivers tangible benefits beyond, the very important, role of tracking and tracing components. The scope of part marking has broadened to a very simple method of collecting data, helping to bridge the gap between manufacturers and the foundation of the fourth industrial revolution.