Automotive and aerospace

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1 Marking, coding and systems soutions Automotive and aerospace

2 We know the unique chaenges you face on your production ines In the automotive and aerospace industries, there is no room for error when it comes to product quaity. This is magnified by chaenging production environments, around the cock run times, tight specification requirements, and the need to trace your parts throughout their entire ifecyce. 2

3 With so many parts and varying substrates, it s important that your coding partner has the right mix of technoogies to meet your part marking specifications. Part marking for the automotive and aerospace industries demands sophisticated soutions in chaenging environments. We can hep. Supported by a goba team of technoogy speciaists and our customer support team, Videojet has the expertise to hep you design, integrate the right coding soution for your production ines. Uptime advantage With 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operations, we know you cannot afford coder-reated downtime. We have engineered our technoogies to minimize maintenance and hep you avoid downtime. Buit-in productivity Designed with our excusive CLARiTY software, Videojet coding soutions provide OEE metrics and a fu diagnostics too, heping users to quicky identify and troubeshoot issues if they shoud arise. Code Assurance Heping you to effortessy manage an increasing number of codes, Videojet printers offer rues-based, bar code reading or network communication options for easy data entry. This enabes you to get the right code on the right product, time after time. Simpe usabiity Offering seamess software and hardware soutions for easy integration into your production ines or ces, our goba team of technoogy speciaists can hep to get your coding soution up and running quicky. 3

4 Expertise for seamess integration Your production ine is ony effective if a of its components are working in unison with each other. Though ony a reativey sma eement of your packaging investment, seection of the right coding soution is imperative to your success. With over 40 years of industry-reevant experience, we understand the sma detais of integration. Integration chaenges can be physica, in terms of space and the need for mounting accessories, or software and communicationsbased. We work cosey with automotive and aerospace machinery manufacturers to make sure that the optima coding soution integrates seamessy into your ines. In addition, Videojet s service and technica support teams hep ensure that the instaation is done right and provides support throughout the ife of the printer. Coding technoogies Manufacturing ce With direct connectivity to Programmabe Logic Controers (PLCs), sma footprints, traversing arms, and a wide variety of beam turning units, Videojet asers aow for easy integration into work ces. Laser Marking Systems A beam of infrared ight focused and steered with a series of carefuy controed sma mirrors to create marks where the heat of the beam interacts with the packaging surface. Therma Ink Jet (TIJ) Ink-based, non-contact printing using heat and surface tension to move ink onto a package surface. Generay used to print 2D DataMatrix and other bar codes. Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) Fuid based, non-contact printing of up to five ines of text, inear and 2D bar codes, or graphics, printed on a variety of packaging types via traversing systems. Therma Transfer Overprinting (TTO) A digitay controed printhead precisey mets ink from a ribbon directy onto fexibe fims to provide high resoution, rea-time prints Large Character Marking (LCM) Ink-based, non-contact printing of ta codes, incuding aphanumeric ogos, and bar codes in arge sizes primariy for cases Labe Printer Appicator (LPA) Prints and paces abes of various sizes on mutipe package types 4

5 Coding technoogies for your packaging type: Printing appication Laser TIJ CIJ TTO LPA LCM Meta parts Pastic parts Tires Extrusions Ceramic, paper, gass Boxes and bags Continuous ine Videojet printers can code at high speeds on many chaenging substrates and do so without damage to the part. Coding options incude simpe ot code numbers as we as more compex DataMatrix codes. Extrusion ine Extrusion faciities are non-stop operations and are chaenged by dusty and wet conditions. Videojet printers are designed to meet these unique demands and hep deiver maximum uptime. Tire ine Tire faciities often run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Their coders print intermittenty on dark materias in hot and dusty environments. Videojet printers offer high contrast codes with virtuay cog-free printheads. 5

6 Meta Print on titanium to auminum and neary everything in between Seection of an idea coding soution for marking on meta parts wi vary based on severa factors. If permanent codes are required, for exampe, then aser marking is an optima soution over continuous ink jet printing where ink performance can be ess than idea. With the intricacies of the strict specification of your parts, and the many avaiabe coding technoogies, it is important that you seect an experienced partner to guide you. Exampe of a DataMatrix code Laser Marking Systems Creates cear high quaity codes at up to 440 m/min Lasers code without inks or fuids, so consumabes-reated maintenance is not required Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) Smart Cartridge fuid deivery system means virtuay no mess, no waste, and no mistake fuids repenishment Predictabe maintenance windows and customer-repaceabe components faciitate sef-maintained environments 6

7 Pastic High contrast codes with maximum uptime In an industry where most parts are dark or back in coor, visua contrast is vitay important for both interna manufacturing contros as we as externa traceabiity. High quaity marks made in high contrast inks can hep your codes achieve exceptiona readabiity rates. And with proven instaations across a wide array of substrates incuding poypropyene, poyurethanes, acryonitrie butadiene styrene, and others. Videojet has the coding expertise to hep you seect the right soution for your substrate. A quaity code to refect the quaity of your part In an origina equipment market where the vast majority of parts don t have any packaging to show the brand of the product, the ony opportunity for the suppier to identify its brand is by coding directy on the part. A cear, high quaity code can be representative of your brand and hep buid recognition with customers. Laser Marking Systems Comprehensive portfoio of aser accessories, incuding enses and beam turning units, to simpify ine integration and maximize aser performance Videojet fume extraction systems hep keep the production environment and marking ens cean Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) Utra-high Speed (UHS) printers are idea for high resoution codes, incuding DataMatrix, in sma print areas Capabe of printing DataMatrix codes with high contrast on dark surfaces 7

8 Tires Print dots, characters, or ogos in non-stop, hot environments Coding on extruded rubber is done for purposes of interna tracking, high point indication, or for quaity marking in meeting OEM compiance requirements. Producing codes on dark coored materias in hot and dusty, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operations can be very chaenging. As such, it is important to seect printers that are tough enough for your environment, and that produce high quaity, high contrast codes, even when printing upside down. Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) CeanFow printhead reduces frequency of printhead ceanings, heping to maximize uptime Designed to perform in tough, dusty, and hot environments High resoution pigmented inks avaiabe in white, bue, red, and yeow 8

9 Extrusions Virtuay maintenance-free coding soutions for cear codes in chaenging environments Don t et printers that require excessive maintenance be the cause of costy downtime. Even with extreme temperatures and wet and dusty conditions, we have Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) soutions that can hep keep your ines moving. Featuring anti-cog printheads, Videojet CIJ printers can hep address your unique production needs, incuding speciaty inks that are fast-dry, heat, and oi-resistant. Likewise, our aser soutions are virtuay maintenance-free and provide crisp, permanent, precision codes. Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) High contrast, speciaty pigmented inks provide bright, crisp codes on dark backgrounds Dynamic Caibration automaticay adjusts to variations in temperature or humidity, heping to keep your printers and ines running Laser Marking Systems Sharp, cear codes with high contrast Highy attractive, god-coored codes are possibe on extruded PVC 9

10 Ceramic, paper and gass Designed to print without damaging the integrity of your part The unfortunate truth is that ceramic, paper and gass parts are susceptibe to damage if they are not coded correcty. The seection and use of an inappropriate coding technoogy can resut in the remova of protective ayers, in the creation of hoes or cracks in your part, or it can permanenty change their physica characteristics. This is why it is imperative for manufacturers to seect the right coding technoogy for their ine or ce. Virtuay removing human error from your code entry process There is itte room for expensive code-reated mistakes that at best, can be removed from your product and recoded, but at worst, cause you to throw it away atogether. Heping avoid these costy errors, Videojet Code Assurance soutions can hep take the guesswork out of code seection for your operators. The resut? Getting the right code on the right product, time after time. Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) This technoogy supports the argest variety of materia substrates Offers up to five ines of code per printhead, heping to increase print capabiities on your ine Laser Marking Systems Abe to mark crisp, high quaity codes without removing the protective externa ayer of your part Cean, high contrast appearance conveys a modern brand image 10

11 Boxes and bags Reduce costs and increase packaging ine fexibiity Printing information ike product name and part number directy on generic boxes or bags heps reduce inventory hoding costs. It aso heps you avoid ong ead times of preprinted materias as we as the time it takes to swap out packaging materias during production changeovers. Printing on demand can reduce packaging costs, simpify your production processes and increase productivity. Therma Ink Jet (TIJ) High resoution, ink-based printing with no wear parts, minimizing maintenance and reated downtime Idea for non-porous substrates, MEK-based inks hep ensure good code adhesion Therma Transfer Overprinting (TTO) Produces high resoution codes (300 dots per inch/12 dots per miimeter) on fexibe fim without sovents Patented, cutchess ribbon drive heps minimize maintenance-reated downtime and maximize ribbon efficiency Large Character Marking (LCM) High resoution printing of bar codes, ogos and information Abiity to pre-oad job product codes to minimize changeover times Labe Printer Appicator (LPA) High quaity therma transfer coding direct to abes Automatic appicator offers greater speed, accuracy, and error prevention than hand abeing Laser Marking Systems Abating on painted or abeed surface provides highy-egibe codes Videojet 3000 Line marking systems are mobie and easiy adjusted for varying package sizes 11

12 Goba Service offering Broad service offering buit with you in mind Start-up The perfect introduction to peace of mind, ensuring a smooth transition during the adoption of new printers Preventive Whie your team focuses on production, our technicians safeguard your equipment with reguar maintenance visits Protective For a team capabe of genera maintenance, take advantage of break & fix coverage pus wear parts repacement Comprehensive Let us take care of everything and enjoy 100% coverage to proactivey optimize printer performance 24/7 technica phone support Preventive maintenance Break-fix coverage Wear parts repacement Priority service Basic operator training Consutative services and appication support Optiona equipment easing avaiabe Further detais of a Service Products can be found in our product specification sheets and any professiona quotation suppied by Videojet. You wi benefit from: Performance advantage Propery maintained printers experience ess downtime, ast onger, and increase operator productivity. Rey on Videojet certified service technicians to maintain your coding equipment in peak operating condition. Financia advantage Service costs are predictabe, protecting your budgets from expensive equipment faiures whie ocking future services at current prices. Service advantage Customers get fast, prioritized, high-quaity service from Videojet technicians. With the argest fied service team in the industry, our trained experts are we positioned to respond quicky to your needs. 12

13 Technica Training Training programs designed to improve productivity and eiminate coding errors User instruction Advanced operator Basic maintenance Advanced maintenance Basic operation Appication specific operation Basic repairs Preventive maintenance Advanced repair & printing theory Duration 2 hours 4 hours 1 day 2-3 days* What you can expect from our training... Your choice of ocation Technica training can be deivered both at your faciity or at a Videojet Training Center. Training at your faciity wi bring instant customization for your printing appications and environment. Training at a Videojet Training Center wi enabe your empoyees to minimize distractions and remain focused on earning. Customization for your team and schedue Based on technica capabiity and interaction with the printers, students wi receive instructions customized for their job and their needs. Muti-shift and muti-technoogy options are aso avaiabe. Focus on your operationa chaenges Both troube-shooting techniques and maintenance best practices covered in maintenance training wi hep your team to quicky return the printer to production when issues are encountered, and maximize uptime in the ong term. Dedicated training professionas Videojet Maintenance Training is deveoped and deivered by a group of certified fu-time Videojet training professionas with in-depth technica expertise, extensive operationa knowedge and versatie teaching techniques. Technica capabiity buiding Students wi gain hands-on experience in identifying, anayzing and addressing technica issues in an operationa environment. An evauation wi take pace to measure training effectiveness and knowedge transfer to enabe your management team to assess your maintenance staff s eve of competence. Videojet wi provide everything you need - manuas, parts, toos, and even dedicated training equipment upon request to minimize the impact on your production. * Duration of Advanced Maintenance Course dependent upon technoogy 13

14 Videojet soutions Accurate, reiabe and cost effective printing Coding in the automotive and aerospace industries is not necessariy straightforward. Pastic and meta partices as we as grease and dust can ead to poor quaity printing. Especiay when coding DataMatrix codes that require a high eve of contrast and definition. Additiona factors such as uptime, fexibiity, ine OEE, and tota cost of ownership are important to hep protect the profitabiity of the operation. With a robust offering of varying technoogies, Videojet can meet these chaenges with an array of fexibe, cost-effective, and high uptime soutions. Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) Laser Marking Systems Therma Ink Jet (TIJ) Most versatie of a variabe technoogies, combined with a portfoio of over 175 inks, CIJ prints on neary any materia and shape. Improve the contrast and readabiity of your codes by permanenty etching the materia surface without physica contact or any need for sovents or extra suppies. Idea for high quaity text and bar codes on boxes, cartons, and cases ensuring that even compex and detaied codes are ceary readabe for your downstream partners and consumers. Therma Transfer Overprinting (TTO) Large Character Marking (LCM) Labe Print Appicator (LPA) Perfect for your fexibe packaging appications, TTO gives you high quaity codes and images, from date and time to DataMatrix codes and ogos in a variety of coors. Eiminate pre-printed boxes and abes by printing your suppy chain information directy to case, saving time and reducing costs. When your customers require abes or you are using darker corrugated cases, LPA automaticay appies abes to cases to hep ensure high accuracy across a range of substrates. 14

15 Suppies and accessories Customized soutions for your appication Every coding appication is different. That is why we offer you one of the most comprehensive seections of suppies and accessories to customize a soution for your unique operations. With a wide range of ribbons, inks and fuids, Videojet has spent over 40 years deveoping speciaty consumabes that are idea for automotive and aerospace appications. In addition, we work directy with major OEMs and have a wide range of customized accessories for a printing technoogies to seamessy integrate our printers into your production ines. Suppies Speciay deveoped inks and fuids Videojet empoys strict manufacturing quaity contro processes for our consumabes to deiver the best possibe printer and code performance. With over 15 types of ribbon, 640 appicationunique fuids, and the hep of our technica support team, we are sure to have your idea soution. Accessories Configurabe accessories From customized stainess stee brackets and rubber roers to fume extractors and beam turning units, Videojet has the accessories for a worry-free instaation to hep ensure the optima performance of your ine. Fu ife cyce traceabiity Advanced digita coding soutions combined with integrated tracking software provides you with a view of your suppy chain, heping to diminish counterfeiting and reca risk. Component code Fina assemby code Sub-assemby code System code 15

16 Peace of mind comes as standard Videojet Technoogies is a word-eader in the product identification market, providing in-ine printing, coding, and marking products, appication specific fuids, and product ife cyce services. Our goa is to partner with our customers in the consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutica, and industria goods industries to improve their productivity, to protect and grow their brands, and to stay ahead of industry trends and reguations. With our customer appication experts and technoogy eadership in Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ), Therma Ink Jet (TIJ), Laser Marking, Therma Transfer Overprinting (TTO), case coding and abeing, and wide array printing, Videojet has more than 325,000 printers instaed wordwide. Our customers rey on Videojet products to print on over ten biion products daiy. Customer saes, appication, service and training support is provided by direct operations with over 3,000 team members in 26 countries wordwide. In addition, Videojet s distribution network incudes more than 400 distributors and OEMs, serving 135 countries. Goba Headquarters Videojet Saes & Service Offices Manufacturing & Product Deveopment Countries with Videojet Saes & Service Countries with Videojet Partner Saes & Service Ca Emai marketing.singapore@videojet.com or visit Videojet Technoogies (S) Pte Ltd No.11 Lorong 3 Toa Payoh, Bock B #03-20/21 Jackson Square Singapore Videojet Technoogies Inc. A rights reserved. Videojet Technoogies Inc. s poicy is one of continued product improvement. We reserve the right to ater design and/or specifications without notice. Part No. SL Automotive and Aerospace Brochure-0714