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Manufacturers are increasingly required to trace and track their products throughout different stages of product lifecycle. Various identification techniques such as barcodes, RFID tags, magnetic strips, and optical character recognition (OCR) can be used to support traceability. This research is focused on using Direct Part Marking (DPM) for permanent identification of castings using 2D codes. 3D printed codes were used as pattern inserts in a series of experiments. The objective was to identify the most suitable 3D printing technology for creating permanent marks on castings manufactured using the nobake sand casting process. It was concluded that Polyjet technique creates more dimensionally accurate 3D printed tags and the generated markings are more readable compared to other tested methods.
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Desavale, S., Ameri, F., Trueba, L., Igveh, O. (2022). Direct Part Marking (DPM) Supported by Additively Manufactured Tags to Improve the Traceability of Castings. In: Kim, D.Y., von Cieminski, G., Romero, D. (eds) Advances in Production Management Systems. Smart Manufacturing and Logistics Systems: Turning Ideas into Action. APMS 2022. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 663. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16407-1_29
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