Marking guide
July 1st 2008 Normally costing £10, the 120-
page Sick Competence Guide to
Direct Marking is available free of
charge for a limited period.
It has been produced as an
objective and unbiased source on
available technologies and their
most appropriate applications.
Included are the principles of
coding, techniques used in direct
marking and the key requirements
for reliably reading DPM codes in
factory automation. The guide also
offers advice on how best to
address issues of traceability, and
the increasing legal and regulatory
requirements.
Tim Stokes, Auto Ident product
manager, says The development of
2D codes and the hugely improved
performance of image processing
have widened the opportunities for
label-free direct marking methods
to be used, such as dot peening,
laser marking or ink jet marking." More articles from SICK (UK) Ltd: | 
