Semi-Automatic Electrolytic Etching
Application brief
May 2009
Industry:
Automotive
Automotive
Marking System:
EU 300 Custom Etch Workstation
EU 300 Custom Etch Workstation
Objective:
Etch orientation text on both ends of a rocker arm shaft for use in the automotive industry. Customer wished for part to be manually loaded by operator and for both ends to be marked in one single operation.
Etch orientation text on both ends of a rocker arm shaft for use in the automotive industry. Customer wished for part to be manually loaded by operator and for both ends to be marked in one single operation.
Resolution:
A custom stand with workholding for fixturing of the rocker arm shaft was provided. The EMP 300 control unit simultaneously engaged two separate marking heads mounted on pneumatic cylinders. The stencils containing the marking data were attached to custom holders on the ends of the marking heads. By depressing a footswitch, the operator could mark all of the data on both ends of the shaft in one operation. Electrolyte was dosed through a pump.
A custom stand with workholding for fixturing of the rocker arm shaft was provided. The EMP 300 control unit simultaneously engaged two separate marking heads mounted on pneumatic cylinders. The stencils containing the marking data were attached to custom holders on the ends of the marking heads. By depressing a footswitch, the operator could mark all of the data on both ends of the shaft in one operation. Electrolyte was dosed through a pump.
