We've updated this post for 2020, mainly because compliance issues in manufacturing pose a real challenge for many of the industry companies we work with. As supply chains grow more complicated and...

By now, you've done your homework and understand that manufacturing traceability and part marking are essential if you want to remain competitive. This is Industry 4.0, a time when consumers,...

Whether you're an OEM looking for a more effective track and trace solution, or a brand owner battling counterfeits and knock-offs, you know how much value permanent marking can add. But you also know...

A few years ago, my dad was still refusing to let us get him a smart phone. "Why do I need one of those?" he'd say. "I've been getting along perfectly fine all of these years without one." Finally, we...

If you're looking for a powerful technology that can be used to create clean, fast, high-contrast permanent marks for identification and traceability, fiber laser engraving machines or a compact laser...

Laser marking or engraving glass, ceramics, plastics or other soft materials can pose a catch-22: Opt for more delicate marking methods to increase quality, and you end up sacrificing speed. Let me...

"When you get into laser marking on plastics, you're stepping into a tricky realm," says laser applications guru Josh Christley. "In many ways, it's totally different from marking metals. Metals are...

We've rounded up some of the top insights from the 2019 Automation Fair session "Automating Production Management with Track and Trace." From quality control and error proofing to compliance and...

If your manufacturing company is one of the many collecting industrial data today (that's around 90 percent of companies, according to GrayMatter), you're aware of the positive business outcomes it...