Aerospace part marking exists for one reason: every component has to be traceable for life. That means a permanent mark, usually a dot peen Data Matrix code, applied and verified to a specific standard. The standards you'll come across most often are AS9132 (the IAQG's Data Matrix marking spec), MIL-STD-130...
MIL-STD-130 is a US Department of Defense standard practice governing the identification marking of US military property. Its current version, MIL-STD-130N, was issued on 17 December 2007, superseding MIL-STD-130M. It's approved for use across all Departments and Agencies of the DoD. Unlike some of the aerospace standards we've covered before, MIL-STD-130...
Portable laser markers solve a problem that has frustrated manufacturers for years. What do you do when the part is too big, too heavy or too awkward to bring to a machine? Instead of lifting a casting, a chassis or a length of pipe onto a benchtop system, you...
