Laser Marking Metal with Robotic Part Handling

This system was designed for marking metal parts using a robot with an off-axis vision system. Machine vision is used to relay part orientation to the robot in order to pick and rotate the part to be marked by the laser. The vision system determines the amount of rotation needed to present a specific area to apply the marking. This allows the operator to quickly load parts into the fixture array without worrying about the position of each part.