Aerospace Standards for Direct Part Marking met by Electrox Cobra Laser Systems:

Recently carried out tests show that Electrox Cobra laser systems meet all the metallurgical requirements for direct part marking in line with Air Transport Authority Specification ATA 9132 IAQG Draft 3.

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Undertaken by an independent agency, tests confirm that 2D DataMatrix codes produced by Electrox Cobra lasers meet all the current requirements for:

• Depth of mark
• No evidence of recast layer
• No evidence of heat affected zone
• No evidence of cracking
• No cell growth

One of the first applications of direct part marking in the aerospace industry is likely to be the whole engine implementation on the Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine which will have all its first level assemblies (one dot items), with the exception of standard parts, coded to industry standard ATA Spec 2000.

Chapter 9 of Air Transport Authority (ATA) Spec 2000 and International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) 9132 are the international standards for direct part marking (coded identification) enabling the aerospace industry world wide to share data bases that contain historical product information.