Since 1981, Gravotech has had an established history in the automotive sector with its main actors such as OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), equipment manufacturers, integrators, and subcontractors. 

Thanks to our prior experience, we can provide you with the best marking solution for vehicle parts: Frame, engine, exhaust parts, plastic interior components, etc. Gravotech’s strength is our ability to design and manufacture permanent marking solutions for your application, whatever the technology. 

Our solutions have proven their reliability by combining the 3 main expectations in this industry: 

• You need a durable and permanent marking to track the product during its entire lifecycle 
• You need a fast and reliable marking process to make sure that your production lines run optimally 
• You Need a fully automated solution 

A total mastery of several marking technologies (All laser technologies, micro-percussion, scribing) to guarantee you the best solution depending on your part, process, budget, and expectations. 

Gravotech designed industrial machines to operate 24/7 365 days a year in harsh environments for decades. We offer rotary and laser marking machines with the shortest marking cycle time and highest availability rate in each application.

We create autonomous industrial machines that can be fully integrated into your production lines. Our marking machines can be interfaced with any PLCs and communicate without any computer and have up-to-date communication protocols in our solution: ProfNet /Ethernet IP / EtherCAT, etc. 

Direct Part-Marking solutions ensures full and tamper-proof traceability necessary for an effective Quality Management System and to manage your supply chain quality. This guarantees the identification of defective batches and simplifying any recalls campaign. Increased productivity. Reduced integration Cost. Ready for Industry 4.0. 

Engine Identification 

• Complete traceability of each engine block coming from different suppliers. 
• Identify, store data and trace each motor through the production process and even years after the engine enters service: Data MatrixTMcode, serial number, work shift code, assembly plant code, date, V.I.N., logos, etc. 
• Direct Part marking (DPM) with a 2D code to remove any risk of errors in the production process. 
• Read and Inspect directly marked codes at each stage of production. 
• Automatic recording of data from each code verified in the customer’s database. 

Our automotive traceability solutions 

Laser Fiber-Series

Perfect solution to mark on metals. It allows a contrasted marking with a very short cycle time. No contact with the part. Different powers are available depending on your application and your target cycle time/marking depth.

More information: Laser marking machine Gravotech Fiber series

Dot peen pneumatic

The marking solution with the best compromise between cycle time, depth and budget. It is perfectly adapted to mark a durable alphanumerical text. 

More information: Integrable dot peen Gravotech

Our industrial solution added value 

• Durable and efficient solutions for high production rates. 
• As an integrated part of your assembly process, our systems are compact, fast and they communicate with your environment. 
•  Associated to reading tools, they ensure traceability of your engines through the production process. 

Exhausts & catalytic converters permanent marking 

• Mark the serial number and DataMatrix code using the same machine. 
• Compliance with OEM specifications. 
• Keep the cycle time of the production line. 
• Low noise, keep the workplace quiet. 
• Identify with your trade name, trace the parts and subcomponents, store data: logo, part number, Data Matrix code, work shift, manufacturing code, and date. 
• Manage multiple files and logos for OEM and after-market identification of common parts. 

Our direct part marking solutions 

Laser Fiber-Series

The best solution for surface and contrasted marking on exhaust system components such as the muffler manifold and silencer.

More information: Laser marking machine Gravotech Fiber series

Dot peen electromagnetic

• The most adapted solution for marking on the catalytic converter.
• Content is usually combining text and Datamatrix.
• Marking depth is > 0.1 mm.
• Our Dot peen electromagnetic range will offer the best cycle time.

More information: Integrable dot peen Gravotech XF510M SERIES

Our industrial solution added value 

• Provide high-quality marks in fast cycle times. - Install silent marking process, even on hollow parts and meet health & safety norms. 
• Choose powerful and compact systems that communicate with your central server, PC, PLC, barcode scanner etc. 
• Permanent marking provides traceability guarantee along the part life cycle. 

Frames & chassis marking  

• Ensure your vehicles are permanently marked. 
• Send and store pertinent information, read the marked data, perform deep marks that cannot be falsified during vehicles entire life cycle. 
• Deep, legible, and durable marking before and after treatment. 

Our scribing and laser marking options 

Scribing

Our scribing machines allows to obtain a deep and fast marking. It can be used before or after surface treatment, and remain legible. Choose this silent process for traceability on large parts.

More information: Integrable Scribing Gravotech

Laser Fiber-Series

Chassis part are getting lighter and the use of very hard material is more and more common. The fiber laser is a non-contact solution and can mark easily on the hardest metals. 

More information: Laser marking machine Gravotech Fiber series

Our direct part marking solution added value

• To mark large parts, that can't be disassembled, on moving vehicle lines, our solution can easily be transformed into a mobile solution and integrate perfectly into your production processes. 
• Intelligent solutions that fully communicate with your plant network. 
• Deep marking on the hardest steels before or after treatment: painting, sandblasting, shot blasting, anodizing etc. The wide-character set remains identifiable throughout the life cycle of your products. 
• Efficient maintenance of the machine on the element to be marked with clamping systems, part presence detectors. 
• Industrial, fast and quiet solutions, easy to use and to integrate. 

Injected plastic parts marking 

• Replacing the costly identification solutions as ink-jet and labelling processes by laser marking machines. 
• High-speed marking to follow the high speed of injection presses - High contrasted marking on a wide variety of plastics. 
• Grade-4 Datamatrix for Internal traceability and automatization of production lines. 
• Aesthetic marking for interior plastics parts. 

Our solution: laser marking on plastic parts 

Hybrid Laser

Our laser range has a high peak power allowing a good material interaction on a wide range of plastics used in automotive components. PE, PP, PA, PBT and ABS plastics are generally marked by this laser range.

Green Laser

The best solution for marking on materials that do not react to IR laser. This laser does not damage the surface of the part, it is perfectly adapted for marking of Day & Night buttons where the green laser will remove the upper layer without damaging the plastic surface. 

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Our laser machines added value 

• Economic unit Marking cost/part  
• Low maintenance 
• NO consumables 
• Flexible 
• Surface finish is not critical compared to labeling.

Optical unit marking (CE)

Direct part marking on parts

Gearshift engraving

Direct part marking on metal