Ford Motor Company Limited

John Michael Fritz

Andrey M Ilinich

Joseph Yarnevich

Christopher Taylor

Nicholas Kalweit

Tom Kandow

Thomas Kandow

A method of applying a marking to a part in a stamping die includes moving a component of the stamping die, the component having a mechanical application device secured thereto. A controlled volume of a marking medium flows through the mechanical application device during the moving such that a volume of the marking medium is controlled by the moving of the component during a stamping die operation. In one form, the component is an upper die of the stamping die.

Mechanical applicator for use in stamping die process to apply thermo-chromatic ink to aluminum heat treated panels

A system and method for applying a marking to a part in a stamping die is provided by the present disclosure. The system includes a mechanical application device having a controlled volume of a marking medium that is coupled to movement of the stamping die. In one form, the controlled volume of the marking medium is not regulated by either an external pneumatic source of an external electrical source.

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West Bloomfield, MI, United States of America

John Michael Fritz