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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Laurent Bernard Chappuis, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Ronald Russo, Chelsea, MI (US);
George Stanczuk, Amherstburg, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A marking system for a rolled metal coil to provide markings containing data about material properties within the metal proximate the markings. The material property data may be used for allocating blanks from the coil for different vehicle body stampings. A monitoring device may be configured to provide material property data of metal during formation of a coil. A marking device may be configured to provide a 2D-matrix as the marking on a surface of the coil. A controller may be programmed to, in response to receiving the data, utilize the marking device to provide the 2D-matrix containing the material property data on the coil proximate a location of the material property. The 2D-matrix may also allow for the traceability of a finished part back to the coil it was blanked and subsequently formed from.