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[September 2001]
High Temp Bar Coding
Ceramiche G.R. di Bonomo G&C Snc (Valstagna, VI, Italy) is now producing bar codes that will resist temperatures of 1200°C and are therefore said to be suitable for the classification and control in real time of the production of ceramic pieces in an industrial environment. Typically, they are employed for sanitaryware, porcelain and ware made from strong bodies in light colour - firing up to 1100°C to 1250°C.
The bar code is applied to each piece immediately after the forming process and then accompanies the ceramic ware through all subsequent production processes. It goes through the firing process and becomes an integral, indelible part of the item.
A supervisor connected to the sole server - information being acquired via a laser reader - can at any time find out the number of cast pieces, the number of waste pieces, each worker's activity, the productive real data of individual sections, waste caused by (for example) firing, pieces produced (by type, by colour, by line), marketing info and the progress of each piece - even after sale.
The system is composed of three parts - bar code, software and hardware - and is provided with everything necessary. It can be integrated into data acquisition networks.
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