Towards Part Lifetime Traceability Using Machined Quick Response Codes

Ventura, Carlos Eiji Hirata; Aroca, Rafael Vidal; Antonialli, Armando Ítalo Sette; Abrão, Alexandre Mendes; Rubio, J.; Câmara, Marcelo Araújo

doi:10.1016/j.protcy.2016.08.013

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“…A significant contrast between the color of the apple and the laser markings is necessary for successful decoding of the barcode, which agrees with what other researchers reported (Wang and Madej, 2014;Li et al, 2016;Ventura et al, 2016;He and Joseph, 2017;Bassoli, 2018). In our experiment, the comparison of the effect of energy and barcode size on detection after 10 days of storage showed that there was good detection for both barcode sizes of Golden Delicious.…”

Section: Effect Of Barcode Size and Contrast On Dm Readability On Golden Delicious And Red Jonaprincesupporting

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“…There was no marking of the DM at the lowest marking energy. According to Ventura et al (2016) and Li et al (2016) this is because the HAZ temperature was insufficient for oxidation reactions to occur and for a high contrast module of the DM code to appear on the apples. At the last two energies, ablation, carbonization and browning occurred on the markings on the apples.…”

Section: Results and Discussion Effects Of Laser Energy And Print Growth On Markings And Detection On Golden Delicious And Kanzimentioning

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“…he need to monitor and trace products through the production, supply, and marketing channels from the manufacturer to the consumer in various commercial applications has increased tremendously in the last decade (Kang and Lee, 2013;Kemény et al, 2014;Tekin, 2014;Ventura et al, 2016). Product marking is valuable for providing information; improving security by preventing theft, tampering with the product and cheating; enhancing the traceability of the product; and acquiring real time information about how the product is faring on the market (Bassoli, 2018).…”

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“…Direct Part Marking (DPM) has sought to solve these aforementioned problems. DPM is a permanent way of imprinting information in the form of barcodes, numbers, dates and logos directly on the surface of a product (Wang and Madej, 2014;Denkena et al, 2016;Li et al, 2016;Ventura et al, 2016;He and Joseph, 2017;Bassoli, 2018). Laser marking or etching or branding is the most popular form of DPM.…”

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“…A good contrast between the marking and background of the product is required for successful decoding of the barcode (Ventura et al, 2016;Li et al, 2016;He and Joseph, 2017). Although laser marking and detection of 2D barcodes have been successful on some biological/horticultural products, there has been little information on the algorithms used for the detection of these products.…”

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Investigations on the Effects of Low Laser Infrared Marking Energy and Barcode Size on 2D Data Matrix Code Detection on Apples

Eyahanyo¹,

Rath²

2020

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

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HighlightsLaser energy, type of marking on the product and product color affected the Data Matrix detectionHigh laser marking energy resulted in ablation, browning and carbonizationWorking direction of the laser beam affected the print growth of the Data MatrixProposed algorithm successfully decoded the barcodes on Golden Delicious applesAbstract. Product marking in horticulture aims at providing robust and permanent means of marking products and preventing theft, tampering and cheating by customers. Direct part marking has sought to provide solutions to these problems. However, unlike in industry where it has been successful, in horticulture there are still a lot of challenges that prevent successful marking and reading of directly marked barcodes on horticultural products. The laser energy, barcode size, product color and days of storage are important factors that affect the marking, quality and readability of directly marked Data Matrix (DM) on apples. Therefore, the objective of this study was to solve the aforementioned problems with these factors by using Synrad 48-5 CO2 laser (10,600 nm), to mark some apples using low energy levels. Laser energy, the skin of the product and the inertia of the laser beam affected the printing of the DM on the apples. Incomplete marking of the DM at some of the energies used resulted in the DM not being decoded. Generally, there was successful decoding on Golden Delicious compared to Kanzi and Red Jonaprince for 10 days of storage. On the average, the smaller barcode size produced a better detection of the code than the bigger size. The better detection on Golden Delicious can be attributed to the better contrast between the DM and its color. As the days of storage increased, detection decreased for Kanzi and Red Jonaprince. There is a future prospect for directly reading marked apples in real production systems. Keywords: Apple, Apple skin, Barcode size, Data matrix, Laser, Product marking.

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Section: Effect Of Barcode Size and Contrast On Dm Readability On Golden Delicious And Red Jonaprincesupporting

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