Why Fimark invested in a Vision Engineering Swift PRO Edge and what it changes for our clients

You work to tolerances that don't leave room for approximation. When a mark has to be right, a visual check isn't enough.

The reality in precision marking is that measurement is where a lot of the difficulty lives, particularly when components have complex geometry, when design files don't reflect the actual part or when or tolerance requirements that demand absolute certainty.

We've just invested in a Vision Engineering Swift PRO Edge measurement system. It's worth explaining what that means for the work we do and for the clients we do it for.

The design file problem

One of the more common challenges we encounter is working with components where the original design files don't match what's physically in front of us. Parts that have been revised without the drawings being updated. Heritage components where documentation was never created digitally. Components where the files were held by a previous supplier and weren't transferred.

The Swift PRO Edge lets us work directly from the physical part. We place it on the stage, measure it optically with no contact and no risk of damage and use that data as the basis for specifying the mark. What matters is what the part is, not what a drawing from three years ago says it should be.

"For clients who've ever had to say 'the files are out of date' or 'we don't have design data for this one,' this changes the game."

Jad Cockram, Fimark Operations Director

The verification question

The second problem the system solves is the quality of verification we can provide.

Measurement uncertainty on the Swift PRO Edge runs to 5 + (6.5L/1000) µm across a 200 x 100mm stage, with results traceable to ISO-10360 Part 7. The 6.5x indexed optical zoom means we can switch between component sizes quickly without changing lenses, which matters when we're working across a batch of varied parts.

The Swift pro Edge produces measurement data. Not a visual check, not an approximation -actual dimensional verification of position in X & Y axis, what the dimensions are and whether the component meets the specification required.

For clients in aerospace, medical and defence supply chains where audit requirements are tightening, that kind of traceable documentation alongside a marked component is increasingly expected rather than optional. For clients in automotive and luxury manufacturing where tolerance is a quality differentiator, it's the difference between confidence and a best estimate.

The best at what we do

If you've worked with us before, we'd welcome the chance to reconnect. If you haven't worked with us and you're dealing with marking requirements where the current solution isn't quite getting there - a component that's difficult, a file that doesn't exist, a tolerance that needs proper verification – we would love to help.

Precision laser marking, engraving and surface finishing for automotive, aerospace, medical and premium manufacturing.

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