Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS
At present, not all issues relating to individual component marking have been satisfactorily resolved in the metal industry. Specifically, there is a need for the temperature range between 200 and 700 °C for aluminum and steel surfaces that are to be painted without silicone resin after production, for example. In many cases, both temperature and paintability cannot be addressed with available marking solutions. The KennTrace project is therefore developing inks for printing with e .g. data matrix codes, which are based on organic (up to max. 400 °C) or inorganic adhesion promoters (glass pigments for 400 to 700 °C). The inorganic adhesion promoters allow a material bond between the ink pigments and the component surface as part of the temperature treatment during metal processing. The partners involved in the project are developing master suspension, inks, process integration concepts and an application prototype (printing system adapted to inks).
Funding body: Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Funding code: KK5033929CL2
Project period: 01.01.2023 to 28.02.2025
Project partners:
- Octopus Fluids GmbH, Dresden, Germany
- Senodis Technologies GmbH, Dresden, Germany