AIM NA UDI Webinar Series

Direct Part Marking Using Lasers in the Medical, Automotive, & Aerospace Industry | How to Stay Compliant with DataMatrix, UID, and UDI Codes

Direct part marking using lasers is the preferred method to implement permanent traceability of physical components. For several years already, the use of machine readable contents such as 2D codes are imposed by major government institutions. In 2014, the US Department of Defense has been mandating the UID (Unique IDentifier), lately the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been requiring the use of the UDI (Unique Device Identifier) and in May 2021 the European Community will impose the MDR (Medical Device Regulation). If you manufacture or process devices that require you to comply with any of these regulations, you must have been facing challenges with the encoding technique to use, the need for verification, the marking quality on different materials as well as marking on different shapes and forms. By attending this webinar, we will share not only the solutions that address the challenges listed above but also how to reduce the effort and the cost behind laser marking, tracking and validating the marking of 2D codes. Furthermore, we will share with you how laser marked 2D code validation processes can be leveraged to improve and simplify qualification processes required by government institutions to improve processes such as OQ, PQ and MQ (Operation, Performance and Maintenance Qualification).

Join these two industry experts to learn more about the solutions that have been introduced to address the most common challenges and requirements.

Key take away:
* How to sort out the different encoding techniques used in 2D codes such as GS1 and HIBCC
* Learn the preferred method for laser marking such as annealing or tempering
* What laser technology is best adapted to the type of material being marked for durability and readability
* Learn when to use validation versus a verification process, the benefits and the drawbacks
* How to improve qualification processes such as OQ, PQ and MQ using widely available tools.

About the Speakers

Faycal Benayad-Cherif | Business Manager | ALLTEC GmbH FOBA UDI Laser Marking
Dr. Faycal Benayad-Cherif is Business Manager at FOBA Laser, a Danaher Company based in northern Germany. He has more than 25 years of experience in the innovation, development and management of laser-based products. He has developed laser-based imaging solutions and vision technologies that offer highly innovative ways to improve production and traceability processes using laser technology.

Dr. Benayad-Cherif holds a PhD. in Biomechanics and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in Boston (USA). He is a recognized speaker in the automotive and medical industries, author of several technical publications and holds multiple US and international patents on robotics, lasers and 2D/3D imaging technology. He regularly speaks at international conferences worldwide.

Christian Söhner | Global Vertical Manager Medical | ALLTEC GmbH FOBA UDI Laser Marking
Christian Söhner is FOBA’s Global Vertical Manager Medical and responsible for the development of customer relations in the field of laser marking on medical products. After his business degree at the University of Technology Dresden, he gained 15 years of profound experience in the medical industry, while working for Abbott, BrainLAB, Stryker and Dentsply and others. Christian Söhner is networking with official agencies and notified bodies (AIM DPM, ministries, solution partner of GS1, HIBC, Medagent, TÜV Süd, BSI, DQS, BVMED, SWISSMEDTECH, EPRD, SIRIS, NJR, Orthoload Charité etc.) and is an expert for the regulatory compliance and the technical implementation of UDI-marking on medical instruments and implants.

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