Empire Precision Plastics Expands Capabilities for In-line Firearms Serialization

By Ammoland

Rochester, NY – -(Ammoland.com)- Empire Precision Plastics has added laser marking to its range of capabilities in order to better meet customer needs for precision molded firearm parts and assemblies.

The company can now offer in-line serialization of polymer firearm components during the manufacturing process.

Today many firearms manufacturers are turning to polymer components in order to reduce weight, drive down costs and improve the aesthetics and feel of their products. The current method of over molding pre-serialized plates requires that each component be entered into an ATF Log, even if it is found to be discrepant.

This method requires a great deal of additional handling and introduces a higher risk of a serialized component not being entered into the tracking log.

With in-line laser engraving, components can be inspected and approved prior to applying the serialization number. When used with ATF approved software, accepted, in-line serialized components are instantly entered into the electronic tracking log. This eliminates manual entries, which saves time and prevents clerical errors which can be quite costly during an ATF audit. This technology also helps manufacturers avoid the added engineering and …read more

Source:: AmmoLand