Systems and methods to facilitate permanently marking a housing component for a fluid control system product

1. A system comprising:

a first processor configured to receive fixed information;

a second processor configured to:

receive the fixed information from the first processor,

generate variable information,

control a laser engraver to engrave the fixed and variable information into a workpiece,

generate an information packet including the fixed information and the variable information, and

transmit the information packet to the first processor; and

a printer including a third processor configured to receive the information packet from the first processor and print the information packet onto a label;

wherein the second processor is configured to update the variable information for subsequent workpieces.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the workpiece has a paint layer and a base layer and the laser engraver is configured to engrave through the paint layer and into the base layer.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the printer is configured to print the label while the laser engraver engraves the workpiece.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store the information packet in a database.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fixed information includes at least one of a part name, a part number, a brand name, and a pressure rating; and the variable information includes at least one of an identification number and a manufacturing timestamp.

6. A system comprising:

a first processor configured to receive fixed information;

a second processor configured to

receive the fixed information from the first processor,

generate variable information,

control a laser engraver to engrave the fixed and variable information into a workpiece, wherein the workpiece has a paint layer and a base layer and the laser engraver is configured to engrave through the paint layer and into the base layer and the laser engraver is configured to engrave the workpiece to a depth between 5/1000 inch and 10/1000 inch, inclusive;

generate an information packet including the fixed information and the variable information, and

transmit the information packet to the first processor; and

a printer including a third processor configured to receive the information packet from the first processor and print the information packet onto a label.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the second processor is configured to update the variable information for subsequent workpieces.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the printer is configured to print the label while the laser engraver engraves the workpiece.

9. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a memory configured to store the information packet in a database.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the fixed information includes at least one of a part name, a part number, a brand name, and a pressure rating; and the variable information includes at least one of an identification number and a manufacturing timestamp.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, with a first processor, fixed information;

receiving, with a second processor, the fixed information from the first processor;

generating, with the second processor, variable information;

controlling, with the second processor, a laser engraver to engrave the fixed and variable information into a workpiece;

generating, with the second processor, an information packet including the fixed information and the variable information;

transmitting, with the second processor, the information packet to the first processor;

receiving, with a third processor of a printer, the information packet from the first processor;

printing, with the printer, the information packet onto a label; and

updating, with the second processor, the variable information for subsequent workpieces.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the workpiece comprises a paint layer and a base layer; and the laser engraver is configured to engrave through the paint layer and into the base layer.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein printing the label is performed while the laser engraver engraves the workpiece.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing, with the first processor, the information packet in a database stored in a memory.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the fixed information includes at least one of a part name, a part number, a brand name, and a pressure rating; and

the variable information includes at least one of an identification number and a manufacturing timestamp.

16. A method comprising:

receiving, with a first processor, fixed information;

receiving, with a second processor, the fixed information from the first processor;

generating, with the second processor, variable information;

controlling, with the second processor, a laser engraver to engrave the fixed and variable information into a workpiece, wherein the laser engraver is configured to engrave the workpiece to a depth between 5/1000 inch and 10/1000 inch, inclusive;

generating, with the second processor, an information packet including the fixed information and the variable information;

transmitting, with the second processor, the information packet to the first processor;

receiving, with a third processor of a printer, the information packet from the first processor; and

printing, with the printer, the information packet onto a label.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising updating, with the second processor, the variable information for subsequent workpieces.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the workpiece comprises a paint layer and a base layer; and the laser engraver is configured to engrave through the paint layer and into the base layer.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein printing the label is performed while the laser engraver engraves the workpiece.

20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising storing, with the first processor, the information packet in a database stored in a memory.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the fixed information includes at least one of a part name, a part number, a brand name, and a pressure rating; and the variable information includes at least one of an identification number and a manufacturing timestamp.

22. A system comprising:

a programmable logic controller configured to receive fixed information;

a laser engraver controller in communication with the programmable logic controller and configured to

receive the fixed information from the programmable logic controller,

generate variable information,

generate an information packet including the fixed and variable information, and

send the information packet to the programmable logic controller;

a laser engraver controlled by the laser engraver controller and configured to engrave a workpiece with the fixed and variable information; and

a printer in communication with the programmable logic controller and configured to

receive the information packet from the programmable logic controller and

print the information packet onto a label.

23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the workpiece comprises a paint layer, a metallic coating layer, and a base layer; and the laser engraver is configured to engrave through the paint layer and the metallic coating layer and into the base layer.

24. The system of claim 22 , wherein the printer is configured to print the label while the laser engraver engraves the workpiece.

25. The system of claim 22 , wherein:

the fixed information includes at least one of a part name, a part number, a brand name, and a pressure rating; and

the variable information includes at least one of an identification number and a manufacturing timestamp.

26. The system of claim 25 , wherein the laser engraver controller is configured to update the identification number and the manufacturing timestamp for each subsequent workpiece.

27. The system of claim 25 , wherein the laser engraver controller is configured to update the identification number for each subsequent workpiece, and update the manufacturing timestamp according to an update schedule.