Customer Issues
- Legacy designed Label 541 in use met NHTSA (US regulatory requirement)
- China regulation changed, and consequently the existing label did not meet all new requirements
- In the customers production environment, the legacy design also generated significant scrap and used slow “impact printing” methodology
The AWT Solution
- New design was developed that also utilized faster and more common thermal transfer printing method
- Design meets both NHTSA and China regulations in one label design
- NHTSA Part 541 (North America)
- NSPRC GB/T 25978-2019 (China)
- Design met our customer label specification
- Cost savings estimate of 25% on label spend
- In-Process waste reduction 21% in estimated savings
- Design approved by customer and under consideration for future vehicle programs
