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When markings on a product, box and documents differ, the meaning of each identifier must first be established. A serial number, batch number, product code and configuration code may serve different functions. Their mismatch does not itself prove alteration of the marking.
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An illegible character on a product may indicate surface wear, coating damage, a feature of the application method or another change. Before examination, it is important to preserve the condition…
Read article →Examination of markings on products made of metals, polymers and other materials: stamped marks, numbers, plates, engraving, embossing, printing and traces of alteration.
Stamped marks, serial numbers, stamps, engraving, laser markings, plates and signs of mechanical intervention.
Cast markings, embossing, printed and laser markings on plastics, rubber, casings and parts.
Stamping, engraving, laser marking, casting, printing, etching, embossing, plates, stickers and other methods.
When traces of overstamping, grinding, scraping, repainting, heat exposure and attempts to conceal a marking are examined.
Examples of appropriate questions for court proceedings, an advocate, a specialist opinion and an expert report review.
Checking the objects, methodology, photographic recording, completeness of examination, limits of competence and substantiation of findings.
