Does anyone know the details of what these date marking mean, represent on the Slingshot panels? I took a couple pics of mine I have found.
Date markings on panels
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Year and month that the panel was produced. The injection mold has a date grid machined in the surface and the operator uses a punch to mark the year along the side and then each month that they produce parts from the mould.
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I'm guessing the latest mark indicates the Month and Year a panel was manufactured. Each month they would just need to add a new mark to indicate the new month.
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I was thinking similar to the above statements. Although it was on a guess on my part. The thing that confuses me is why punch so many slots? Why not punch the single year and month? Does it represent all the years that part will work on?
Do we have anyone in the group that works for Polaris that know more about this process that can explain exactly what I am looking at?
As I understand what has been said this has not so much to do with the part produced but everything to do with the mold that produces the part.The punch marks track the mold ... not the part ....
If that is the case the mold in the first photo was put in service April of 2014 and used every month up to at least the last month punched (one for each month in service) which would indicate the month your particular part was produced using this specific mold ....
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I'm not really concerned but I have seen those on parts and my curiosity was up. Just not enough to remember to ask if anyone knew what it was.
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@dangerdarrell , I am starting to think that you have too much time on your hands! Just sayin
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@dangerdarrell , I am starting to think that you have too much time on your hands! Just sayin
Just don't tell @HeRSling!
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I agree with Orangeman's post. The initial marks probably indicate when the mold was first placed in use and each subsequent mark shows what months it's been used in while also placing date manufactured info on each part. Simple and effective.
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Basics of injection molding...
Automotive manufacturers may spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a single mold to produce parts for a four year run of a single model. And then continue to produce service parts for an additional ten years. And there is a difference in the quality of original run parts and service parts...
... and that @Tripod is why you should be concerned.
The date codes on plastics may identify original production. Are you spending your money on a true barn find or a wreck/restoration.
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Display MoreBasics of injection molding...
Automotive manufacturers may spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a single mold to produce parts for a four year run of a single model. And then continue to produce service parts for an additional ten years. And there is a difference in the quality of original run parts and service parts...
... and that @Tripod is why you should be concerned.
The date codes on plastics may identify original production. Are you spending your money on a true barn find or a wreck/restoration.
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Injection .... thrust rings .... suction ...... I think you may have just overloaded @Tripod .......
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Just don't tell @HeRSling!
For a while you were remodeling the house, finished???
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For a while you were remodeling the house, finished???
