摘要 |
A method is devised for providing a code on a tool. The method includes the steps of providing a tool, providing a coating on the tool by electroplating, and providing a code on the coating by using laser to make dents in the coating, with patches left in the coating. The dents are used as black lines or dots of a bar or array code printed on paper while the patches are used as blank lines or dots of the bar or array code printed on the paper. |