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MANUFACTURING DATE CODE REFERENCE CHART
This example shows that the machine was manufactured in May 2003:
SERIAL NUMBER / INDUSTRIAL CODE EXPLANATION
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Jan 01 13 25 37 49 61 73 85
Feb 02 14 26 38 50 62 74 86
March 03 15 27 39 51 63 75 87
April 04 16 28 40 52 64 76 88
Ma
05 17 29 41 53 65 77 89
June 06 18 30 42 54 66 78 90
Jul
07 19 31 43 55 67 79 91
Aug 08 20 32 44 56 68 80 92
Sept 09 21 33 45 57 69 81 93
Oct 10 22 34 46 58 70 82 94
No
11 23 35 47 59 71 83 95
Dec 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96
Date Code 17 120054
Serial Number Example
3 10 02 0895
Four remaining digits = Build number that day 895
th
built
Third two digits = Day of manufacture 2
nd
of month
Second two digits = Month of manufacture October
First digit = Year of manufacture 2003
Industrial Code Example
37 24455 0010
Last four digits = 0000 original production.
Second five digits = COMMERCIAL CODE*
First two digits = Factory of origin
* Vital for correct model information and system identification
Other numbers denote major production changes