The newly launched Imaje 2000 Pallet is an all-in-one printing solution for pallet identification.

MARKEM Corp. has enhanced its SmartDate® 5 line of thermal transfer coders with a patented feature designed to eliminate missed codes.

Imaje has replaced its S8 printers by adding a new printer to its Imaje 9000 series small-character product line.

The Imaje 7000 Series, the 3rd generation of scribing CO2 laser coders features a 3rd generation head that fully operates at temperatures to 35ºC and a modular design to allow easy integration into packaging lines.

The SmartDate® 3i/100 intermittent thermal transfer coder from Markem offers a larger print area for custom product branding and items such as nutritional information and bar codes.

Markem Corp. offers its 800 Series high-speed RFID encoder/applicator for tagging cases of consumer goods. Machine is ideal for beverage and consumer goods industries; it is also EPCglobal Gen 2 compliant and provides users the ability to tag up to 100 cases/min.

Markem has introduced a hand-held user interface as standard equipment for the SmartLase® 100i Series of laser coders. New device supports complex graphic characters with its WYSIWYG graphics display and is simple to program and operate, even with complex text legend or code requirement.

The Imaje 9000 Series provides consistent printing quality, easy operation and a simple user interface. The result is effective, quality coding and improved productivity.

The Imaje 5000 Series are advanced and affordable thermal transfer over-printers for all types of flexible packaging applications: » Large intuitive touch screen» Integration into every type of bagging and thermo-formic machines» Windows-based software, TTSoft, for the creation of customized fonts, logos and messages These thermal transfer coders feature:» Available in intermittent or continuous versions » 2” or 4” printheads (53 or 107 mm) » Print speeds up to 30 m/min (100 ft/min) in continuous mode » Up to 150 packs/min in intermittent mode » Print resolution of 300 dpi

Markem has added the Cimjet 200 labeler to its family of label printers/applicators. Said to deliver reliability and durability, the Cimjet 200 offers a value-oriented set of features, making it ideal for labeling applications that do not require elaborate features.

The new VistaSpec HB Ink Series is now available from Aellora Digital for the co.’s UV-curable piezo drop-on-demand ink-jet systems. Suitable for a broad range of substrates, inks are highly viscous at room temperature and rapidly cool after contact with substrate.

Aellora Digital, a Markem company, offers LightSpeed UV-curable jetting inks. Inks can print at speeds to 800’/min using a single 300 W/” UV curing system and can extend the application space of an ink-jet printer by allowing multiple substrate printing using 1 ink.

Imaje offers the MP2000 print-and-apply labeling system for marking multipack packaging. Machine is a high-speed, no-contact label transfer system that can apply to 60 labels/min.

The SmartTouch[tm] portable control system uses a common operating system with full keyboard and touchscreen controls to allow users to easily program, design and back-up images.

Elau (Chicago, IL) will demonstrate its support for the OMAC Packaging Workgroup’s model by interfacing a Markem (Keene, NH) coder to an Elau control system via PackML.

Imaje (Kennesaw, GA) released its large-character range of printers that includes the Crayon and Crayon X-tra. Each has unique features designed to promote customized, easy-to-use industrial coding on porous and semiporous substrates, company says.

A new brochure highlighting the range of pharmaceutical packaging coding solutions from Markem (Keene, NH) is now available. Brochure details a variety of package coding systems including laser, thermal transfer, and ink-jet technologies that cover every phase of the packaging line.

Following the signing of a distribution agreement with Rofin-Sinar (Kingston upon Hull, England), Imaje (Kennesaw, GA) launched the first outcome of the partnership: the Lightjet, a dot-matrix coder using sealed-off CO2 SLAB laser technology.

The 4 new S8 ink-jet printers from Imaje (Kennesaw, GA) mark in dusty, humid, hot and fluctuating temperature environments. Because the printers can use food-grade, invisible and standard inks, they can mark on almost all products and surfaces, including corrugated, glass or aluminum containers.

Markem’s (Keene, NH) SmartDate 3i thermal-transfer printer augments the company’s SmartDate line by offering 50% more ribbon on each roll, which means less downtime for ribbon changes.

Markem’s (Keene, NH) new SmartDate 3c thermal-transfer printer increases print speed up to 1.5 m/sec. The company says the higher speed means that less ribbon is needed to print the same-height code.

Markem (Keene, NH) has introduced its 3710 Series black thermal-transfer ribbon for use with its Smart Date product line. It’s said to provide improved print quality when printing on rough substrates such as frozen foods and pharmaceutical applications.

Imaje’s (Kennesaw, GA) S7 Supra marks 4 to 8 lines of 70- or 120-dpi characters at speeds to 1갺’/min. New ink and additive cartridges hold 0.8 L, which can supply 46 million characters of print before needing to be replaced.

The Smart Date 2 by Markem (Keene, NH) enables manufacturers to slash their print ribbon costs, according to the maker. The Radial Ribbon Save function allows full use of the ribbon width in high-speed continuous applications.

Imaje (Kennesaw, GA) has introduced a blue ink compliant with FDA regulations for direct contact with food. In addition to the safeness of the ink, the color provides better contrast, enabling higher legibili-ty of the code.

Cimjet 331 is Markem's (Keene, NH) newest digital bar-code label printer/applicator. Using air-jet technology, it employs a unique diffuser to evenly distribute pressure over the label surface.

The ILC/Pulsar ink-jet printer from Imaje (Kennesaw, GA) prints text, dates, logos and bar codes measuring up to 3.9" directly onto paperboard, wood or PS cases.

Model 9064 small-character ink-jet coder from Markem (Keene, NH) is suitable for high-speed lines. It offers a small footprint and is especially suitable for food industry applications.

Designed for the food industry, the Series 4 Hi-P65 from Imaje (Kennesaw, GA) is an ink-jet printer designed for the harsh conditions associated with food processing.

Markem's (Keene, NH) 9800 Series Touch Dry® date coders are designed to mount on most packaging lines. They can print price, date and lot codes and other variable data at speeds ranging from 140 to 1겨 legends/min on lines running up to 6ꯠ"/min, depending on model.