Global manufacturer Croda of Hull, England, is the first company in the U.K. to install the A320i service-free ink-jet printer from Domino, the latest addition to the company’s A-series range. Croda, which produces natural-based ingredients for markets that include personal care, healthcare, polymer additives, and lubricants, installed the A320i earlier this year at its Hull manufacturing facility, where the printer has been instrumental in the company’s ongoing transition to operating fully automated packaging lines.
Croda’s decision to invest in the A320i follows a longer-term relationship with Domino and its A-Series printers that dates back to 2006, when Croda began to move toward fully automated packaging processes. At that time, the company selected an A-Series printer for integration into an automated packaging line to print batch and product codes onto polyethylene bags.
Five years later, when the company was looking to automate further packaging lines, it once again turned to Domino for a solution, after it had thoroughly reviewed other coders on the market. According to Croda, reliability, quality of output, ease of use, and seamless integration of its first A-Series printer were instrumental in the decision to invest in an A320i.
“A key element of our evaluation and selection process was the feedback we had from our packaging line operators and technicians, all of whom highlighted the quality output, ease of use and reliability of Domino’s A-Series coder,” explains Ian Savill, technical engineering manager at Croda’s Hull site. “We could find no other coder on the market that could match our expectations and therefore, Domino’s latest A-Series coder, the A320i became the obvious choice.”
Savill and his team worked closely with Domino’s engineering specialists who provided on-site assistance throughout installation to ensure a seamless transition and minimize production downtime.
