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Coding solutions for London brewery

London-based Fourpure Brewing Co. has come up with a far more efficient approach to date-coding primary and secondary packaging.

Crisp CIJ codes on can bottoms.
Crisp CIJ codes on can bottoms.

A Linx 8900 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer is printing three lines of code onto the base of aluminum cans. These are subsequently packed into boxes, onto which two Linx TJ725 Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) printers apply product information text and a barcode. The Linx 8900 is currently running at 12,000 cans per hour, with the Linx TJ725 coding 20 boxes per minute.

The arrival of the Linx TJ725 has enabled the coding of boxes to be carried out in-line for greater efficiency, delivering important cost and time savings compared to the previous method of hand applying labels to boxes on pallets off-line. The Linx 8900 meanwhile delivers high quality codes, printing vertically against gravity. The conveyor sits higher than the printer and a 2-m conduit has been supplied to enable the printhead to be positioned directly underneath.

Linx Black fast-drying ink 1240 has been selected for the Linx 8900 as it is able to deal effectively with typical filling conditions such as dampness, humidity, and water vapour while ensuring excellent adhesion and high clarity codes.

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