Coding, Printing & Labeling

Low-cost flexo printer

Hapa, part of the Coesia group, was showing the Go-Flex, which is described as the lowest-cost UV flex printer on the market. It's especially suitable for coding variable information.

November 28, 2012

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

New printer is eco-friendly

From Hitachi, this printer is designed to be energy-efficient and to use minimal amounts of solvents and consumables than comparable ink-jet printers.

November 27, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ink-jet printer requires no maintenance

The A420-CIJ printer from Domino requires no maintenance beyond changing consumables. New quick-change module replaces ink and filters in 10-min. Easy for operators to select, verify, and send message to printer with easy-to-see interface. Printhead guarantees clean, error-free printing.

November 26, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Code assurance, high uptime with thermal ink jet

PACK EXPO 2012: Videojet Technologies' 8510 thermal ink-jet printer uses the company's CLARiSUITE code assurance software to increase productivity and reduce human error, while simple and quick ink cartridge changes allow for maximum uptime. Printer accommodates both primary and secondary packaging.

November 26, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Large-character printer for nonporous, coated board

PACK EXPO 2012: The large-character Diagraph IJ3000 ink-jet printer uses a Trident-based print engine, printing on nonporous, coated material with solvent-based ink. Technology is said to be easy to use and easy to program.

November 25, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ethernet ink-jet printer handles all printheads from one location

PACK EXPO 2012: A cost-effective alternative to adhesive labels and preprinted corrugated cartons, Matthews Marking Systems Viacode high-resolution ink-jet printing system uses Ethernet technology for distributed printing of primary, secondary, or tertiary coding applications.

November 25, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Flexographic printing plates

Flint Group announces new formulation of nyloflex® ACE plates.

November 9, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Controls technology leads to breakthrough in PTI-compliant marking

This Florida grower and shipper looked high and low for an automated method of marking palletized cases of produce. Finally, it built its own.

November 2, 2012

Secondary Packaging

Integrated case sealer/printer

Squid Ink showed off its BB-2/S case taper, designed for cost-effective top and bottom case taping for large-run case-sealing applications, integrated with the AutoPilot high-resolution ink-jet printing system. AutoPilot uses Xaar piezo technology to print up to .7 in. of characters, text, scannable bar codes, and logos at 180-dpi.

October 31, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Laser coding system prints on OPP film without perforation

Targeted at snack-food and candy packaging applications using oriented polypropylene film, the eSolarMark Fiber YAG laser coding system from Matthews Marking Products responds to the carbon ink on a package's film substrate to produce a brilliant, contrasting code, without causing film perforation.

October 30, 2012

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Faster, smarter bar-coding with UV

Find out why a new carton feeder for bar code printing and verification uses water-resistant, UV curable ink for higher frequency jetting for faster, higher quality printing and more.

October 29, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New hybrid printer for tablet blister packs adds serialization-capable digital printing capability

New hybrid printer for blister machines features 2 modules, one that utilizes a print mat, and one that is digital. This system allows for multi-color, large coverage, and a low operating cost. Allows for serialization of data, including bar, matrix, and alphanumeric codes.

October 29, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The new advanced fiber laser from Matthews

The Fiber laser wavelength is ideal to mark at high speed steel, stainless, titanium, and various high density plastics with contrast. This system is available is 10, 20, 30 and 50 watt power options.

October 29, 2012