Coding, Printing & Labeling

Carton printer

Hapa's Universal CP 336 carton printer prints additional information in CMYK to preprinted die-cut cartons, as explained in this Achema 2012 video by Stephan Wengi, the company's sales director.

July 11, 2012

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UV drop-on-demand Piezo ink-jet printer

Hapa's redcube is a UV drop-on-demand Piezo ink-jet printer for high-end marketing that can be configured to meet any production process and easily integrate into any packaging system. In this video from Achema 2012, the unit is shown printing onto a paperboard carton.

July 10, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Marking and verification system

In this Achema 2012 video, a redcube printer is shown printing cartons within the Laetus MV-70 system, which is designed to handle up to 400 packs/min. The system provides marking, camera, and verification capabilities in a small footprint with an easy-to-use HMI interface.

July 9, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Best practices for buying heat shrink labeling machinery

Here are a half-dozen best practices you can follow in buying heat shrinking labeling machinery...

July 6, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Digital printer

The digiMATIC printer from Hapa is a fully digital drop-on-demand ink-jet printer. In this video, Stephan Wengi, sales director, shows the unit's print engine, UV ink curing lamp, and a panel for setting required parameters. The machine is easy to operate.

July 5, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Hybrid printer

At Achema 2012, Stephan Wengi, sales director for Hapa demonstrates a hybrid printer that offers two printing technologies in a single machine. At the first station, a flex print head prints non-variable information, while variable batch codes and details are printed digitally at a second station. The machine can print flex only, digital only, digital and flex, and be equipped with a different color UV-curable ink for both print methods.

July 3, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Trends in coding/marking for primary packaging

A number of trends are shaping the development of coding and marking equipment for primary packaging...

June 27, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

U.K. egg packer sees the sunny side with new carton coders

Scribing lasers on five lines at The Free Range Egg Company eliminate the need for operator intervention, speed throughput, and increase coding accuracy for egg cartons.

June 27, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Newly designed print & apply labeler

Hunkar Packaging introduces the Brute 9800 Printer Applicator.

June 26, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ten tips for buying coding/marking equipment for cases and pallets

The handling of cases hasn’t changed, but the information required on the cases has.

May 31, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Date coding of paperboard sleeves made easy

A new ink-jet coder frees up operators who used to spend a lot of time peeling stickers from a release liner and applying them to paperboard sleeves.

May 31, 2012

Adhesives/tape

A cool alternative to traditional hot melt can double your mileage

Liquamelt adhesive from H.B. Fuller is cool on delivery, hot on demand.

May 9, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Live from Interphex: New products from The Challenge Printing Company

The Challenge Printing Company introduces an expanded product line, including a variety of labels, and serialized booklets.

May 8, 2012