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Laser coder

In early 2004, the plant installed a Markem Smart Lase™ 110 laser coder for its “specialty” line comprising cartoned packs containing a variety of bagged teas.

Pw 10067 Laser Beauty 2a

It replaced an embossing coder that wasn’t as reliable as they’d hoped, says Celestial’s Art Osborne, who refers to the laser coder as a maintenance-free unit. David Ziegert says the laser coder helped them increase output by 20% to 25%. Even at that, the unit is only operating at half of its capability, he adds. It marks the cartons with a clear-to-read ‘best before’ date.

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