Cleaning up the codes

Contract packager Angeles Chemical Co. was experiencing too much downtime with the coder it was using to code retail packages of the solvents and chemicals it packs.

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The ink-jet machine required excessive cleaning to clear the printhead and still needed regular service to remove clogs. So the Santa Fe Springs, CA-based chemical company installed a Linx 4200 small-character continuous ink-jet printer from Diagraph (St. Louis, MO) to replace the clog-prone machine.

The Linx unit automatically flushes and cleans itself out, says plant manager Cesar Hernandez. “You don’t have to purge it like we did with the other machine. If we left any ink in the old printhead, it would be hard and dry the next day.”

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