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Putting a labeler to the test

Test kit maker Artel uses a new labeler to speed production and meet FDA standards.

By using a new labeling system, Artel, a maker of test kits for life sciences laboratories, was able to increase its productivity, supply better information on its labels and provide a tamper-evident seal. The Westbrook, ME-based company achieved all of this by installing a Diagraph (St. Louis, MO) printer and Model LA/550 labeler.

"It used to take two employees approximately one hour to label 100 bottles by hand," says Pat Frechette, production manager at Artel. "One employee can now label 150 bottles in approximately seven minutes using the Diagraph labeling equipment."

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