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Inkjet technologies for primary-package coding and other small-character applications, as well as for large-character applications such as shipping-case coding, are advancing on several fronts, creating myriad benefits for brand owners and other...
The long-awaited July 2019 revision to DotCode—the barcode symbology adopted for track-and-trace by key manufacturers in the tobacco industry because of its ability to be applied at speeds of more than 1,000 codes per minute—makes one expert...
The new Thermocode iQ² thermal transfer printer answers the coding needs of packaging operations with high quality prints at top speeds.To debut at EastPack 2019 (June 16-18; New York), the Open Date system creates 300-dots-per-inch codes at...
Detect-Plus, an add-on module for SmartDate thermal transfer overprinter coders, verifies the presence, position and quality of codes printed directly on film packaging. From Markem-Imaje, it can be purchased new with or retrofitted to SmartDate...
The new Videojet DataFlex 6330 thermal transfer coder marks a variety of substrates at speeds up to 500 packs per minute for a typical two-line code using a standard transfer ribbon. The all-electric system provides more control of the printhead...
A common reason for a bad inkjet code on a package has nothing to do with the coder but everything to do with the package. When water or dirt covers the surface, the ink cannot latch on—and the code becomes compromised. The new SureCode dual unit...