DataLase(R) CaseMark tape serves as a label replacement for the outside of secondary packaging. The tape produces a color change from white to black upon exposure to a low-power, co.-approved CO2 laser. The laser life is more than 30,000 hr and requires little maintenance and no printhead replacement due to wear and tear, the co. reports. The tape has no backing paper and needs no inks, ribbons or other consumables, and the label replacement’s “apply-and-print” technique allows information to be “printed” on the tape after it has been applied to a case. It also provides brand protection features. The co.’s chemistry is integrated into the tape material and uses the low-power CO2 laser to laser-mark through the PP tape surface without affecting it, encasing an image within the tape. It’s nearly impossible to remove the image, the co. says. The tape can be removed from a case after imaging has occurred. The image is automatically transferred to the container, leaving a permanent image or mark.

DataLase, Inc.,
770/817-4810.
www.datalase.com