Building, construction and garden

Built for the great outdoors

Coding and marking for building, construction and garden

Products and materials used in the building, construction and garden industries need to be built to last – and the same applies to the markings used to provide traceability and regulatory compliance. Many materials in use demand a coding and marking solution that is robust, flexible and hard-working.

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Cereals, flour and baked goods

Say goodbye to dust-related downtime

Coding and marking of cereals, flour and baked goods

Packaging printers need to be able to keep up with production line speeds, which is especially important in the baked goods industry where freshness is crucial. Airborne flour particles also make this a problematic environment for many continuous inkjet printers. Producers need to choose coding and marking equipment that is reliable, fast and equipped to handle this demanding environment.

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Chemicals

Getting the chemistry right

Coding and marking for chemicals

Coding in the chemical industry is important for traceability but it can be challenging when the production environment is hot, dusty or wet. Under such conditions, you can only achieve reliable, high-quality coding with specially designed systems. It can also be difficult to ensure ink adherence on slick plasticizers and to guarantee code resilience in the event of chemical spillage.

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Coffee and tea

Wake up and smell the productivity

Coding and marking of coffee and tea

High dust levels and extremely high line speeds make tea and coffee packaging systems a demanding coding and marking environment. In order to guarantee the quality and consistency of end products, cleanliness is also a key factor.

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Confectionery and snacks

Tasty ideas for faster production

Coding and marking of confectionery and snacks

Confectionery products and snacks need to be coded at high speed, using fast-drying inks. New formulations, flavors, sales promotions and packaging sizes also increase the risk of costly coding errors and require coding and marking solutions that are reliable, fast and flexible.

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Convenience products

A convenient way to boost production

Coding and marking of convenience products

Designed for the convenience of the customers, these are products that come in an ever-changing range of packaging formats, such as shrink wrap, foil and cardboard. Also, since the information to be coded onto the packaging changes frequently, coding solutions must be highly flexible. The coder must also be able to withstand the extreme temperatures, high humidity and dust levels that are a feature of the industry, and should use inks that are suited to the surface of the packaging.

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Cosmetics and personal care

Take personal care of productivity

Coding and marking for cosmetics and personal care products

Marking cosmetics and personal care products takes place according to an international agreement – referred to as the INCI (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients) – and applies to both ingredients and fragrances. Additionally, throughout the EU, such articles must have a use-by date if their shelf life is less than 30 months. Coding is also used as an anti-counterfeit measure and to aid traceability.

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Dairy

A fresh approach to production efficiency

Coding and marking of dairy products

The dairy business is shaped by short product shelf lives and stringent hygiene requirements. Dairy producers also face regularly changing packaging designs, the ever-increasing variety of types and flavors, and frequent production changes. Coding and marking of packagings therefore requires equipment that can print expiration dates and other such information reliably and efficiently on a variety of surfaces.

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Detergents, home care and cleaning

A polished performance

Coding and marking for detergents, home care and cleaning products

Cleaning and care products are subject to stringent international directives, which require information such as UFI (Unique Formula Identifier) codes to be printed on the product packaging – whatever shape or type of surface it may be. With packaging ranging from the curved metallic surfaces of spray cans to smooth plastic containers, coding and marking solutions must be flexible and must operate at high speed.

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Eggs and egg cartons

Extreme care at high speed

Coding and marking of eggs and egg cartons

Millions of eggs are produced, packaged and processed every day around the world. With such a short shelf life, marking eggs and cartons with batch numbers and expiration dates is usually mandatory. The unique demands of the industry require coding and marking solutions that operate at high speed but integrate fully with the rest of the egg production line.

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Frozen food

Cool innovations for higher productivity

Coding and marking of frozen food

Due to extreme temperature and humidity conditions, packaging lines for frozen products are demanding production environments. Those responsible for production depend on solutions that master these challenges and are able to cope with the ever-increasing variety of packaging formats.

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Fruits and vegetables

Enjoy healthier production efficiency

Coding and marking of fruit & vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable products. This not only means that expiration dates are hugely important, it also means that any coding solution has to work quickly and reliably. Any production downtime delays the product getting to the consumer and can prove expensive. In addition, stringent hygiene conditions typically require printers to be IP65 protected.

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Furniture and toys

Eye-catching quality

Coding and marking for furniture and toys

Furniture and toys come in all shapes, sizes and materials – and high-quality marking is essential for traceability and legal compliance. The wood used in furniture manufacture, in particular, has many different levels of absorbency, which makes durable, legible printing a challenge.

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Meat, fish, seafood and poultry

High-protein productivity

Coding and marking of meat, fish, seafood and poultry

Consumers and retailers care about a healthy and safe supply chain. This is why information about meat, fish, seafood and poultry always needs to be clearly identifiable. In this highly regulated industry, producers need to meet operational demands of fast, efficient production, while also complying with the most stringent food legislation.

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Other packaged foods

The perfect packaged solution

Coding and marking of other packaged foods

Packaged food products come in all shapes and sizes, which requires great flexibility from your coding and marking solution. Foods are packaged in a variety of formats, using different materials that can be challenging to print on. The food industry also demands high standards of hygiene compliance, requiring actions such as the regular spray-cleaning of the production environment.

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Pet food and animal feeds

Speed feeding

Coding and marking for pet food and animal feeds

In order to meet the growing demand for animal fodder and cattle feed, increasingly efficient production lines with higher throughputs are needed. Companies producing pet food and animal feed are committed to offering products that ensure the health and vitality of family pets so product traceability is also an important consideration. The coding and marking systems need not only to clearly print traceability information, but also accommodate many different packaging formats, such as retort pouches and club packaging.

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Pharmaceuticals and supplements

Good for you. Good for business.

Coding and marking for pharmaceuticals and supplements

Laws around the world require pharmaceutical manufacturers to print codes on packaging, boxes and blister packs to enable traceability and protect against counterfeiting. High legibility – even in small fonts – is essential and producers need to code on a variety of packaging formats.

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Printing and paper

High security; high efficiency

Numbering and coding for printing and paper

High-security printing is an important part of the printing industry because every banknote is unique. Numbering machines used in the paper industry need to work reliably and apply numberings and codings that are easy to read.

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Textile

Keep up with the latest standards

Coding and marking for textiles

The fashion and textiles industry is constantly changing – and is very challenging in terms of the coding and marking that is required for traceability and to combat counterfeiting. High-quality variable marking can be difficult on fabrics because of the diverse materials and substrates used, and because of both legibility and wash resistance. The printing of respiratory masks is an additional challenge.

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Tobacco

Don’t let the dust get you down

Coding and marking for tobacco

Tobacco packaging facilities are particularly dusty environments, which creates quality problems with many printers. CIJ printers used by tobacco producers need robust coding solutions that can cope with such conditions, while also operating at the extremes of packaging line speeds. Additionally, cleanliness is paramount to assure the quality and consistency of the end products, and manufacturers need flexibility to implement country-specific packaging information requirements.

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