Coding and marking products and services for the packaging industry are versatile. Current technology allows you to print on nearly any type of packaging including foil, film, cartons, sleeves, packets, pouches, tubes, cables, lumber and more. Printers also provide the option of printing labels made of paper, plastic or vinyl.
Flexible Film & Lid Stock Coding
Foil and Films have become a popular choice in the packaging industry. Typically lot codes and expiration dates on lid stocks are common using thermal inkjet printers. Date codes on packaging for tea bags, for example also use this technology. Many other applications from the food industry to pharmaceuticals utilize thermal inject printers or hot foil printing applications to comply with regulations.
Carton Coding and Marking
Cartons and sleeves are widely used when packaging products ranging from frozen foods and confections to pharmaceuticals. Many food & pharmaceutical products require a date code, lot code, expiration date, date of manufacture or some other compliance code. Alternately, packaging can include branded or promotional messaging. Whether the packaging is primarily for the protection of the product, compliance or for branding and promotion, thermal inkjet or hi-res inkjet printers provide the solution.
Bag, Packet and Pouch Coding and Marking
Many industries now use bags, packets and pouches to deliver their product. Examples are seeds that are packed in a paper packet, hermetically sealed tablets, or food products sealed in film pouches. Batch codes, expiration dates, product descriptions and traceability barcodes are examples of printing needs and thermal inkjet or hi-res Inkjet printers provide the solution.
PVC Pipe and Cable Coding and Marking
PVC Pipe and cables require traceability for companies. Coding and marking solutions using the thermal inkjet or hi-res inkjet printer allows for detail and specification marking as well as manufacturer identifications.
Lumber Printing
A little known fact is that, depending on its intended use, timber needs to be marked to indicate compliance with quality, environmental and technical standards. Thermal inkjet or hi-res inkjet printers allow the printing of barcodes, customer information, grade and timber length, logos and much more into timber products.
Labels Coding and Marking
Labels of all sizes and types can be coded and marked using a thermal inkjet or thermal transfer printer. Whether being used for identification purposes, to provide instructions, or to provide tamper-evidence, details about the product can be easily applied. Even the foil label on the bottom of a tube of lipstick can be easily coded as well as a vitamin bottle, frozen food or pharmaceutical product.
Foenix Coding Printers: What Makes Them Different?
Foenix Printer Features The market is flooded with various models of ink jet printers across a wide range of technologies, brand names and ink types, which can make it challenging to discern what printer is the best for which application and environment. Many in the industrial and commercial marketplace are loyal to Foenix Coding Printers,...Continue reading→
Eight Reasons Food Manufacturers Choose Thermal Inkjet
Within the past year Griffin-Rutgers has noticed a dramatic rise in thermal inkjet coders over continuous inkjet (CIJ) within the food packaging industry for the variable information coding of its packaging. This is a result of the fact that thermal inkjet technology has seen huge advances in the recent years. In the past, the knock...Continue reading→
Debunking five myths of Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) printing
Over the past decade, designers of TIJ (Thermal inkjet) printers have worked tirelessly to address the limiting factors of the technology. The latest generation of TIJ printers will outperform CIJ (continuous inkjet) in terms of cost of ownership and print quality in most coding applications. Despite the discernible shift to TIJ, there’s still some outdated...Continue reading→
Digital Inkjet Printing
Compared to the traditional printing processes used in the printing of packaging such as flexography and offset lithography, inkjet as a primary method of package printing is relatively new. It’s also an area of growth and opportunity that did not go unnoticed at Drupa 2016, as many vendors focused on packaging solutions using digital inkjet...Continue reading→
Printing and Coding Salty Snack Packages
Impulse purchases of consumers are what causes snack companies to be in heavy competition, and capturing sales means making the most of their brands. Before that bag of chips ever gets to the shelf, and entire team of brand marketers are working to maximize the packaging artwork for marketing and promotional purposes. The last thing...Continue reading→
High Resolution Printing: Foenix FXONE-Touch vs. Thermal InkJet Printing
High resolution printing is simply not what it used to be. Advancements in technology have ensured that the printing industry can offer the best in quality, no matter the application, style or needs of the client. Of course, with better printers and higher resolutions, the need for a greater quality of ink must be at...Continue reading→
High Resolution Printing: Needham S-6000 vs. Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ)
The Needham S-6000 series is a great alternative to CIJ (Continuous Ink Jet) due to its ease of use and simplified maintenance benefits.Continue reading→
Industrial Inkjet Printers Explained
There are basically three types of inkjet printers, Thermal Inkjet (TIJ), Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) and Drop on Demand Inkjet (DOD), all with their own key benefits and solutions to specific needs. Understanding the differences between them will help you determine which is best for your printing job. Thermal Inkjet Printers (TIJ) This type of printer...Continue reading→
Offline Inkjet Printing Systems For Medical Packaging
Medical packaging, such as blister packs and Tyvek pouches, often require unique handling and inkjet printing systems, and it’s typically found that offline coding systems work best. An offline feeding and transport system helps to automate the printing process or can completely replace the need for a label by printing directly onto the packaging. What...Continue reading→
The Benefits Of A Thermal Inkjet Printer/Coder
There are myriad options on the market when it comes to coding and marking of items but the device needs to suit the specific purpose and the items being marked or coded. To make an informed decision you need to understand some of the science behind the technology. One such technology, thermal inkjet (TIJ), was...Continue reading→
