Industrial coding knowledge

A useful quotation starts with your product and production requirements. The machine price alone does not show the cost of a complete, reliable date coding system.

Date coding on prepackaged food must be clear, readable and appropriate to the product’s labelling rules. Check the applicable Thai FDA requirements and any…

Start with a clear, measurable production problem and a manageable trial. Automation may begin with sensing, conveying, code inspection or production data rather than…

A handheld inkjet printer is worth considering for batch production, changing print locations and products that are difficult to move to a fixed workstation. Choose…

Manufacturing dates, expiry dates and best-before dates communicate different information. Producers should define them using product-specific evidence and applicable…

Select a QR code or barcode printer from the actual encoded data, available print area, packaging surface and production speed. FASTJET F640 and F650 CIJ printers…

Water bottling lines need clear manufacturing dates, expiry dates and lot numbers. Choose the coder from bottle material, moisture at the printing point, message…

FASTJET F3511 and F3541 thermal inkjet printers apply manufacturing dates, expiry dates, lot numbers, text, barcodes and QR codes to suitable packaging. Select the…

Outsourced manufacturing-date, expiry-date and lot coding can suit SMEs, prototypes and businesses that are not ready to buy a printer. The printing method and ink…

CIJ is often suitable when a line needs non-contact printing with more working clearance or curved products. TIJ is worth comparing for high-resolution text and codes…