Labelling & coding machinery

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  • The real and digital worlds of packaging
    The days are gone when packaging was used for nothing more than protecting the product and ensuring an attractive presentation at the point of sale. These days, packaging has to do a lot more. It has to be intelligent and interactive, and it is supposed to track goods along the entire supply chain, to expose counterfeits, to test whether a package has already been opened, or to indicate whether a cold chain has been interrupted. Finally, it is supposed to make it possible to pursue new methods of brand communication and to interact with the consumer.
  • Detecting fakes with packaging
    Counterfeiting of medicines and some food product is rapidly increasing, which is resulting in not only billions of dollars lost through piracy but also creating health and safety risks. Researchers are therefore developing authenticity seals and security codes intended to make packaging uniquely identifiable.
  • To bar code or to bokode?
    The ubiquitous bar codes found on product packaging provide information to the scanner at the checkout counter, but that’s about all they do. Now there is a very tiny, very powerful alternative on the horizon.
  • Tracking and tracing food and beverage goods
    With so many food safety issues to worry about tracking and tracing in the food and beverage sectors is becoming increasingly more important. At the same time, with foodstuffs moving across the globe, it is becoming more and more difficult to accurately track them. There is a solution that can help eliminate these difficulties though - a form of automated data collection called radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
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  • Traceable laser marks and codes
    An increasing need for product identification and traceability is driving the growth of laser-marking applications all around the world. Product identification, in the form of simple alphanumerics to complicated graphics and codes, is easily generated and permanently marked onto glass, PET, plastics, paper labels and cardboard.
  • Fibre King shelf-ready case packers and palletisers
    Fibre King’s shelf-ready range of case packers and palletisers has been designed to suit the evolving shelf-ready requirements of Australian food retailers. 
  • Quicklabel Systems Plexo! Duo 453 printer
    The Quicklabel Systems Plexo! Duo 453 printer includes: two-colour thermal transfer printing, electronic ribbon saving (especially important in GHS applications), an advanced user-friendly design, high-quality rugged build with sturdy die-cast aluminium chassis, robust metal cover and a Plexo! glass window for viewing consumables.
  • Quicklabel Systems Plexo! 653 barcode printer
    The Quicklabel Systems Plexo! 653 barcode printer includes: two-colour thermal transfer printing, electronic ribbon saving (especially important in GHS applications), a user-friendly design, high-quality rugged build with sturdy die-cast aluminium chassis, robust metal cover and a Plexo! glass window for viewing consumables.
  • Avery Dennison Curve Appeal label application system
    The Avery Dennison Curve Appeal label application system can be used for complex curved surfaces and will allow designers to create more distinctive packaging shapes to catch the eye of consumers.
  • UPM Raflatac RC 7B UV-hotmelt adhesive
    UPM Raflatac has launched a UV-hotmelt adhesive for use with transparent and opaque films in beverage and food labelling. The RC 7B adhesive performs well on a range of substrates, including glass and PET, and is suitable for applications requiring a no-label look.
  • SmartDate X40 thermal transfer coder
    The SmartDate X40 thermal transfer coder is designed to print large amounts of complex information at high speed on flexible packaging films, with minimal loss of data and maximised ribbon usage.
  • Markem-Imaje 9232 inkjet printer
    Markem-Imaje has introduced to the marking and coding market a small-character inkjet printer: the 9232. It prints best-before dates, logos, alphanumeric text, 1D and 2D barcodes for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, electronic, cable and extrusion industries.
  • Epson TM-C3400 desktop colour label printer
    The TM-C3400 desktop colour label printer produces rapid colour-on-demand printing of durable smudge-free labels, tickets, wristbands and other items on a wide range of media.
  • APS ink range
    APS has expanded its ink range for non-porous date coding applications which are suitable for confectionary manufacturers, ice-cream and snack food industries.
  • iDSnet Manager Version 2 package code management software
    Matthews’ locally developed iDSnet suite integrates all coding and labelling equipment to deliver a product-traceability solution throughout manufacturing businesses, creating more streamlined operations. The company will be launching iDSnet Manager Version 2 at AUSPACK PLUS 2011.
  • Avery ALX 735 Wipe On Label Printer Applicator
    Matthews Intelligent Identification will launch the Avery ALX 735 Wipe On Label Printer Applicator (LPA) at AUSPACK PLUS 2011. The LPA system has been designed for highly demanding production lines, offering efficiency, reliability and an improved total cost of ownership with no air required.
  • Krones and Kosme labelling range
    Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, will be sharing a stand with its subsidiary Kosme. Together with Kosme, Krones is showcasing its labelling solutions for both small and mid-tier bottlers, and for the high output category as well.
  • QuickLabel Systems Vivo! Touch digital label printer
    The QuickLabel Systems Vivo! Touch is a high-resolution, high-speed ‘intelligent’ colour label printer that is capable of printing colour labels ‘on the fly’, in high print quality for in-house label printing by end-user manufacturers. The printer uses a 1.6 GHz internal computer to process large amounts of variable label data and coordinate label jobs, printing colour labels in high speeds of 5 ips.
  • Krones DecoBloc labeller
    The Krones DecoBloc is a labeller that can cope with all dress variants.
  • Marking systems
    The Grafoplast wire marking system is capable of marking wires, cables, data cabling, terminal blocks, contactors, relays, PLCs, etc.
  • Result Packaging product packaging solutions
    Result Packaging will have some of its product identification technology on display. Brands include: Herma, manufacturers of self-adhesive label applicators; Rea Jet, coding and marking systems; and Kora-Packmat, feeders and packaging machines. More recently, its range has expanded further to now encompass Allen coding and marking, thermal transfer and hot foil coding systems, Panther and another North American company Sealstrip, reseal and easy-open equipment suitable for any form of printed, flexible packaging.
  • Intermec SR61THP high-performance scanner
    Intermec has expanded its SR61T industrial scanning portfolio to include the SR61THP high-performance scanner, the SR61TXR extra range scanner and the SR61T2D industrial range imager. The solutions are designed for users in warehouse and manufacturing operations needing improved operator productivity and overall scanner reliability.
  • Pentalabel PETG roll-sleeve films
    The Pentalabel PETG roll-sleeve films for shrink-label packaging can provide good shelf impact. The shrink sleeves are suitable for high-volume applications and can be used for full- or partial-body coverage with a wide array of container configurations.
  • Zebra RW 420 Print Station
    Zebra’s RW 420 Print Station is a single, compact, lightweight and rugged mobile workforce tool that integrates the RW 420 printer directly into its design. The unit can house a removable Motorola MC70 or MC75 mobile computer and enables both the printer and handheld to be charged at once.
  • Sidel SL 90 labeller
    The SL 90 labeller meets the demand for both paper labels applied with cold gluing and self-adhesive transparent labels.
  • Linx TT5 washdown thermal transfer overprinter
    Designed to code onto flow wrap, labels and gloss card, the IP65-rated version of the Linx TT5 washdown thermal transfer printer is suitable for food, confectionery and pharmaceutical applications where hygiene is paramount. The specially designed washdown cassette protects the TT5 washdown printer against water and dust ingress.
  • APS Asia Pacific apsolute thermal ink jet printer
    The apsolute APS maintenance-free thermal ink jet printer is capable of printing any kind of information - logo, names, addresses, accreditation numbers, batch numbers and best before dates both on eggs and cartons.
  • Linx Printing Technologies opaque blue ink 1043
    Linx Printing Technologies has released Linx opaque blue ink 1043. The high opacity ink is a distinctive sky blue colour, developed for industrial and commercial continuous ink jet applications.
  • Linx TT5 washdown printer
    Linx Printing Technologies has launched an IP65-rated version of its thermal transfer overprinter. The Linx TT5 washdown printer uses a specially designed washdown cassette during washdown routines, to ensure that the equipment is protected against water and dust ingress.
  • Chadwicks Quadraxis Sleeve 3D proofing software
    Chadwicks has launched 3D proofing software: Quadraxis Sleeve 3D.
  • CCL Industries TripleS stretch sleeve applicator systems
    CCL Industries has signed a licensing agreement with Krones AG to develop and market TripleS stretch sleeve applicator systems for common global customers in the soft drinks market.
  • Primera Technology FX1200 digital label finishing system
    The Primera Technology FX1200 digital label finishing system is an offline label production machine that accepts up to 305 mm OD rolls of printed output from digital label presses such as the company’s CX1200 digital colour label press.
  • Sick CLV6xx barcode scanner platform
    The CLV6xx barcode scanner platform from Sick offers customised solutions all the way to the high-end segment. Besides maximum reading results, other features include the intuitive parameterisation and user interface, as well as the manifold possibilities for network and fieldbus integration.
  • Hitachi RXHD low-solvent printer
    The Hitachi RXHD printer is claimed to halve solvent use by up to 50% and increase its marking rate by around 10%.
  • Banner Engineering iVu bar code reader
    Banner Engineering’s iVu bar code reader (BCR) is claimed to be the first industrial touch-screen bar code reader. It reads 11 industry-standard bar codes to facilitate advanced traceability - a critical strategy for ensuring high product quality in packaging, material handling, pharmaceutical and many industrial applications.
  • Primera LX900 colour label printer
    Primera has released the LX900 colour label printer that produces labels at speeds of up to 114.3 mm/s - almost 17 times faster than the company’s LX810 printer.
  • Markem-Imaje 5600 Liquid Inkjet Printer
    The high-resolution Markem-Imaje 5600 Liquid Inkjet Printer, suitable for direct case coding, features liquid piezo technology for high-quality graphics, text and readable bar codes. It uses glycol-ether (Quick Dry) ink to provide manufacturers with maximum contrast, while minimising the ink deposit required.
  • Markem-Imaje 5800 Hot Melt Inkjet Printer
    The Markem-Imaje high-resolution, large-character 5800 Hot Melt Inkjet Printer provides clear, consistent text, graphics and GS1-compliant bar codes on cases, trays and shrink wraps. Suitable for corrugate printing applications, the printer can be easily integrated into existing production lines, carton erectors or tapers.
  • Intermec Technologies industrial bar code printers
    Intermec Technologies has announced enhanced versions of seven industrial bar code printers - the PD41, PD42, PF2i, PF4i, PM4i, PX4i and PX6i. The improvements include an all-in-one printer programming language and increased memory and are suitable for operations, IT and business managers in warehouse, transportation and logistics and manufacturing.
  • Desktop bar code label and receipt printers
    Zebra Technologies has introduced a new version of its LP series of desktop bar code label and receipt printers - the LP/TLP2824 Plus. Packed with high-performance features, the LP/TLP 2824 Plus series offers an ultra-compact footprint and reliable high-speed label and receipt printing onto media up to 50.8 mm wide.
  • Continuous ink jet printer
    The Linx 7300 is suited to a wide range of industries as the technology in the continuous ink jet (CIJ) printer focuses on pared-back running costs and service intervals tailored to the printer’s operating environment to reduce servicing - both achieved without compromising quality.
  • Wraparound labeller
    The Heuft Tornado R is an efficient wraparound labeller that is equipped with a servo-controlled belt for the particularly precise application of wraparound labels and technologies for a sustainable final product check.
  • Ink jet coding
    The Videojet 1000 series of ink jet printers includes the 1210 and 1510 small character continuous ink jet printers. The two models satisfy the needs of low-duty applications, right through to heavy-duty use.
  • Express bar codes online
    GS1 Australia has launched an express website for new members to order authorised GS1 bar code numbers online.
  • Flow wrapper
    Emrich Industries has introduced a full servo wrapper with axis motion controller and brushless servomotors. The unit can independently drive the infeed conveyor, fin seal rollers and sealing crimpers.
  • On-demand ink jet label printing
    The VP485 colour ink jet label printer from VIP Color Technologies is an industrial-quality printer in a compact desktop design that offers print quality, speed, reliability and ongoing cost effectiveness.
  • High-resolution bar code printer
    Quicklabel Systems has introduced the desktop Pronto! 486 high-resolution bar code printer.
  • Thermal transfer coder
    Markem-Imaje has released the SmartDate 5/128 thermal transfer coder which can be used to print large amounts of complex information on flexible packaging films. Its main advantage is the extended print area: up to 128 mm wide and 75 mm long on intermittent filling machines, and up to 150 mm long on continuous filling machines.
  • Bottle coding solution
    The Linx 4900BC bottle coding solution has been specifically designed for wet and humid conditions. It uses inks that stick and it prints exactly where needed.
  • Laser marking equipment
    The Macsa Lasers range of laser marking equipment targets specific niche markets where existing CO2 laser technology has been unable to provide the appropriate solution.
  • Primera AP bottle label applicators
    The Primera AP Series bottle applicators can apply labels to the front, back or front and back together on most cylindrical products, quickly and easily, saving the user time and normal label application costs.
  • Bottle label applicators
    Primera's AP-Series bottle label applicators are a suitable semi-automatic labeling solution for cylindrical containers as well as many tapered containers, including bottles, cans, jars and tubes.
  • Label printing software
    Nicelabel labelling software features over 50 drivers for commercially available local or network-connected label printers, including Visytech’s range of CAB printers.
  • Sleeve labeller
    The Sleevematic M sleeve labeller is the versatile solution from Krones AG for a wide range of dress variants, such as full-length sleeves, part-sleeves or tamper-evident sealing.
  • Thermal transfer/direct label printer
    The Mach4 Label Printer utilises direct thermal printing and thermal transfer printing through the use of inked ribbons. Three basic models are available: Mach4-B with label tear-off plate, version P with additional label dispensing, and version C with tear-off plate and label cutter. Three print heads with resolutions of 203, 300 and 600 dpi are offered and these are interchangeable.
  • Label and bar code printer
    The Primera LX200 Barcode Label and Tag printer uses monochrome high-speed printing technology with 1200 dpi print resolution.
  • Desktop barcode label and receipt printer
    The Zebra G-Series desktop barcode label and receipt printer range from Zebra technologies provides increased durability, ease of use and claims to provide the best value of all basic desktop thermal label printers.
  • Roll-fed labeller
    The Marathon SLA combines the field-proven Marathon SL technology with a complete Allen-Bradley drive-train and controls platform consisting of servo drives, servomotors, programmable logic controller (PLC) and human machine interface (HMI), as well as reconfigured electrical control cabinets.
  • Compact thermal transfer printer
    The Datamax M-Class Mark II is a compact, rugged industrial-strength printer series that has been designed to provide ease of use and a lower total cost of ownership.
  • Automated label printer applicator
    Weber’s 3500 label printer and label applicator is for pressure-sensitive label printing and automated label application systems. In addition to offering a broad selection of high-quality print engines featuring a range of print resolutions and label dispensing speeds, the device is now available with optional RFID print-encode engines.
  • Label applicator
    The Jetstick industrial applicator is designed for rapid bar code label application in industrial situations.
  • Nutrition/ingredient labelling software
    Label Live is a software product that calculates the ingredient listing, nutrition information and allergen declaration for products based on information entered only once for each raw material. Any time the formulation is changed, the software will recalculate the ingredient listing etc, cutting the time it would otherwise take to do this task every time a product is reformulated.
  • Industrial label printer
    The MiniMark industrial sign and label maker is suitable for basic facility equipment identification, wire and cable labelling and sign making.
  • Shrink sleeve label application
    Benco Pack SpA has announced that it is now possible to label thermoformed containers directly on the line with outputs ranging 12,000 - 48,000 containers/h.
News (13)
  • Standards Australia working on a new olive oil standard
    Standards Australia has been working on developing a new olive oil standard and has received broad support from the industry.
  • Gluten-free products comply with content labelling
    A NSW Food Authority survey of gluten-free products finds that there is a high level of compliance with content labelling.
  • GS1 Australia calls for global food safety
    GS1 Australia has called for a new approach to food labelling policy, as it collaborates with AFGC to launch a new app which delivers detailed extended packaging product data to consumers.
  • Matthews launches its product traceability software in the US
    Matthews Intelligent Identification has launched iDSnet, its product traceability solution, in the US. Developed in house, the software integrates coding and labelling equipment on a production line/s through a server or central PC.
  • GI symbol revamp
    The launch of the new-look GI Symbol makes selecting healthy foods and beverages even easier for consumers.
  • Private labels are booming
    The supermarkets don’t just want to sell groceries. They also want to sell the groceries as their own. A recent analysis from the Nielsen Company shows a large increase in the number of private labels in the grocery sector.
  • Coca-Cola Company embraces front of product energy info
    The Coca-Cola Company has announced global plans to include energy information (calories, kilocalories, kilojoules) per serving on the front of nearly all product packages in a move to increase consumers’ awareness about the energy content of its beverages.
  • IBM and OATSystems bring RFID downunder
    IBM and OATSystems have announced that they will deliver the joint RFID solutions they have marketed successfully overseas to Australia and New Zealand.
  • European patent for laser marking technique
    A European patent has been granted to DataLase for the new pigment that forms the basis of the company’s laser marking products for primary and secondary packaging – the Packmark and Casemark flexo and tape.
  • Collaboration to apply RFID technologies in New Zealand
    Radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies can make a major contribution to New Zealand’s economic development, according to Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the New Zealand RFID Pathfinder Group.
  • New questionnaire to collect allergen info
    Food companies will find it easier to collect required information to meet the legal obligations surrounding the sale of food with a new product information form, launched recently.
  • A label for 'Australian Grown'
    The ‘Australian Grown’ logo has now been launched, allowing consumers to identify packaged food that has been grown on Australian farms.
  • Success for Australian EPC/RFID pilot
    Radio frequency identification (RFID) using GS1 global standards can improve productivity, reduce delivery processing times and open up visibility throughout the supply chain for the benefit of all trading partners, according to a multi-industry Australian consortium.
Case Study (14)
  • Wraparound case packers installed for Arnott’s
    A custom-built, end-of-line packaging solution consisting of four wraparound case packers has been designed, built and installed by Cermex for biscuit manufacturer Arnott’s. The packaging solution requirements were to move from manual to automated case packing as well as changing the company’s secondary packaging from regular slotted containers (RSC) to wraparound blanks. A quick start-up of four production lines simultaneously while maintaining the integrity of the product was essential and the solution needed to be able to accommodate frequent form changeovers. An exponential increase in speed to 12.5 cases/min and a maximum pack speed of 175 packets/min was also required.
  • Packaging for fresh food requires speed and reliability
    Taking delivery of fresh salads direct from growers, packaging in see-through retail packs for supermarkets and other retailers and then despatching for arrival in fresh condition for retail shelves as ready-to-eat is a highly disciplined operation.
  • Scribing laser coder
    Linx Printing Technologies has launched an enhanced version of its SL301 scribing laser coder, which the company believes is the fastest, most cost-effective and versatile coder available to the bottling industry.
  • Foster’s upgrades coding equipment
    Foster’s sought to upgrade some of its ageing fleet of ink jet coders. It sought an advanced ink jet coder, with performance characteristics not previously offered on the market. The system will be used for printing information such as the use-by date detail on shrink-wrapped cluster packs.
  • Moet & Chandon labels get champagne treatment
    With a specially engineered solution, Avery Dennison has helped Moet Hennessy to solve one of the most difficult challenges in wine labelling. The result is an attractive and functional neck label that secures the foil cap wrappings on the company’s champagne brand, Moet & Chandon, and all its premium champagnes.
  • Labelling equipment upgrade at Goodman Fielder
    Goodman Fielder’s plant at Mascot in New South Wales has made a gain from a modest investment, by upgrading its labelling equipment on the bottle labelling line. The outlay has delivered an annual saving with a payback in around six months, achieved with the additional equipment.
  • Touch-screen print system streamlines JC’s operation
    JC’s Quality Foods has developed an enviable reputation in the Australian nuts, dried fruit and snack food markets. From a one-van operation, established by founder and CEO Joe Cannatelli back in 1994, the business has grown substantially as its product range has expanded to meet the demands of a healthier Australian lifestyle and diet.
  • Coding upgrade at Schweppes
    Schweppes Australia hold nearly a quarter of the carbonated soft drink market, with a portfolio consisting of owned and franchised brands, including Schweppes, Solo, Spring Valley, Cool Ridge and Cottee’s, plus the local licence to make Pepsi and Gatorade.
  • Coding millions of cans
    More than 300 million cans have been coded in each of the past five years by four ultra high-speed ink jet printers on production lines at a Hastings factory
  • Labelling premium smallgoods
    Barkly Continental is a supplier of top grade, hand made specialty European-style hams, sausages, and other pickled and smoked pork products
  • Wet and steamy coding
    Coding plastic pouches in a wet steamy environment has proved no problem for the latest small character ink jet printer from Videojet
  • Traceability and shipment verification for bakery
    Groupe Jacquet, of the Limagrain group, is a major bakery with facilities throughout France and Belgium, shipping over 70,000 boxes of bread a day to hundreds of customers
  • Front of package nutritional labelling
    A new nutritional food and beverage labelling scheme is set to aid Australians in the fight against the country's current overweight and obesity epidemic
  • Labelling polystyrene boxes made easier
    The producer of polystyrene boxes for a group of Queensland fruit and vegetable growers recently move another step forward, with an improved method of labelling the shipping boxes they produce
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