Herma 752CFW full-wrap label applicator
26 March, 2013The Herma 752CFW full-wrap label applicator is capable of accurately applying full-wrap labels around products such as meat trays, clamshell-based packaging and multipack formats.
Leibinger JET3 and JET2neo continuous inkjet coding machines
25 March, 2013Continuous inkjet coding (CIJ) equipment has been around for a long time, but Leibinger claims to have reinvented the technology with the JET3 and JET2neo machines.
Packaging line for ambitious Vietnamese dairy project
15 March, 2013Hanoi-based TH Milk Group has commissioned Benco Pack to install a new form-fill-seal packaging line equipped with an Integrated Sleeve Applicator (ISA).
Water-based ink partnership
06 March, 2013Ink expert hubergroup and pigment specialist Heubach have joined forces in a strategic partnership for water-based inks.
Markem-Imaje SmartLase CO2 laser coder range
22 February, 2013Markem-Imaje has launched a generation of SmartLase CO2 laser coders with performances claimed to be 30% higher than market standards due to its patented SCT (SmartLase Code Technology).
Food laundering
20 February, 2013 by Janette WoodhouseThe endless roundabouts of labelling laws and country of origin labelling make me cross. As I consumer I want to be able to determine what I am eating and where it is from. The horsemeat scandal in Europe and the UK has little to do with food safety (assuming the meat was not contaminated with not-for-human-consumption pharmaceuticals) but rather the fact that consumers did not know what they were buying.
DFC Packaging (Sleeves) tamper-evident and decorative shrink sleeves
15 January, 2013DFC Packaging offers tamper-evident and decorative shrink sleeves for a range of applications with up to 10-colour gravure printing.
Videojet Technologies 1550 and 1650 ink jet printers
18 December, 2012Designed to improve productivity, the 1550 and 1650 printers provide metrics and tools to measure and improve uptime and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Matthews Linx CJ400 continuous ink jet printer
11 September, 2012The CJ400 prints up to three lines of information such as lot codes, dates, times, text and symbols onto most surfaces. With a special print-head, it can print four to five lines, dependent on font size.
Quicklabel Systems Kiaro! inkjet colour label printer
10 August, 2012Quicklabel Systems’ Kiaro! inkjet colour label printer was developed for manufacturers and processors wanting professional-quality labels at high speeds.
Apex Printing & Packaging Engineering labelling systems
01 August, 2012Apex Printing & Packaging Engineering designs and manufactures complete labelling systems, creating designs and equipment to suit each application.
Tetra Pak OptiSize volume concept and Eco Flexo photographic printing
26 June, 2012Tetra Pak has launched volume and printing capabilities for greater efficiency, impact and value for Tetra Fino Aseptic, with the OptiSize volume concept for new size options and Eco Flexo for photographic printing.
Domino Printing Sciences BK651 black ink for thermal ink jet
26 June, 2012Domino Printing Sciences water-based BK651 black ink for thermal ink jet (TIJ) applications was developed specifically to withstand the rigours of the pharmaceutical market. It has been awarded a grade A through to Blue Wool 4 during independent testing and evaluations on printed samples of the ink to establish its performance and light-fastness, undertaken by international packaging, paper and print industry specialists PIRA International.
Krones Boreas wort-stripping system
25 June, 2012The Boreas wort-stripping system from Krones is used for the controlled evaporation of unwanted aromatics from beer. It ‘blows’ the unwanted celery taste, for example, out of the beer wort.
Linx is the code to success for WA export-award finalist
31 May, 2012When Wescobee Honey expanded its product lines, it needed a coder that could print on a variety of substrates and package sizes. Wescobee exports product to the Middle East and Asia, so the printer also needed to be able to code in multiple languages. The WA business turned to Matthews Intelligent Identification for a solution.
