Primera Technology FX1200 digital label finishing system
04 May, 2010 byThe 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.
Labelling equipment upgrade at Goodman Fielder
04 May, 2010Goodman 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.
Sick CLV6xx barcode scanner platform
02 March, 2010 byThe 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.
Banner Engineering iVu bar code reader
01 March, 2010 byBanner 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
01 March, 2010 byPrimera 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.
Hitachi RXHD low-solvent printer
01 March, 2010 byThe Hitachi RXHD printer is claimed to halve solvent use by up to 50% and increase its marking rate by around 10%.
Dibal label printing scales
29 January, 2010Accuweigh has available three models of Dibal label printing scales with in-built printers.
Intermec Technologies industrial bar code printers
22 December, 2009 byIntermec 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.
Markem-Imaje 5800 Hot Melt Inkjet Printer
22 December, 2009 byThe 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.
Markem-Imaje 5600 Liquid Inkjet Printer
22 December, 2009 byThe 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.
Tracking and tracing food and beverage goods
02 December, 2009With 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.
To bar code or to bokode?
02 December, 2009 by David L Chandler, MIT News OfficeThe 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.
Private labels are booming
30 October, 2009 byThe 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.
GI symbol revamp
30 October, 2009 byThe launch of the new-look GI Symbol makes selecting healthy foods and beverages even easier for consumers.
Coca-Cola Company embraces front of product energy info
30 October, 2009 byThe 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.
