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.
Desktop bar code label and receipt printers
28 October, 2009 byZebra 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.
Touch-screen print system streamlines JC’s operation
23 October, 2009JC’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.
Continuous ink jet printer
28 August, 2009 byThe 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.
Ink jet coding
28 August, 2009 byThe 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.
Wraparound labeller
28 August, 2009 byThe 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.
Express bar codes online
28 August, 2009 byGS1 Australia has launched an express website for new members to order authorised GS1 bar code numbers online.
On-demand ink jet label printing
06 July, 2009 byThe 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.
Bottle coding solution
06 July, 2009 byThe 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.
Flow wrapper
06 July, 2009 byEmrich 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.
Thermal transfer coder
06 July, 2009 byMarkem-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.
