Inkjet coding machinery

Secondary packaging coders

Secondary packaging coding can reduce labels, support variable product information and improve dispatch traceability on cartons and cases.

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Packaging overprinter and printed film web

Inkjet coding requirement

Choosing a secondary packaging coder

A good secondary packaging coder is selected from the production problem rather than the brochure. The main questions are: what material are you printing onto, how fast is it moving, how much space is available, what code height is needed and how often does the operator change product?

Identify the secondary pack level, actual board or other print surface, full artwork and downstream reader or trading-partner requirements. Agree readability and handling checks on representative cartons or cases, and how their data relates to the primary-pack record; do not assume an aggregation function is included.

Code content

Dates, batch numbers, lot codes, serial numbers, QR codes, barcodes and production references.

Pack surface

Cardboard, coated cartons, plastic, glass, metal, films, labels, sleeves, trays and pouches.

Line layout

Conveyor speed, side guides, product sensor, encoder, head position, guarding and operator access.

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Printed cartons beside a packaging conveyor

Continuous inkjet coders (CIJ)

Non-contact inkjet coders for fast moving bottles, cans, containers, flexible packs and irregular products where the code has to be applied while the line keeps moving.

High speedCurved packsDate & batch

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Thermal inkjet printer controller and printhead for date batch and QR coding

Thermal inkjet printers (TIJ)

Clean cartridge-based inkjet printers for cartons, sleeves, labels, trays and porous or coated packaging where crisp text, QR codes and barcodes are required.

High resolutionBarcodesLow mess

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