The coding and marking solutions are typically used in a wide range of sectors which includes: Food, Dairy, Bakery, Cereals, Snacks, Confectionary, egg, meat & poultry etc. wherever you need to accurately code information – from bread bags and pouches to cartons and cases
This comparison can also be made between the different technologies you may be considering CIJ, Laser, TIJ and TTO when selecting a coder each technology has pros and cons for the long-term cost of product coding and reliable operation for a given product and production environment, as these are also important when selecting a printer for reliable fit and forget operation.
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Continuous inkjet (CIJ) CIJ is non contact coding , the inks will adhere to almost any substrate with on going consumables of inks and solvent (make-up) combined with regular maintenance, to maintain the optimum print performance a service one or more times per year is required. |
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Laser Marking Systems Laser also non contact coding has minimum maintenance requirements, the laser tube has a finite life and the tube will need replacing, the life of the tube depend on your print rate and the power (laser energy) needed to code the substrate, typically an extractor is needed to remove toxic fumes and particulates given off when the substrate is coded, the filters in the extractor will need replacing regularly to maintain the fume extraction. cleaning |
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Thermal inkjet (TIJ) TIJ again a none contact form of coding typically printing using HP ink cartridges, is a very simple high resolution coder which requires no service and minimal maintenance, the cost of the cartridges can be high if printing large and long messages, but for simple date coding applications provides a very cost effective coding and marking solution. |
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Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO) TTO is a contact coder using thermal a printhead to transfer the ink from a wax/resin coated ribbon to the substrate, typically on to flexible films for high quality print, the on going consumable cost is for ribbons and the periodic thermal print head replacement. |
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Label Printer Applicator (LPA) LPA Prints and places labels of various sizes on multiple package types |
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