The need for marking parts is found across many industries including aerospace, automotive, construction materials, electronic components, and extrusion applications.

Parts are directly marked in the production process for various reasons. To list but a few: differentiating and identifying similar-looking parts, supporting the assembly, indicating a quality check or other process has been successfully passed or enabling to trace the part back to the production line.

New innovative features for the HERMA 500 label applicator

CIJ is short for continuous inkjet. In a CIJ printer, ink is pumped from an ink reservoir and ejected through a nozzle that creates a jet of ink.

The food and pharmaceutical sectors rely heavily on the use of cartons. Your ability to apply clear, durable codes at variable – and often high – speeds is crucial to operational success. So what are the best technologies for coding onto cartons – and how do they tackle the unique coding challenges of the food and pharma sectors?

For many years, adding coding and marking technology to your manufacturing line was perceived simply as a compliance obligation. Now, with the advent of more complex requirements for supply chain trackability, coupled with increasing consumer demands for personalisation, provenance checks, and anti-counterfeit protection, that ‘simple’ coding and marking technology can be a big stepping stone towards both a fully-connected supply chain and an enhanced, interactive consumer experience.

QR codes and Data Matrix codes are both 2D barcodes or ‘2D codes’ and are both becoming much more commonly used by manufacturers but in very different ways.
From extending product packaging to communicate brand messaging to providing options for internal track and trace and anti-counterfeiting measures, 2D codes can offer a wealth of opportunities for manufacturers in all industries.
But, which 2D code is right for your business?

Packaging works like a Russian doll. Your tertiary packaging holds your secondary packaging, which in turn holds your primary packaging. However, unlike Russian dolls, all three levels need labelling with barcodes.

Domino Printing Sciences (Domino) is pleased to announce the launch of the R-Series, a new range of smart vision systems for automatic inspection and validation of product codes, including date codes, batch numbers, barcodes, and 2D-printed codes.

All Loma inspection systems are designed with IP ratings in mind, to ensure the right protection for your production environment.

Have you ever received a recall from the market because the beer inside the keg did not have the desired quality?