Every industry has its own unique set of coding and marking challenges such as difficult conditions in the production environment, continuous production processes, stringent regulations, high-speed lines and a variety of products and packaging types. That’s why today’s packaging lines require an equally diverse range of coding and marking solutions. Whether marking on cartons in a dry, dusty environment or coding flexible pouches on a wet, cold packaging line, the need for highly reliable printing solutions remains a constant.
Food manufacturers often turn to large character marking (LCM) systems using drop-on-demand technology for their case coding needs. However, in order to maintain high print quality, some operations require multiple manual purge processes per shift to prevent nozzles from clogging. The business impact from repeated downtime and resulting waste and rework costs can be significant, but updated and integrated LCM systems can help to resolve these issues.