Michael Shaw was already instrumental in the success of thermal inkjet (TIJ) technology for product coding when he started Code Tech in 2010. Nine years later, after having built his new venture into a leader in the industry, Mike sold the business to ProMach, where the growth has continued as part of ProMach Labeling & […]
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RFID Rides Again
If you’ve been involved in packaging for any length of time, you’ll recall the big Walmart RFID fiasco of the early 2000s. At that time, the giant retailer mandated that many vendors add EPC compliant RFID tags to shipping cases and pallets shipped to Walmart distribution centers. The rationale behind this was that adding the […]
New ID Technology Website
After a lot of work, we are really pleased that our new version of the ID Technology website is live online. ID Technology has a wide range of products, labeling systems, inkjet printers, laser coders and that handle many different applications. The site, therefore, has a lot of content, and in the new version, a […]
New Zebra Print Engines ZE511/521
It has been a slow launch period for Zebra’s new OEM print engines, the ZE511, and ZE521. Having to contend with Covid and the global logistics mess, has caused the launch to be delayed for quite a long time. While the printers have been available (somewhat) to order for a while, public information on the […]
Product Coding IPPE 2022
If you work in packaging for a meat or poultry company, you almost certainly have to print variable information onto every pack you produce. To be honest, this kind of product coding can be rather frustrating. This is especially so when a small item such as a date coding printer can cause so much maintenance […]