When talking about ensuring barcodes are correct, many people use the words validation and verification as though they are interchangeable – this is something that is not correct. Many companies that should know better promote their barcode reading systems as verifying barcodes when they are actually validating. Validating and verifying a barcode are two separate […]
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Labeling Solutions for E-Commerce
These days just about every brand is involved in e-commerce, whether it is selling online directly to end-users, via retailers online sites or through Amazon’s “Fulfillment by Amazon” (FBA) program. It is estimated that for 2018 US total e-commerce sales will be over $400bn, growing to over $650bn by 2020 (source: PMMI). At the moment, […]
Lean Manufacturing Solution for Stickpacks
Lean manufacturing, late-stage customization, agile manufacturing, digitalization – whatever you might wish to call it, ProMach’s printing and packaging solution for stickpacks and sachets is a way to reduce costs while improving flexibility and allowing your packaging to be part of your digital workflow. The components of this system are both from ProMach’s portfolio of product brands – Genesis […]
Laser Coding for Cans
For many years, the most common technique to add variable information, such as date and lot codes, and serialization codes, to metal cans has been continuous inkjet printing. More recently, developments in fiber laser coding technology have allowed this modern, clean markings technique to be used for a wide range of applications, including coding on […]
Is it Time to Replace Your Old CIJ Printer?
It often amazes me just how many of the original Citronix inkjet printers are still in use doing a good job for their owners. It is generally considered that the lifespan of this type of printer is in the region of 5 to 7 years. There are however many printers still working well that are […]
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