CarbonFlex™ Applicator Does your business need to add barcode labels to your secondary packaging, such as corrugated cases or shrink-wrapped trays, and your pallets? If you do, you are probably familiar with these issues: Financial considerations also need to be taken into account. Your retailer customers insist on barcode quality levels and will back-charge you […]
L&C Brands
Labeling News highlights labeling and coding machinery from ID Technology, EPI, Greydon, Code Tech, and Panther. Browse through these brands to learn more about labeling solutions available and see these machines in action.
Panther Virtual System Builder
Panther’s Virtual System Builder is designed to: Specifying equipment for your logistics operations can be complicated. Misalignment of expectations can be time-consuming and expensive when every detail must be correct – machine orientation, machine handing, optional modules, and more. This certainly applies to our Panther labeling systems – a range of print and apply solutions […]
Protein Labeling & Coding Solutions : Part 5 (Pallet Labeling)
Bring Home the Bacon Reliable, Efficient, and Safe Pallet Labeling In many packaging operations, printing and applying the labels to the pallets is one of the final jobs to be completed. This is no exception in meat, poultry, and seafood plants, so pallet labeling for protein producers is an important final step. As with all […]
Protein Labeling & Coding Solutions : Part 4 (Secondary Package Labeling)
Leaner Labeling Automation Secondary Packaging Labeling Your protein products need GS1 barcodes applied to the secondary packaging to be tracked through the logistics chain and help with your FSMA traceability. While many products need to have an ITF-14 barcode containing the product GTIN, the secondary packaging within the protein industry often needs to include a […]
Best-in-Pedigree Labeling & Coding Solutions
As a manufacturer of pet foods, you know how your customers love their furry, feathered, or scaled friends and want the best for them. Labeling and date coding for your packaging is integral to your product presentation, ensuring your finished product looks good, conveys information clearly, and travels through the supply chain without disruption. This […]
Protein Labeling & Coding Solutions : Part 3 (Product Labeling)
When Your Reputation’s at Steak Fast Accurate Product Labeling If you work in protein processing, you’ll know that your package is hugely important and serves several functions: It protects your product from when it leaves your packaging line until it arrives in the consumer’s kitchen. The package needs to carry important information – ingredients, allergen […]
Protein Labeling & Coding Solutions : Part 2 (Secondary Printing on Packaging Film)
On-Demand Printing for Demanding Applications Secondary Printing on Packaging Film For the packaging for your protein products, do you find that you often use the same film with just the product details changing? If you have several SKUs that use this same package, you’ll find that you’re having to manage inventory of all the pre-printed […]
Protein Labeling & Coding Solutions : Part 1 (Product Coding)
Code-A-Doodle-Do Outstanding Product Coding Performance In the meat/poultry industry, the variable print you add to your packages is very important. Date codes, lot codes, compliance logos, EST numbers, and (occasionally) barcodes must be printed on your package right at the point of packaging and be legible and accurate – every time. Since these codes are […]
WestPack 2023
If you work in the packaging industry, are you ready for the 2023 tradeshows to begin? We are starting the new year with the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium; we will move on to WestPack 2023 in Anaheim, which runs from February 7 – 9. Our booth is 5247. For years, WestPack has been the […]
Citronix ci5000 Inkjet Printer
Have you noticed that some continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer manufacturers have rather complex product lines? They may have high-speed, medium-speed, and low-speed models, all with quite different specs. This can make it difficult to decide which model is the best for your particular situation, especially if you are unsure of your future production demands. With […]