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 […]
Packaging
Innovative labeling, marking, and coding packaging solutions are available to meet unique product requirements. Features on these packaging machines include flexibility, high speed, and precision. Browse through these packing machinery demonstrations, displays, and showcases to learn more about packaging equipment and pack solutions.
Need Individual UPC GTIN Barcodes?
Over the years, one question I’m always asked is “how can I get single UPC barcodes, or get them in small quantities?” There hasn’t always been a good answer for this – the choice has been to invest in a GS1 company prefix (confusing to many people and can be expensive), or to buy UPC […]
Video – Solving Labeling Problems
Printing and applying labels so secondary packaging has usually involved some compromises. Our super new CrossMerge concept shows that (at least a lot of the time) you can have it all. https://vimeo.com/444228134 Want to learn more? Contact me at david.holliday@ProMachBuilt.com or visit www.idtechnology.com
Product Coding for Protein Producers
Regardless of package type, companies that produce meat or poultry products need to add variable information to the package. This includes date and lot codes, establishment codes, regulatory agency logos, and increasingly barcodes. In many industries, this is quite straightforward, but for protein companies, there is the added complication of the environment in which coding […]
Product Handling Considerations for Barcoding on Shipping Cases
Using inkjet printers to add variable information to shipping cases, is increasing in popularity. Using this technique can dramatically reduce the number of pre-printed items that need to be managed and fit into company efforts to increase digitalization and move to a lean workflow. Here at ID Technology, we have a lot of experience when […]
The Labeling News Podcast
Well, I keep hearing that podcasting is the new blogging and, with something like 800 posts and articles here at LabelingNews, it’s time to try something new. The Labeling News podcast is going to cover a wide range of topics in the world of labeling and packaging generally. This first episode focuses on sustainability and […]
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 […]
A Sea of Orange Day-Glo
Jim Immel, EPI Technical Sales Manger has had production managers from large regional bakers call him and exclaim that they are drowning in a “sea of orange day-glo”. Those of you familiar with commercial baking know that orange day-glo labels are a mainstay for bakery promotional labeling. One manager even went on to to explain […]
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