What is air assist? Generally speaking, the air assist component helps a label stay flat as it feeds across the tamp head. The air assist mechanism is comprised of an adjustable bracket that holds a tube containing three very small holes that blows air onto the underside of the label. This feature comes standard on […]
Print & Apply
Insights into Print & Apply systems highlighting cost considerations, barcode compliance, and flexible labeling solutions for diverse packaging needs. Browse the full range of printer applicator solutions designed for on-demand printing and label application on various items such as cases, trays, products, pallets, and shipping bags/packets.
Common Print Engine Issues (and How to Identify Them)
To start, what is a print engine? To use an automobile analogy, the print engine is really the “engine” of a Panther Industries print and apply labeling automation system. The print engine not only prints the information onto the label (e.g., shipping information, barcode, etc.), it pulls the label stock from the let-off assembly and […]
Meet Our Team: Issac Madrid
Issac recently joined the Panther team as the new Assistant Production Manager this year and brought over 20+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry. So naturally, we were beyond excited to bring him aboard to help improve our assembly process while overseeing orders going out the door prompt and on time! Before joining Panther, […]
Walmart Pallet Labeling
Does your company ship palletized items to Walmart? If you do, you are probably already aware that there are specific requirements for Walmart pallet labeling and that the company is going to start enforcing them at the beginning of 2023. Walmart is very specific on how pallets need to be labeled, so let’s take a […]
IDDBA Show 2022
The IDDBA (International Dairy Deli Bakery Association) Show is the largest trade show dedicated to dairy, deli, bakery, and foodservice companies. ID Technology and our ProMach Labeling & Coding brands will be exhibiting at IDDBA Show 2022 in Atlanta, at booth 3727. If you need to label your products or packaging or add date codes […]
Meet Our Team: Jay Mullaly
Jay is one of our Regional Sales Managers, covering our largest region, the Southeast, United States. The Southeast region contains 6 salespeople and 8 service techs covering GA, AL, FL, NC, SC, and TN. Jay supports his sales and service team from his home base in Birmingham, Al. With over 30 years of sales experience […]
Ready for Labeling in the Cloud?
Do you remember old-school labeling? You’d have a label format for every one of your products – indeed, you’d have multiples because every PC you had connected to a printer would have its copy on a local drive? It could be a nightmare when the data needed to change – important stuff like allergens and […]
Cycle Time – Print Apply Labeling
This article was originally posted on the Panther blog and discusses cycle time when printing and applying labels to the top face of varying height products for logistics applications. Introduction Speed is critical when considering print-and-apply label automation systems for a top-applied label in shipping or e-commerce operations. Manufacturers of these systems are often asked […]
Label and Packing Slip Automation Hi-Speed
It’s no secret that even before the pandemic, how we buy things was changing – as shown by the continuing growth of e-commerce and the struggle of so many legacy retail businesses. More e-commerce leads to more shipments of packages from distribution or fulfillment centers direct to us consumers. Our #ProMach brand, Panther, has been […]
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 […]
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