Our service option, Covered! for Print Engines, provides on-site replacement of worn parts on SATO print engines. This fixed price service plan includes parts, travel and labor. Printers covered by this plan inlcude the SATO S84-ex, S86-ex, 8485Se and S8408. How Does Covered! Work? Covered! is an all-inclusive service plan for your SATO […]
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Advanced printing solutions featuring high-resolution inkjet printers, on-demand packaging film printing, and industry-specific applications for enhanced product presentation and supply chain efficiency.
Continuous Inkjet vs Thermal Inkjet
For printing variable codes on a wide range of products, continuous inkjet (CIJ) has been the preferred solution for many years – outselling competitive technologies by a wide margin. This isn’t to say that CIJ has no competition, however, some of the alternate technologies such as laser and other types of inkjet can do an excellent […]
HIBCC Barcodes for UDI Labeling
If you make medical devices, you are sure to be getting organized for complying with the FDA’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) program. Here at ID Technology and Greydon, we have helped a lot of companies get into compliance with the UDI rules. While a lot of the companies we’ve worked with use the GS1 barcoding […]
Traversing Coder for HFFS Machines
Just about every package that is produced for food or medical products needs to have some kind of date or lot coding. This might be a simple “Use by Date”, something more complicated with lot and serial numbers, or maybe linear or 2D barcodes – UDI barcodes, perhaps. This can get interesting when needing to […]
How Reverse Airflow Keeps Your Laser in Top Shape
Laser coding is a modern, eco-friendly way to print date and lot codes and variable information onto a wide range of packaging products. There are some great advantages that come with these systems such as very low maintenance and the fact that no consumables are needed to achieve excellent print quality. It must be recognized, […]
Zebra PAX4 Printer – End of support
When Zebra launched the PAX4 print engine, it became a great selling product with a host of great features. Many customers relied on this printer as part of their printer applicator systems. Of course, time marches on and the PAX4 was discontinued in 2013 to be replaced by the current ZE500 model. In line with […]
Labeling and Coding Solutions for the Wine Industry
The wine industry is faced with changing consumer preferences and demands. The wine connoisseurs of today require transparency, as well as traceability. They want access to information about the wine in order to compare prices, ingredients, and products. To accommodate this, some wine makes provide a detailed list of the ingredients used in the production […]
Labeling and Coding Solutions for Candy and Confections
Like many products in the food and beverage industries, the trend in candy and confection is towards reclosable bags, containers of bite-sized products, and a desire for innovative flavors and healthier ingredients. As a result, confections and candy are packaged into different types of plastic materials in addition to the paper outer wrapper or box. […]
Goodbye Xi4 – Hello ZT600!
For years, the Xi Series of label printers from Zebra has been considered to be the standard when it comes to high volume industrial printing. The basic design has been tweaked with each new version, but the basics have remained the same. With competitors launching new models, the most recent Xi (the Xi4), has been […]
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