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View Printing on Flow Wrap Using Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) Technology

Printing on Flow Wrap Using Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) Technology

Flow wrapping (also known as horizontal wrapping) is a popular, cost-effective method of packaging products in plastic films or foils consisting of clear or printed polypropylene films. Superior to overwrapping in many ways, flow wrap is a popular choice for packaging many items, such as food products, electric components, cosmetics and more.

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View 5 Reasons Why Offline Coding is Ideal for Luxury Packaging

5 Reasons Why Offline Coding is Ideal for Luxury Packaging

2 mins

Coding luxury products online may be preferable, but due to the very nature of luxury packaging it isn’t always the best way to ensure high-quality, consistent results – even for highly automated manufacturing and packing operations.

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View Luxury Brands Sitting Pretty with Codes

Luxury Brands Sitting Pretty with Codes

5 mins |Kirsty Burrage

Premium products such as cosmetics, perfume and luxury food rely on beautifully designed packaging to reflect the quality of their product and achieve their shelf appeal. Quality is paramount and the luxury category tend to favour clean, minimalistic packaging over busy designs with cluttered messaging.

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View Rewind, Play, Fast Foward: Coding Past, Present and Future

Rewind, Play, Fast Foward: Coding Past, Present and Future

This year, Rotech Machines, the coding integration and feeding systems specialist, celebrates its 20th anniversary. To mark this milestone, company director Richard Pether looks back through the decades on coding technologies and what is instore for the future.

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View Ten Reasons For Coding Offline

Ten Reasons For Coding Offline

2 mins

Richard Pether, director at Rotech, explains why sometimes it simply makes sense to code offline, even for highly automated manufacturing and packing operations.

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