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View TIJ Printers Light the Way For Candle Producer

TIJ Printers Light the Way For Candle Producer

3 mins

A candle manufacturer has boosted its ability to meet growing demand for its premium products by swapping messy and inflexible old coding systems for four clean and flexible, low-maintenance thermal inkjet (TIJ) printers from Rotech.

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View TIJ – The Optimum Printing Technology For Food Packaging?

TIJ – The Optimum Printing Technology For Food Packaging?

2 mins

Over the past year or so we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of food manufacturers choosing thermal inkjet to date code their packaging over other technologies such as continuous inkjet (CIJ) or laser.

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View Manufacturers left in a Sticky Situation due to Label Shortages

Manufacturers left in a Sticky Situation due to Label Shortages

2 mins

When whispers of label shortages began during 2021- many thought that the problem would be resolved within a matter of months. However, like the labels, the problem has stuck, and lead times can span up to 3 months, causing problems for manufacturers across the globe.

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View Providing Peace of Mind

Providing Peace of Mind

2 mins |Kirsty Burrage

Rotech explains how brands can be protected with security features enabled by thermal inkjet.

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View 12 Things to Consider When Choosing a Coding & Marking Solution

12 Things to Consider When Choosing a Coding & Marking Solution

5 mins

Albeit a small part of the overall production process, coding and marking is a crucial one, for many reasons. It’s essential in order to meet regulatory requirements, allow for traceability and to display important information to the consumers, such as use by dates.

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View Why Choose Rotech Thermal Inkjet Coding Solutions?

Why Choose Rotech Thermal Inkjet Coding Solutions?

2 mins

Now that the benefits of thermal inkjet (TIJ) technology for product coding are much more widely understood, it is understandably surging in popularity among many manufacturers and producers, across all industries.

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View Coding and Marking Extrusions

Coding and Marking Extrusions

2 mins

Manufacturers of extruded plastic, rubber and aluminium construction parts require reliable, easy-to-use coders that can meet the legibility, adhesion and colour requirements of their customers.

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View Calculating The Cost of Coding

Calculating The Cost of Coding

6 mins

The term COO (cost of ownership) is all-important in the world of coding, where the price of a machine isn’t a reflection on its overall lifetime cost.

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View Continuous Inkjet vs Thermal Inkjet Printing

Continuous Inkjet vs Thermal Inkjet Printing

3 mins

Continuous Inkjet (CIJ), the fast-drying, non-contact printing technology has been the preferred method to code and mark packaging for many years. It’s ability to print on to virtually any surface at high-speed meant that it was unrivalled for many applications. Until now that is.

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