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View Large Area Seiko Printers for Product Personalisation

Large Area Seiko Printers for Product Personalisation

1 min

Marking your products with a custom message, graphic or brand logo is something that’s sure to make your product stand out amongst the crowd, as well as enhance your brand perception and boost company image. It can also be an effective way to communicate special offers or run seasonal promotions.

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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 TIJ Gets Serious On Flexibles

TIJ Gets Serious On Flexibles

2 mins

TIJ (thermal inkjet) is challenging TT (thermal transfer) as the coding technology of choice for web-based materials, says Richard Pether, Director at coding specialist Rotech Machines.

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View Contact Vs Contact-Free Coding: A Guide

Contact Vs Contact-Free Coding: A Guide

5 mins

The terms ‘contact’ and ‘contact-free’ are often used in relation to industrial coding, but what do they actually mean and why does it matter whether a coder is contact-free or not? Richard Pether, director at coding and marking specialist Rotech, discusses the suitability of each method in a number of commonly encountered coding scenarios.

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View TIJ Coding Solutions Drive Down Cost

TIJ Coding Solutions Drive Down Cost

4 mins

Cost savings are welcome at any time, but the exceptional pressure being put on British manufacturers by today’s rapidly rising raw material prices is forcing many to re-examine their operations for fresh ways to save money and protect their margins. With that in mind, we can expect a surge in popularity for coding systems based on convenient, cost-effective thermal inkjet (TIJ) technology.

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View Feeding For Coding: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Feeding For Coding: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

3 mins

When buying a new offline coding system, choosing the shiny new printer is usually where the attention is focused, while working out how the pack will be fed to that coder becomes an afterthought.

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