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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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