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Compostable Plastic Packaging – A Quick Guide

|Kirsty Burrage

Compostable plastics fall into 3 categories, and the category they fall into, determines how they must be disposed of to be composted effectively.

5 Engineers, 5 Questions, 25 Interesting Answers

As we head towards the end of 2022 and Rotech completes its milestone 25th year, it seems like a perfect time to reflect on the past, present and look to the future of engineering and coding & marking. What better way to do that, than by asking 5 expert engineers, 5 crucial questions to get 25 insightful answers.

Rotech marking a path to improve Sustainable working

3 mins |Hope Jones

In 2019 Rotech published an article highlighting packaging predictions for the upcoming year. Funnily enough, many ring true today. So, it’s not surprising that there is still a growing pressure to “create a circular economy by reducing single-use plastics” which is dictating the decisions of all manufacturers and consumers alike. But what steps are being made by Rotech to improve sustainability?

Tricks to get you started with product coding

|Kirsty Burrage

Virtually all products/packaging destined for consumers need to carry a legible mark or code. This could be a batch number to aid traceability, a use-by date code to protect consumers, or a datamatrix barcode for serialisation.

A coding crime scene – the fight against ageing technology!

|Hope Jones

At Rotech, we have witnessed multiple coding & marking crime scenes. The businesses affected are found drowning in downtime, cleanup costs, damage, and maintenance. It’s finally time to find out who is responsible. WHO DID IT?

How are HFSS restrictions affecting our supermarkets?

4 mins |Hope Jones

This October, the government introduced hard-hitting regulations surrounding High fat, sugar, and salt products (also known as HFSS.) Market researcher IRI forecasts that 14% of chocolate sales will be lost because of the changes, so it’s now more important than ever to consider product placement and packaging.

The Cost of Maintenance – TIJ vs CIJ

2 MINS |Kirsty Burrage

One of the top complaints that we get from manufacturers reaching to us for guidance on their coding and marking operations, is that the maintenance involved in the day-to-day running of their coding system is too costly. They usually all have something in common – that they’re printing on their products or packaging using continuous inkjet (CIJ) technology.

Coding and Marking – More Than Just a Necessity

2 mins

Coding and marking, the process in which variable data such as lot codes, batch numbers and barcodes are applied onto products, packaging or labels is often seen as a mandatory, unavoidable part of the production and packaging process and nothing more.

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.