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One of the major plus points for thermal inkjet (TIJ) is that all the printing components are held within the ink cartridge itself, so when you swap your old cartridge for a new one, you are effectively replacing the printhead, hence why TIJ is a maintenance-free coding technology.
Compostable plastics fall into 3 categories, and the category they fall into, determines how they must be disposed of to be composted effectively.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
The UKCA is a new product mark that must be used in place of the CE mark in England, Scotland, and Wales.
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