It’s that time again soon! Summer holidays usually also mean hot sand, pointed stones and shells or slippery swimming pool paths. Forgotten your Flipflops? Just stick labels under your feet! Sticky stopper socks … Italians are well known for their shoemaking. Now an Italian startup has developed the NakeFit foot sole sticker. These labels are […]
Read MoreCreate barcode labels with Legitronic Labeling software
The Legitronic Labeling software makes iteasy to create labels for barcode labels. A label printer alone does not print a label. The printer must know which content should be printed on the label at which point . For this, the Weber Group offers to their label printing dispensers and label printers , the label design software […]
Read MoreLabeling: Blow or Wipe-On … this is the question
Variably printed labels can be applied to a product or packaging using a variety of methods. Most impressive is certainly the “blow” method of labeling, which we would like to introduce to you today. The most common is the design with an additional postmark – in our language use “Tamp”. In this “Tamp Blow” variant, […]
Read MoreBiobased PE film: upper material for foil labels from sugar cane
Sustained PE film for self-adhesive labels! Label material completely organic The bio-based PE film is produced from a granulate, which has been produced 100% from sugar cane ethanol. The film serves as a substitute for conventional PE, which is obtained from fossil raw materials. The film is available in white and transparent and has no […]
Read MoreFood printer: 2D printing at Cookies & Co.
Cookies and donuts, embellished with FoodJet systems With these biscuits, which we discovered at the Interpack 2017, the crumbly monster, which is now on a diet, is weak. The biscuits were embellished with a food printer from the Dutch company FoodJet Printing Systems (www.foodjet.com). You really want to take a bite out of them. The company sells pressure […]
Read MoreHow to label frozen food reliably? It also labels at minus 24 degrees Celsius without enclosure
A production environment in which temperatures are constantly below 24 degrees Celsius is a challenge for all technical devices. At the Apetito in Rheine, we label the frozen products with several AlphaCompact dispensers without heat sinking. They put three differently colored labels on cardboard boxes and thus form an important part of intralogistics. The cartons […]
Read MoreBarcode: Fence or ladder?
When designing variable-printed barcode labels, there are many points to consider, which result from the application: Which texts, graphics, barcodes must be included? Which font sizes should be selected? Which parts should be pre-printed, which should be supplemented with the printer variably? Printing conditions are also important. How wide is the label to allow the […]
Read MoreFood Producers Are Your Food Label / Packaging Compliant?
All boxes have of eggs will have to be marked or labelled as being free range or not free range A Recent Article in The Guardian, states Free range eggs may have to be renamed because of bird flu restrictions Ordered indoors after flu outbreaks, hens are in danger of losing free range status if […]
Read MoreLow Cost Labelling Automation
You frequently read about the benefits of process automation. Articles mention hard benefits such as saving time on manual tasks, faster throughput, greater efficiencies, and also soft benefits like complying with regulations, enforcing procedures. But to convince your management to make such an investment, you need to show ROI with concrete numbers – numbers that […]
Read MoreCarton identification: Labelling or direct printing?
There are many ways to label cardboard. The techniques differ primarily in terms of pressure, flexibility, speed and operating costs. Therefore, the decision about cardboard labeling is mostly based on the specific application. For example, different requirements are placed on an identification for internal logistics than on coding, which must also be read out by […]
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