What are clean labels? A Clean Label is difficult to define since consumers have many different interpretations of this term and there is no actual standard. A Clean Label could refer to many things: An easy-to-understand label. A simple ingredient list. A product with ingredients one can pronounce. A product without additives, artificial preservative, dyes, […]
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Variable Color Coding For Your Labels
Do you need a way to achieve variable color coding with your standard direct thermal material? Here’s an interesting application that shows how to do just that. In this application, the customer needed a 4×4 label that included a color bar across the top of the label. The printed label had to display one of […]
Date Or Lot Codes On The Bottom Of Cans
Many industries are forced to identify their products with date codes, expiration dates, and/or lot codes for tracking and traceability. From hand coding to automated coding in high speed production environments, choosing the right solution can save you from costly penalties, production slow downs or downtime. Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printing is well proven at providing […]
Trade Up Program for SATO Print Engines
Since SATO introduced the new S84-ex and S86-ex print engines at the end of last year. we’ve installed a lot of them on our labeling systems and they are working really well. So well in fact, that the SATO folks are already planning to retire some of their older models. To help users of label […]
Laser Case Marking
Need to print barcodes and other info onto your corrugated cases? At ID Technology, we have many successful installs of case labeling and marking, using our label printer applicators and our FoxJet inkjet systems. Depending on the customer’s needs, either of these technologies can be a very effective way to ensure that every case is […]
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