Are the batch numbers, specifications, and production dates on the food packaging printed by the inkjet printer or by the printing machine? The printing machine cannot print variable numbers, dates, and batch numbers. The inkjet printer can not only print variable characters and numbers, but also print one-dimensional barcodes and two-dimensional barcodes on packaging bags to achieve the purpose of anti-counterfeiting and traceability.
With the emergence of more and more automated factories, black light factories and the demand for digital transformation, the combination of inkjet printers and automation has gradually become a common trend. In this era, more efficient production drive is required. Today I will share some application cases of automation + inkjet printer equipment.
Inkjet Coding Machine
It mainly includes small character inkjet printers, high-resolution inkjet printers, thermal foaming inkjet printers, handheld inkjet printers, etc. With the popularity of high-end hardware brands, there is little difference in hardware quality, and high-strength continuous inkjet printers can be achieved. The biggest difference is the software system platform, whether it is intelligent and whether it can be easily connected with the internal equipment, systems of the factory and online has become the top priority.
In the application of inkjet printers, we can find many application scenarios combined with automation equipment.
1. PCB Circuit Board Industry
Whether it is FPC soft board (flexible circuit board) or PCB hard board (printed circuit board), under the increasingly strict product standards, product quality traceability has become an important issue. And inkjet printer equipment has more possibilities. Not only printing some common seal information, but also can display the production and processing information and manufacturing process of the circuit board in the form of QR codes, so as to realize the traceable source, traceable destination, accountability and full-chain closed-loop to provide data basis for manufacturing and helping enterprises to digitally transformation.
2. 3C Electronics Industry
In the rapid development of the 3C electronics industry, our common mobile phones, computers, TVs, smart watches and other electronic products are more and more applied to the automatic marking equipment of inkjet printers. In the process of product production and processing, the system integration of the inkjet printer or the design of the offline inkjet platform is carried out at the production line to complete the accurate automatic inkjet marking, and visual inspection equipment is used to replace manual inspection to improve efficiency and reduce labor costs.
Provide a unique identity for the product, the brand and the manufacturer can scan the code to conduct fraud inspection, which helps to purify the market space and protect the healthy development of the brand; consumers and users can view product information, check authenticity, participate in marketing activities, etc. by scanning the code, so as to realize the interconnection between enterprises and end users and build a bridge of trust.
3. Carton Packaging
Inkjet coding printers are often used to print variable information such as serial numbers and production dates on the outer packaging of cartons. The working process of the carton inkjet printer: When the carton passes through the assembly line, the photoelectric sensor of the inkjet printer is triggered, a signal is given to the carton inkjet printer, and the inkjet printer will print production date, shelf life, validity period, batch number, serial number, two-dimensional code, barcode, garbled code, random code, anti-counterfeiting code and other identification contents within a certain delay time set.
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