Inkjet coding machinery

Bottle coding machines for dates, batches and lot numbers

Inkjet coders for plastic bottles, glass bottles, jars, tubs and containers where the code must remain readable after filling, capping, labelling and handling.

Industrial inkjet coder installed on a packaging line
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What the machine needs to achieve

The coder must be matched to the product surface, line speed, orientation and the amount of variable data being printed. A practical trial is recommended where adhesion, dry time or barcode quality is important.

  • Plastic bottle expiry date coding
  • Glass bottle batch and lot code printing
  • Jar, tub and container marking
  • Integration after filling, capping or labelling

Recommended starting points

For high speed or curved products, start with continuous inkjet. For cartons, labels and flat surfaces requiring crisp codes, start with thermal inkjet. For outer cases, consider large character inkjet. For very low volumes, a handheld inkjet coder may be enough.

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Continuous inkjet coders (CIJ)

Continuous inkjet coders (CIJ)

Non-contact inkjet coders for fast moving bottles, cans, containers, flexible packs and irregular products where the code has to be applied while the line keeps moving.

High speedCurved packsDate & batch
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Thermal inkjet printers (TIJ)

Thermal inkjet printers (TIJ)

Clean cartridge-based inkjet printers for cartons, sleeves, labels, trays and porous or coated packaging where crisp text, QR codes and barcodes are required.

High resolutionBarcodesLow mess
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Large character inkjet coders

Large character inkjet coders

Industrial inkjet marking systems for outer cases, transit boxes and trays, replacing pre-printed cartons with flexible variable print.

Carton codingOuter casesVariable text
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