Why Thermal Transfer Printers Continues To Dominate Inkjet Printing

The Videojet 6210 Thermal Transfer Overprinter is a proven, cost-effective solution for users migrating to a digital solution from analog equipment like hot stamp and roller coders. It is ideal for lower speed intermittent and continuous motion flexible packaging applications primarily in the food industry.

Applications:

This 6210 thermal transfer printer is widely used for printing barcodes, MRP, Batch code, Mfg & Exp. Date on flexible packaging such as labels,pouches, films in the industry like fruits & vegetables packing industry, salty snacks industry, candy & confectionary, dairy industry, fish & seafood, baked goods & cereals.

Enables consistent high quality print and coding flexibility:

• 300 dpi print resolution assures high quality codes
• Patented software controlled ribbon drive allows complete control over ribbon movement and tension
• Well-suited for snack food, bakery, confectionery, frozen and refrigerated foods, bagged fresh vegetables and dried fruits markets.
• Real-time variable data makes a variety of applications possible
• Prints codes up to 32 mm (1.26 in) wide at speeds up to 125 packs/min
• Best by date, time, batch and lot codes, shift code and production line ID

Simple Usability limits operator interaction reducing potential for errors:

• Intuitive CLARiTY™ 5.7 inch color touchscreen makes set-ups fast and easy with fewer errors
• Variable date and time fields are automatically updated eliminating the time and effort spent changing stamps
• Ribbon cassette ensures replacement is fast and easy, compared to having to thread ribbon through the coder

Uptime Advantage reduces downtime, saving both production time and money:

• Ribbon tension is consistently maintained through a highly reliable clutchless drive to eliminate ribbon-related downtime
• Intermittent and continuous printing in the same machine accommodates future packaging equipment upgrades
• 600 m (1968 ft) ribbon length and 0.5 mm (0.039 in) print gap means less frequent ribbon changes than mechanical stamping systems
• Interleaving, an innovative ribbon saving features can double ribbon utilization, saving money and increasing time between ribbon replacement

Code Assurance helps eliminate costly coding errors:

• Advanced coder software virtually eliminates code set-up errors
• CLARiSOFT® code design software prevents incorrect printed dates, missed codes and costly production rework

Simple to operate

• Intuitive, graphical user interface incorporates easy to learn icon based controls
• WYSIWYG image display reduces set up errors
• Color touch screen

Low cost of ownership

• Bi-directional ribbon drive allows unused ribbon to be recaptured after each print
• Delivers more prints per roll and a low cost of ownership

Long production runs

• Proven, highly reliable, clutchless ribbon drive
• Ribbon tension is consistently maintained, virtually eliminating ribbon-related downtime
• 600 meter ribbon length requires less frequent ribbon changes than hot stamp or other competitive TTO

About Videojet Technologies

Videojet Technologies is a world-leader in the product identification market, providing in-line printing, coding, and marking products, application specific fluids, and product life cycle services. Our goal is to partner with our customers in the consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, and industrial goods industries to improve their productivity, to protect and grow their brands, and to stay ahead of industry trends and regulations. With our customer application experts and technology leadership in continuous ink jet (CIJ), thermal ink jet (TIJ), laser marking, thermal transfer overprinting (TTO), case coding and labeling, and wide array printing, Videojet has more than 325,000 printers installed worldwide. Our customers rely on Videojet products to print on over ten billion products daily. Customer sales, application, service, and training support is provided by direct operations with over 3,000 team member in 26 countries worldwide. In addition, Videojet’s distribution network includes more than 400 distributors and OEMs, serving 135 countries

Muddassir Ahmed writes for Videojet Technologies - a world-class leader in marking and coding Industry. For more info, visit http://www.videojet.in