Product Identification Network – A Fresh Resource in Industrial Marking & Coding The PIN group announces a new web branding strategy including an application-based website to serve the users and buyers of marking, coding and labeling solutions and materials, assuring that local distribution provides a hefty bang for the buck. Sept. 12, 2014 – Product…

The North American wax market is evolving into two clear segments: resin-enhanced wax and standard wax. Resin-enhanced wax (GP725 or High Mark) meets the needs of companies that require applications that are more demanding. Standard wax (SW150) features many benefits for manufacturers seeking consistent results at an economical price. Download PIN News

Thermal transfer printer OEMs recommend regular maintenance to protect against premature printhead failure and poor quality printing. Printheads are the most expensive part of printers and usually the cause of printer related issues. This makes printhead maintenance even more important. However, less than 20% of printer owners clean their printhead regularly. Poor printhead maintenance can…

Giroux’s Poultry Farm is a fourth generation company out of New York that specializes in egg production. They offer white, brown, cage and cage-free eggs. They had been using mechanical stamps for their carton stamping process and were in the market for a more efficient system.  In this video, Lead Technician Dale Gadway explains why he…

Baker Cheese is a family-owned Wisconsin-based company that specializes in string cheese. They began as a one owner, one operator start up and grew to one of the largest stand-alone string cheese operations in the country. On any given day, they process and package 3 million string cheese for distribution. They felt their current printer…

Kraft Foods was considering a faster 8-cup filling system, to fill and close packages in its food plants. This OEM system, capable of 55 traverse cycles per minute, required an inkjet solution to print high-quality codes and keep pace with the new filling system while maintaining clean printheads. A competitor’s printer had failed this test,…

Historically, companies looking for a coder to print barcodes, expiry and lot date in a packaging environment really only had one major print technology to consider – Continuous InkJet (CIJ). It could print on almost everything, from metal to plastics and more. However it came at a price – complex operation, costly downtime issues and…

Giroux’s Poultry Farm was using traditional mechanical stampers to date their egg cartons. Their operators were averaging two hours per day aligning and cleaning the print stamps, but still experienced poor print quality. This downtime limited their production capacity and the alignment process resulted in significant carton waste. In addition, the stampers were unable to…

Printing on decorative tins of chocolate was too much for the laser printers that Sander Candy had at its factory. The printers either marred the paint or had no surface to imprint on the bottom of the tin. With the holidays approaching, Sanders Candy needed a solution. Sanders Candy turned to Mark-Pack Inc. for better…

Most bakers and confectioners face a challenging business environment. As the cost of raw materials skyrockets consumers are demanding a greater variety of products and healthier alternatives. As a result, many manufacturers of bakery and confectionery products are looking to diversify their portfolio.  Marking and Coding is a necessary step in virtually all bakery and…