Below are a variety of success stories from our PIN members highlighting how they met customers’ needs in various industries.
- Thermal Inkjet/Fruit Jams & Toppings
Problem:
The customer had requirements to upgrade his high-resolution large character inkjet system due to downtime and poor print quality. Cost for repair for each printhead was averaging $3,200-$4,000 every two years. The high cost for ink and frequent priming were continuously rising.
Solution:
Hitachi installed two thermal inkjet systems capable of printing 2” of print height. The new ...
- Thermal Inkjet/Beverage
Problem:
This customer needed a solution for mismarked glass and plastic bottles of liquor. The plant’s quality assurance manager figured the plant was processing 1,000 mismarked bottles daily. These bottles were half printed, smudged or printed with the wrong batch numbers and/or date codes. The Q&A manager reached out to Raab Sales looking for a way ...
- Thermal Inkjet/Baked Goods
Problem:
The packaging department of this Michigan manufacturer was printing high resolution product information, expiry dates and bar codes on two or four sides of generic cartons. The case coding equipment used sealed printheads which were not repairable once contaminated with carton dust and angel hair from the gluing systems. The contamination and “bad channels” caused ...
- Label Printer Applicator/Paper Products
Problem:
This client was preprinting and hand applying labels to their cases after they were packed. The process was very labor intensive and time consuming.
Solution:
PIN Distributor supplied this customer with a new automatic label printer applicator. The unit is mounted directly to the customer’s production line and automatically prints and applies the labels to the packed ...
- Label Applicators/Automotive Parts
Problems
The customer was sometimes required to place labels on certain parts they were producing, which was being done manually. Labels were occasionally missed and not applied. When it was being done, the label placement was inconsistent, and additional labor was required when these jobs were run.
Solution
PIN Distributor, MarkPack, Inc., offered an opportunity for this customer to ...
