Inkjet Printing Systems overview

Trend offers a range of economical inkjet coding systems for small and large character printing. Inkjet printing is ideal for non-contact marking of variable production information onto a variety of products.

 

Inkjet coding ejects drops of ink a short distance onto the product surface in dot-matrix format, printing the programmed message without contact as the product is moving. Therefore the product needs to be conveyed past at a relatively consistent height and speed.

 

Inkjet printing is used for coding a variety of information onto products or packaging as the item is conveyed past on a production line or packing machine. An inkjet prints electronically - using valves or nozzles to eject ink drops a short distance.

 

Messages can be fixed or variable, with automatically updating batch numbers, date coding & serial numbering - or just a plain text message. The coders can then be programmed to print a serial number, use-by date, shift code, batch or lot number, real-time or current date.

 

There are two main types of inkjets available depending on your marking application.

Small Character inkjet printing

 

Small Character Inkjet coders

Small printing from 1.5 - 3.2mm high. Suitable for printing smaller items such as pharmaceutical jars, drink bottles, small varnished cartons. Low cost alternative to continuous inkjet coders
More info on small character inkjet printing

Large Character Inkjets

 

Large Character inkjet coders

Large bold prints ranging from 7.9 - 44.5 mm. Most suitable for non-contact coding of carton shippers or other large items.

More info on large character inkjet coding

 

MagicPin budget dot-peen system

Trend Marking Systems has released a series of budget dot-peen marking systems known as MagicPin.

They are a lower-cost alternative to the standard Pinmark range as they are manufactured without expansion opportunities like loading/deloading mechanisms or 3rd-axis rotation marking.

As such - German-made quality is not lessened but price is lower!
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4700 Ink released

The new 4700 ink has been released for the EVOLUTION-1 inkjet systems, featuring a dry-time of 1-3 seconds on materials such as metal and plastic.

This ink lets this sub-2K printer handle applications traditionally reserved for expensive continuous inkjet printers (CIJ) while reducing consumable cost and maintenance.

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Printing Glass Bases

Trend's Hot QuickCoder was successful in providing a solution to print on the base of glass jars with a use-by date.

The application is manual - an operator loading the jars into a basic jig - with the HQC unit printing from underneath on the slightly domed base with a white colour.

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Egg carton printing

Trend have installed multiple Evolution inkjet printers to replace old labelling machines.

Evolution inkjets were chosen because of their low purchase cost (14 printing heads were required) and low operating cost (high-volume but low-cost products) as well as simplicity of installation and excellent reliability.

read about the egg carton printing application

Brass Metal Etching video

Date: 24 Apr 2007 / Views: 696

We have just added a new video to our demonstration videos. It demonstrates how easily the metal etching system makes a permanent mark into metal

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