The beverage industry is in a continuous search for efficient coding and marking solutions to obtain a quick return on the allocated investments. Codes on beverage containers are often considered problematic, but in fact, they are significant components that provide the ability to monitor products.
In the decision process regarding the type of marking equipment suitable for your production line, several factors are taken into account:
- adaptability to high production speeds
- line automation (or lack thereof)
- location for equipment (and consumables)
- material (cardboard, PET, aluminum boxes, glass, etc.
- product handling
One of the solutions used by manufacturers is LASER TECHNOLOGY, eliminating the need to buy and store consumables and represents a smooth integration on a high speed production line.
CO2 LASERS are mainly used on PET bottles and cardboard substrates. The wavelength is always adapted to favor the process, and lasers are available with different speed powers. The degree of power is determined by the size of the code, the content of the code, the density of the substrate and other factors.
CO2 lasers can be positioned in various areas:
- On high speed production lines
- Inside high speed packaging
- Interior labels
in the beverage industry, having the ability to focus an extremely intense energy beam on
container, being possible due to an extremely developed science that pursues satisfaction
immediate interests.
A very important aspect in the laser marking process is the handling of the product, being essential to successfully encode the products.
Those that overlap, collide with each other or are not properly indexed can be coded, but the codes may have defects that do not allow reading. A smooth and consistent flow will ensure the realization of a readable and high quality code.
