Continuous Inkjet Printers
Coding in the Cosmetics, Personal Care, and Home Care Industries
Coding in the cosmetics, personal care and home care industries serve as a reflection of a brand's image. Therefore, it’s crucial for these industries to have accurate, readable, and visually appealing codes on their packaging.
KEYENCE Continuous Inkjet Printers ensure consistent, high-resolution printing capabilities and are specifically designed to produce clear, crisp codes even on various surfaces and materials.
Date Coding and Marking on Cosmetics, Personal Care and Home Care Packaging
Product Boxes and Packages
Product packaging is vital for protection and branding. KEYENCE’s cosmetics date coding printer prints batch codes and expiration dates, ensuring regulatory compliance. It delivers high-quality, readable prints with high throughput and minimal human interaction.
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Product Bottles, Jars, and Vials
These containers come in various shapes, sizes, and materials. With advanced sensor technology, codes remain legible and meet QA and regulatory standards using the MK-G Series.
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Cardboard Boxes and Containers
Cardboard boxes are widely used in industries like consumer goods, food, and e-commerce. Continuous inkjet printers provide versatile, high-quality printing, ideal for coding on cardboard, corrugated boxes, and coated papers.
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Labels
Labels provide essential information and differentiate brands. CIJs integrate into existing label machines, producing high-quality codes at high speeds without sacrificing accuracy. Ideal for coding in the cosmetics, personal care and home care industries on various packaging materials, including glossy or colored labels.
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Plastic Bottles, Containers and Tubes
Plastic bottles, containers and tubes offer a lightweight, durable solution for easy transport and storage. CIJs provide high-quality, smudge-resistant codes on plastic with advanced ink and precise printing. World-leading sensors ensure perfect dot quality.
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Challenges in Coding and Marking for Cosmetics, Personal Care, and Home Care
Innovative Container Shapes
Unique packaging designs have surged. Traditional methods like labels may not suit non-standard containers. CIJs can print high-quality codes on curved, irregular, and textured surfaces, making them ideal for challenging packaging designs.
Various Types of Materials
Materials such as glass, Polypropylene(PP) and Polyethylene(PE) plastic containers are difficult to adhere to with conventional inks. KEYENCE offers a wide range of inks to meet your application needs including strong adhesive ink to increase adhesiveness, heat tolerance, and print durability.
Reliable adhesion on bottles or film
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Strong adhesve ink
Standard adhesive strength
Strong adhesive strength
Increased Consumer Expectations Surrounding Sustainability
Businesses around the world are looking to reduce the environmental impact of their products, packaging, and production methods. KEYENCE MEK-free CIJ printers deliver exceptional print quality, excellent adhesion, and drastically reduce volatile organic compound (VOCs) emissions.
Conventional Systems
Special safety equipment is necessary for maintenance
MK-G Series
Easy and safe maintenance for anyone
*Special safety equipment is reqired when performing cetain tasks such as replacing the pump.
Production Line Flexibility and Fast Product Changeovers
Customer demands and trends constantly change, requiring manufacturers to quickly adapt production. CIJs offer easy installation, integration with existing equipment, and self-troubleshooting, eliminating the need for specialized skills.
Counterfeit Recalls Due to Contamination
Product recalls can significantly impact companies, especially due to contamination. CIJs provide clear, accurate coding, and the sealed print head, controller system, and non-contact printing to help with tracking recall needs.
CIJ for Cosmetics, Personal Care and Home Care Packaging
The cosmetics, personal care, and home care packaging industry is essential for ensuring product safety and compliance. KEYENCE CIJs enable coding and marking on cosmetics, easy printing of lot numbers, and expiration dates, reducing errors and waste. The precise printing capabilities of these inkjet printers reduce errors and rejects caused by imperfect labeling. With a minimal learning curve, they ensure efficient, consistent labeling on various materials like plastic bottles and tubes.
FAQs About Date Coding in the Cosmetics, Personal Care, and Home Care Packaging
What Are the Key Features of KEYENCE CIJ That Make Them Suitable for Date Coding on Cosmetic Packaging?
Key features include uptime, ease of use and self-troubleshooting, reliability in humid and wet production environments, accurate/high-quality coding for traceability, reduction of user error, and seamless integration into production lines.
What Are the Benefits of Using CIJ Coding and Marking Equipment for Home Care Product Packaging?
Using KEYENCE CIJs offers several benefits, including no compromise on accuracy for speed, traceability and product safety, and minimal maintenance requirements.
How Can KEYENCE’s Coding Solutions Help in Reducing Downtime and Increasing Productivity for Cosmetic and Personal Care Manufacturers?
CIJs offer lasting performance and increased uptime. This reduces chemical exposure and produces high-quality, reliable codes that meet industry standards.
How Can Continuous Inkjet Printers Help with Traceability and Serialization in the Personal Care Sector?
CIJs produce high-quality date coding on cosmetics packaging to adhere to marketing approval and strict quality and assurance guidelines.
What Are the Primary Considerations When Selecting Continuous Inkjet Printers for the Cosmetics and Home Care Industries?
The primary considerations for selecting CIJs are consistent and high-quality print, size and simple integration, throughput/marking speed, ease of maintenance and cleaning, and safety compliance.
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This guide explains continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer applications together with pictures and illustrations. It contains many installation examples in various industries divided into food, medicine, and cosmetics; electrical machinery and electronics; and automotive, metal, and others. These examples show printing on targets specific to each industry.
