Inkjet printing on canned goods | Food, chemical, and cosmetics industries

Application: Printing expiration dates on canned goods
Advantages: Print on uneven or curved surfaces which can't be easily done using stampers and other contact-type marking equipment. Not only expiration dates but other information can be printed even with limited printing space.

Canned goods printing/installation example

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Printing of expiration dates, manufacture dates, lot numbers, and more
Printing on uneven or curved surfaces
Printing a lot of information even with limited printing space

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