Inkjet printing on paper cartons | Food, chemical, and cosmetics industries

Application: Printing expiration dates on paper cartons filled with milk or juice
Advantages: Improve takt time which was difficult with iron markers and stampers. The ink particle control function and long throw distance of the printer allows the print head to be mounted away from the marking surface yet still achieve perfect printed text without interfering with the product on the line.

Paper carton printing/installation example

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Installation example

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Printing of expiration dates, manufacture dates, and product filling times
Install printing heads at a distance from the target
Printing accurately without interfering with moving targets even with different shapes

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