Macsa id UK has revealed plans to showcase a wide range of coding and marking equipment at PPMA 2024, including the high speed SPA2 NANO UV laser system offering ‘high contrast, damage-free’ operation. The innovation, which is also said to deliver ‘clean and uniform’ marking is suited to a variety of substrates including flexible packaging films.
There will be live demonstrations of a conveyor-mounted Macsa idTIJ thermal inkjet printer, while the firm’s SPARK small character laser coder and Fiber laser coder for marking aluminium beverage cans will also be highlighted at the event in Birmingham’s NEC.
The SPA2 NANO UV laser system is described as ‘compact, lightweight and simple to install’. It delivers a beam used for precision marking of delicate or difficult substrates. Macsa explained that the machine’s digital galvos and drivers together with new dual processor facilitates easy integration in the ‘most demanding’ production lines.
The NANO UV can mark multiple materials with similar parameters. Through suppressed heat effects, burns and yellow tinting are eliminated. The spot size can also be narrowed accordingly, allowing high resolution marking when space is limited.
Instead of using an analogue scanner, the NANO UV boasts a digital scanner which enables a new approach to control and incorporates QuickFont for faster marking times. Macsa added that high precision marking can be performed over a wide area of 330mm x 330mm. This streamlines costs by simplifying the handling process and improves productivity by reducing indexing time.
The NANO UV is operated via a touchscreen terminal, which acts as point of access to the power and full functionality of the laser and to information related to the production line. The solution incorporates new templates including barcodes, expiry dates, QR codes and datamatrix.
Macsa’s idTIJ thermal inkjet printer, meanwhile, is aimed at fast, high resolution applications. The printer is said to offer ‘accurate and consistent’ reproduction of barcodes, alphanumeric texts, 2d data matrix codes, dates, logos and graphics on to ‘virtually any’ porous and non-porous surface, including cardboard, blister packs and PE and HDPE plastics.
The idTIJ Incorporates an intuitive 10” colour touchscreen and is capable of high speed printing up to 150m/min and 600 dpi.
Macsa’s SPARK small character laser coder is marketed as offering a combination of ‘low lifetime cost of ownership and 100% sustainability’. The coder can mark a wide range of substrates including labels, plastics, glass, wood, paper, board, metals, rubber and textiles.
Today’s beverage manufacturers require a fast and reliable coding system to mark aluminium cans with 2D QR codes. Macsa explained the marking quality is incredibly important because this code must be read by smartphone applications. The Macsa Fiber laser is said to ‘guarantee’ high definition, contrast and legibility of the code. The fiber delivers a stark contrast on materials like aluminum and operates at speeds up to 50m/min with a marking time of just 0.05 seconds.
