Cracking the code

Choosing the right coder can play a key role in a successful food packing operation, says Charles Randon, senior product manager of Linx Printing...

Macsa confirms demonstration room investment

MACSA ID UK has announced investment in a new demonstration room at its base in Shefford, Bedforshire. The area will showcase coding and marking equipment, including...
Billy Armitage

Strength in numbers helps Lothian Labels press on with growth

SELF-ADHESIVE labels manufacturer, Lothian Labels and Packaging, located in Broxburn, is part of Scotland’s largest independent packaging group, the UPAC Group. The family-owned Group is...
New SmartLase F500 coding laser

New coder ‘cuts costs’ on high volume lines

MARKEM-Imaje has launched an ‘ultrafast’ fiber laser which the firm said cuts costs and increases uptime of high volume beverage can lines. The SmartLase F500...

Linx staff raise £10,000 for Alzheimer’s charity

BIG-hearted employees at Linx Printing Technologies have raised £10,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK after throwing themselves into a number of fundraising challenges. As well as...

RX-S printer helps gourmet popcorn maker go global

FOLLOWING a visit to Allen Coding’s stand at the 2014 PPMA show, gourmet popcorn manufacturer, Joe & Seph’s, has recently installed one of the...

Dantex aims to emerge from pandemic ‘stronger’

DANTEX Group has revealed how the business aims to emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the business currently 'channeling its activities into preparing...

Absolving the seven sins of bar coding

There can be nothing more exasperating than a simple barcode which defies being read consistently. The consequences to the smooth running of a packaging...
Printed barcodes

Xaar launches latest version of Versatex printbar

XAAR has launched the latest version of its Versatex printbar, which brings high-definition black 1D and 2D variable data printing to existing analogue label...

New printhead tipped to ‘revolutionise’ aqueous printing

INKJET printing technology specialist Xaar has launched its new printhead – the Xaar Aquinox – for printing aqueous fluids. The Aquinox is the latest development...