Coding technologies for the egg industry have evolved over the years, but the focus on food safety has remained paramount. Advances in these technologies have provided improved print quality to better communicate important expiry and traceability data and to help ensure compliance with evolving government regulations regarding producer accountability.RAYMOND’s solutions can help meet these coding needs while providing high quality coding to aid brand image and high uptime to ensure efficient operations.
Planning for the future
Egg carton packaging is changing as retailers try to attract consumers to more beneficial eggs. Carton design is also advancing as the simple package is being improved to provide better protection and egg coding visibility to minimize consumer interaction with the eggs. Coding solutions designed to perform well across a wide range of packaging styles and materials give the producer freedom to adapt to future changes.
CONTINUOUS INK JET (CIJ)
- simple and reliable way to print on paper, plastic and foam cartons and shrinkwrapped egg trays
- Videojet’s 1000 Line printers incorporate the CleanFlow™ printhead, a patented design that increases uptime by reducing ink buildup
- non-contact printer, making it a reliable solution for printing legible traceability codes
LASER MARKING
- delivers excellent character and logo print quality
- permanent print and virtually no mess
- can print across the top of an egg carton in multiple locations, even when the carton is stationary on the line
THERMAL INK JET (TIJ)
- ink-based printing solution for porous carton materials like paper
- prints at a higher resolution than other ink-based systems
THERMAL TRANSFER OVERPRINTING (TTO)
- prints on overwrapped plastics prior to its application around a flat of eggs
- produces high quality codes using a ribbon-based printing system that also produces superior bar codes
