Date coding is the marking of each product after production with a date. Every product produced on site has a batch and date code, which allows each ingredient or part to been traced back to origin and makes each product traceable. Date coding is used in each branches from the pharmaceutical industry, food industry, cosmetic industry and beverage industry. This can be either the date of manufacture or expiration, the best before date , the sell-by date, or the use-by date.

There are two types of date coding system:

Automatic One-Line system, with High Speed Coding works on various packaging machines. The message to be printed is the manufacturing and expiration date maybe the number of lot. The date coder easily composed by just assembling the stereos (easily changeable) on to the print drum. The Inking system consists of a rechargeable circular cartridge; fully enclosed allowing the use of fast-drying & indelible solvent-based inks for porous and non-porous surfaces. The whole assembly is mounting directly on the packaging machine and the packaging film passes over the roller of the bracket.

The PLC or controller takes the signal from the print sensor proximity or eye mark sensor & gives signal to the DC Stepper Motor to turn the print drum automatically at the synchronized speed with the film to do the coding/printing at the exact location.

Designed for low duty applications. The Inkjet coding machines the perfect product to fulfill applications that involve printing codes 8 to 10 hours per day / 5 days a week. The printer is engineer to keep your line up and running longer. It is design for customers with simple coding needs and is ideal for the food, beverage, and chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and personal care/cosmetics industries.3040/5570 Thermal transfer printer: You can print on a package the production date, expiry date and serial number in a 30X40 mm/ 5570 mm printing area. The fonts and the sizes of the letters can be change via computer. It changes the date automatically.