Dec 10, 2013

Different Types Of ID Coders

By Keren Kipfer


Industries, such as the food and beverage industries, need to have number markings and labels in order to enhance traceability. There is ID technology that helps in this matter and there are machines that help in the coding, marking and labeling process. These are the id printers, also known as id coders, which print data and information regarding the products. The objective of which is to provide information and make easy tracing in case there are product concerns. There are several kinds of these id coders that these industries can choose.

These id coders are machines that print information on the products such as production batch information and expiration dates, serial numbers, and other data that helps in the identification of products. These machine coders can print data and numbers on any surface type like cardboard boxes, plastic, glass and other types of packaging materials. Printing done by these machine coders and printers is fast and the ink dry quickly. With these numbers on the labels, customers and producers can have ease in tracing in case there are concerns regarding the products or they simple need to know by what date their food should be consumed.

One type of coder would be a DOD machine type, which stands for drop on demand. There are also CIJ coders, and these initials simply mean continuous ink jet. Printing the number marks on the product labels are done with the steady stream of small ink droplets of the CIJ printer. The unused inks in CIJ printing are actually recycled back into the machine and this is reused in the subsequent printings. A print head with open nozzles is used in DOD printers and in the printing process an electrical pulse is used. Buyers can choose which printer type will benefit him most because there are individual advantages and disadvantages with both of these machine types.

The CIJ technology as well as CIJ printers has been in existence for years already while the DOD type is newer and a bit more modern. The DOD machine printer and coder produces the high resolution prints which companies might need. With the CIJ type, ink is continuously circulated in the printer and with the DOD, ink is only used when needed in printing. The DOD printer machine technology is much simpler but the fine nozzles of the DOD print head meanwhile are more demanding in the design process, which can increase the costs of purchasing this type of id printer.

Id printer and coder machines are great to possess but there is also an alternative, buying the refurnished machines, and still one can expect great results. When one buys the refurbished machines, a lot of savings can be derived. Refurbished printer and coder machines like Domino coders, Willet coders, Video Jet coders, and other machine brands are available from these companies. Buyers can expect a lot of savings from these refurbished machines and they also get great printing results. Companies that sell these refurbished machines not only sell the products but also repair coder machines.

There are ID printing products companies, like PrintJet.net that sell refurbished machines and also sell generic ink, on top of the availability of refurbished machines. They have inks like Maxima ink, Domino ink, Videojet ink, Imaje ink and other ink brands. These id product companies carefully formulate their inks so that the end result is as high in quality as purchasing ink directly from the coder manufacturer, except, of course, the cost is much lower with generic inks.




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