Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Different Types Of ID Coders


by Keren Kipfer


Number markings on the labels of products can help in traceability of these products, and this is used in a number of industries particularly in all types of foods and many beverages. There are special machines that help in this process adding these codes and identification numbers. The objective of this ID technology is to provide data and information and make tracing of products easy in case of possible future concerns. The printers that apply these IDs onto product packages are known sometimes as ID coders and sometimes as ID printers. Manufacturers can have choices of these machine types because there several to 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.

These id coders and printers can be the CIJ type or the continuous ink jet coder or the DOD type, which is the drop on demand coder. The CIJ printer produces a stream of small ink droplets which are the means to print the numbers on the product labels. Unused ink droplets are cycled back and reused in printing. DOD printers use a print head with open nozzles and electrical pulse is used in the printing process. Each of these machine printer types has its advantages and also disadvantages, and it's only for the buyer to choose which is to his benefit.

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.

These id printing machines are great to have but one can also have the refurbished id printing equipment and still produce great results in the prints. Buying these refurbished machines can save a lot for buyers. There are refurbished Domino coders, Willet coders, Video Jet coders, and other brands from many companies that sell these. These refurbished machines will give a lot of savings to buyers and yet they get the same printing results. These companies not only sell the refurbished machines but they do repairs of machines likewise.

Generic ink for these machines also is sold by the ID printing companies that sell refurbished printer and coder machines, and PrintJet.net is one of these companies. The inexpensive ink types sold by these companies include specially formulated generic versions of Altima ink, Videojet ink, Domino inks, Imaje ink, Maxima ink and other major brands. Because you will be buying ink again and again, purchasing from an ID product company will save you a great deal of money.




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