Impresstik Beverage labelling

Marking glass bottles

Linx IJ350 in action

Use by dates on cans

Laser coding on Cartons

Best before date by Laser marking

Carton barcodes using LPA

Lot code on glass

Coding Beverage bottles

Use by dates on beverage bottles

Beverage

Coding needs in the beverage industry are usually driven by mandatory traceability requirements, date coding and barcoding. Production environments are typically very high speed around the clock and subject to regular wash downs.

Product Identification, Coding, Labelling in Beverage Industry

Small Character Continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers are commonly used in the beverage industry; liked for the legibility and indelibility of their codes on glass and PET primary packs. These printers code multiple lines of text at very high high speeds, making them ideal for high volume, demanding applications.

Bottling plants have wet or humid environments and primary product substrates that are often wet and non-porous. The Linx 4900BC and 7300 BC models have been specifically developed to code on high-speed lines, 24/7, in humid conditions on glass, PET or PLA. Combined with a versatile “sticky” beverage ink (1058), the code penetrates condensation and has superior adherence, giving good print quality with excellent permanence. Bottling is highly competitive, so you need optimum speeds and performance. This bottle coder was developed after discussion with the bottling industry, which highlighted downtime and code quality as key drivers in coder purchases.

Lasers are also used to produce high quality marks on glass and PET bottles. We have label applicators from Avery Dennison and Impresstik as well as Label print & apply solutions from Avery Dennison and FOXIV.

Integrated solution

Not only can we print product identification information, apply labels, we can also ensure the right code goes on the right product at the right time as well as check code presence, label position, label ID, label match using scanners, machine vision and iDSnet.

Matthews can provide a tailored solution for your beverage business and its needs. Browse through the technology links on this page, or call us on 1300 CODING to discuss your unique circumstances. You can also e-mail us to ask questions about what will suit you: tap into our experience with beverage businesses from large, multinationals to smaller, local businesses.

Common technologies in the beverage industry

High Resolution Printing

High Resolution Printing can be used on products as well as cartons for text and graphics.

Label Applicator (LA)

Label Applicator (LA) labelling systems apply pre-printed pressure-sensitive labels onto products.

Label Printer Applicator (LPA)

LPA prints onto thermal transfer labels or thermal direct labels, then automatically applies those labels to an item. Ideal for printing barcode labels.

Large Character Drop On Demand (DOD)

DOD inkjet printers, most suited to printing on to secondary packaging, are simple to operate, require minimal maintenance and are very robust and reliable.

Laser

Lasers are a very fast way to print high quality permanent codes on a vast range of substrates.

Small Character Continuous Inkjet (CIJ)

CIJ is a non-contact printing technology that can be used for coding on a variety of substrates even at high line speeds.

Vision Systems

Matthews has a range of vision systems for automated production processes for inspection, guidance, identification, measurement, tracking and counting - in many diverse industries.