Next generation Print & Apply Solutions

Streamline your label printing and application with a Label Printer Applicator (LPA). As the Australian market leader for barcode print and apply, Matthews provides the right solution to fit your business.

An LPA prints onto pressure-sensitive labels then automatically applies those labels to a product, using a pneumatic applicator. LPAs differ from Label Applicators (LAs), which apply pre-printed pressure-sensitive labels.

Labels can be thermal direct or thermal transfer labels: thermal direct labels are thermal sensitive, while thermal transfer labels use ribbons to transfer the ink onto the labels. Depending on the application, Matthews will suggest the right type of labels for your business.

Label Printer Applicators in your business

Label Printer Applicators are used for applying human readable and barcode information to many different products, generally cartons or pallets. They can also be used for primary retail products, metal delivery stillages, timber, pipes and steel.

Because LPAs have excellent print quality, the barcode labels are fully compliant with all GS1 and retailer quality standards.

LPAs are easy-to-use, with integrated software allowing you to program the machine without a PC on the production line e.g. logic programming, such as dates.

Integrating and Networking LPAs

Matthews’ LPAs can be fully networked to iDSnet, our software integration package for easier label design and format change, quick product changeovers and real-time line status monitoring. This enables you to scan or look up a database of product and barcode information, and control peripheral devices, such as barcode scanners and weighing scales. Some LPAs can also print RFID Smart Labels.

With well over 1,000 LPAs installed around Australia, Matthews has the expertise to meet your business needs.

Contact Matthews to find out the best fit label applicator for your business.

Products

Applications

Accurate Weigh Labelling for Products & Cartons: Automatic weigh labelling and weigh-price labelling from Matthews Australasia for high-speed inline or standalone weighing, label printing and application. Advanced weighing and printing technology streamlines your processes and improves accuracy.

Carton Labelling and Coding: Matthews’ carton labelling and carton coding solutions are an easy and cost-effective way to get high quality, robust labels onto your cartons. No matter the production environment or line speed. Learn more about our Coders and Label Printer Applicat ...

Compliant Pallet labels that scan every time: Print and apply pallet labels that scan every time, with pallet labelling solutions from Matthews. With compliant SSCC pallet labels, you can speed your product’s time to market, enjoy better inventory control and save your business time and money.

Industries

Coding, Labelling, and Inspection for Cosmetics: Make your cosmetics products stand out with high quality, robust and compliant coding and labelling. With deep industry experience, Matthews can help you ensure your products have the right code in the right place, without compromising your shelf app ...

Coding, Labelling, and Inspection for Frozen Foods: Use tailored coding, labelling and inspection solutions for your frozen food business. With a broad range of technology and deep industry expertise, Matthews can help you confidently realise the benefits of streamlined coding, labelling and inspectio ...

Coding, Labelling, and Inspection for Meat & Small Goods: Get the advantage with tailored coding, labelling and inspection solutions for meat and small goods. With an advanced range of technologies and deep industry expertise, Matthews can help you achieve the benefits of streamlined coding, labelling and i ...

Coding, Labelling, and Inspection in Food & Grocery: Looking for ways to streamline and improve your coding, labelling and inspection processes? With our vast experience in the food and grocery industry, Matthews can provide a custom solution to give your business the competitive advantage.

Coding, Labelling, Inspection for Non Alcoholic Beverages: Streamline your coding, labelling and inspection processes. With many years’ experience working with Non Alcoholic Beverage businesses of all sizes together with our advanced technologies, Matthews has everything you need to transform your unique pro ...

Coding, Labelling, Inspection for Water Bottling and Packaging: Equip your water bottling and packaging line with coding, labelling and inspection solutions that are reliable, easy to operate and highly versatile – even in high-speed, wet environments. Matthews’ solutions have the power to change the way you work ...

Coding, Labelling, Inspection in the Baked Goods Industry: Streamline and improve coding, labelling and inspection processes in your Baked Goods factory. With advanced coding, labelling & inspection technologies and years of experience working with Baked Goods brands, Matthews offers everything you need to t ...

Coding, Labelling, Inspection in the Dairy Industry: Streamline and improve coding, labelling and inspection processes in the Dairy industry. With advanced coding, labelling & inspection technologies and with years of experience in the Dairy industry, Matthews provides everything you need to transform ...

Coding, Labelling, Inspection in the Fresh Produce Industry: Find out how Matthews can help you streamline and improve your coding, labelling & inspection processes. With our extensive experience working with fresh produce businesses, together with our advanced technologies, Matthews has everything you need to ...

Coding, Labelling, Inspection in the Wine Industry: Transform coding, labelling and inspection processes in your unique wine processing environment. With Matthews’ deep industry experience and advanced technologies, we have everything you need to make sure your wine meets strict FSANZ standards withou ...

Medical Coding, Labelling, and Inspection: Increase patient safety and combat counterfeiters with medical coding & marking solutions from Matthews Australasia. With an advanced range of technologies and deep industry experience, Matthews can custom design a solution to meet the needs of your ...

Streamline your warehousing business: Streamline your warehouse operation and improve productivity. With versatile barcode labelling and barcode scanning technologies together with deep industry expertise, Matthews can help you simplify and streamline your warehouse operations.

Traceability in the Nursery & Garden Industry: Nursery and Garden Industry needs traceability solutions to sell their product through retail channels like Bunnings. Get the right barcoding solution for your nursery.

Solutions

Case Studies

AusFresh: Manual labelling processes were constricting productivity for one of Australia’s top antipasto suppliers. Matthews’ fully integrated solution, including iDSnet Portal, freed up a person a day for other tasks.

Ross Cosmetics: With an increasing demand in the market, Ross Cosmetics needed to upgrade their out-dated labelling process to match the rest of their state-of-the-art procedures.

SPC Ardmona: For iconic Australian fruit processor SPC Ardmona, efficiency is paramount — on the production line and in the supply chain. When upgrading its lines, the company depended on Matthews’ technology and integration skills for a solution that relies heav ...

Hydrochem: When one of Australia’s top water-treatment providers moved to a new automated facility, it also needed to automate product labelling. The integrated solution from Matthews increased manufacturing responsiveness while tripling output, and at the same ...

Kimberly-Clark Australia: Using Matthews’ iDSnet as part of a major project to revamp its finished goods distribution network, Kimberly-Clark Australia (KCA) has accelerated product flows, significantly reduced administrative steps, increased accuracy, and increased productiv ...

White Papers

Choosing cost effective coding, labelling and inspection systems: No single solution will suit every application. This eBook takes people looking to buy product ID solutions through 5 simple steps to help them decide what they need, and what’s right for their business.

SSCC Pallet Labelling: Incorrect pallet labelling is not only a pain to DCs and major retailers, it can be the cause of rejects — even if there’s nothing wrong with the goods loaded on that pallet. This paper covers what the major issues are and how they can be eliminated ...

Upgrade to Upscale: 5 Ways Your Product ID & Inspection Equipment is Costing You: “No code means no product”, which makes having reliable product ID equipment critical. Often manufacturers think “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, but this whitepaper gives five reasons why upgrading obsolete or older product ID and inspection equip ...