Scribing Lasers Provide Easy Use Coding Systems

The new Scribing Laser Range from Linx Printing Technologies will receive its first full-scale public viewing at the Interpack 2008 exhibition.

The Scribing Laser (SL) Range is said to be designed to provide simplicity in laser coding.

Comprising the Linx SL101 and SL301 scribing lasers, offering respectively 10W and 30W power options, the Linx SL Range is claimed to allow customers to choose the system that best suits their own requirements.

According to Linx, installation is where the new models' flexibility and ease of use adds value, as the systems are built to fit the production line.

The company added that the operation is equally clear, thanks to an 'intuitive' interface, in the form of a hand-held control unit, which allows users to create, change and set up codes at the touch of a button.

New features in the SL Range include what is claimed to be greater marking because of the variety of beam delivery options for different spot sizes, product to lens distances and mark fields.

Flexible standard components, side and end shooter options, as well as a claimed small footprint are also said to ease integration in to existing operations, even on production lines where space is at a premium.

Linx added that the stainless steel housing is sealed with standard IP54 rating, or an optional IP65 for wet environments for reliability in harsh conditions.

David Martin, laser product manager at Linx, said: "The Linx SL Range has proved to be a hit with customers servicing a wide range of end markets.

We are delighted to bring the range to Interpack to demonstrate to an international audience what it can do." During Interpack Linx will also exhibit the 6900 CIJ printer, which the company said is suitable for a range of product coding needs.

The 6900 continuous inkjet coder is claimed to print at up to five lines of text, graphics and barcodes at single printed line speeds of up to 8.4 metres per second.

It has a colour user interface with WYSIWYG display and menu system and a claimed low-maintenance operation.

For the thermal transfer coding market, Linx will show its TT5 overprinter for printing 'best before' dates and batch codes up to 55mm.

It is complemented by the TT10, which has a wider width ribbon of up to 110mm that is said to enable the printing of longer messages, such as ingredients, logos and marketing information.

Both models can code on to flexible film packaging (flow wrap), labels or gloss card and are also said to be suitable for a variety of applications, especially within the snack food, confectionery and pharmaceutical sectors.

Large character marking needs are met by the IJ600 twinhead outer case coder that can print graphics, text and barcodes on bags, boxes, packaging and containers.

The twinheads are said by Linx to enable printing on two sides simultaneously and at any angle, whilst the pressurised ink system provides consistent results whatever the head orientation.

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