Dedicated printers for a wide variety of applications, such as machines that print peel-off barcode or shipping labels or direct coding of shipping cases in an offline application, as opposed to printing codes on containers on the packaging line.
Portable thermal or inkjet printers that operators use for manual application of coding or marking.
Machines that use digital technology to print inline during a packaging process, such as inline digital printers that are configured to print bags as they are fed into a vertical form/fill/seal (vf/f/s) operation. Considered separate from converting and package formation printing, where printing is handled on dedicated equipment of usually large webs or rolls.
Digital equipment that prints information such as barcodes, lots, company logos and other information directly onto pre-formed RSC cases, cartons, kraft bags and other paper-based packaging. Considered separate from converting related printing, where printing occurs on large webs before die-cutting, scoring and related operations.
Standalone industrial printers used to print labels.
