Industries

Legibility and accuracy of codes

The primary focus for industrials in the pharmaceuticals industry is the consistent and high-resolution quality of the codes. The applications in this industry need to have the highest resolution possible, whatever the substrate and the place of the code and they also need to be always readable.
Not only do they need to carefully indicate the formulation on the product to prevent misuse of drugs (primary packaging), but they also need to meet increasingly demanding regulations as regards to product and batch identification and traceability (case coding).
Constant quality and accuracy of codes is the primary focus of the pharmaceutical industry due to strict drugs legislations and counterfeit requirements. Therefore, ALE high-resolution ink jet printers can be the perfect solution for manufacturers in this sector, especially combined with Tracex modules for barcode verification and monitoring.

Easily changeable messages

Regulations in the pharmaceuticals industry are always evolving, and they also often differ from a country to another. Industrials are therefore looking for flexible solutions to easily edit and print messages, without wasting too much production time, to adapt quickly to changes in requirements.
Because of changing regulations and countries specific legislations, manufacturers need to be able to design or edit easily messages, which can be done thanks to the CodeX software Suite and Windows Driver used with compliance software.

Tailored solutions

The evolutions on pharmaceutical packaging is always a challenge for manufacturers as they need to find unique solutions that can best meet their needs, depending on the substrate they want to mark ( rise of plastic materials for health products packaging) and also the space available for information (rising demand for single dose units).

They need compact machines, who can print with high-resolution on much reduced spaces and, often, on non-porous surfaces.

The rise in use of single dose units in the pharmaceutical sector impacts the size of the coding space and requires compact machines which can deliver high quality prints on small surfaces, as can do our different 18mm systems (TC – TZ or Nano Range). Plastic is also increasingly used for packaging, and it implies the use of solvent-based inks systems with appropriate consumables.

Specific substrate printing

From concrete to extrusion pipes, including belts, steel or wood, manufacturers of building materials are confronted to a wide variety of specific substrates to mark on, that often require special inks or fluids to ensure optimum quality.
Moreover, contrary to traditional primary marking or case coding, the surfaces to mark are often harder to print on, given their size (height or width) or the fact that they are uneven.
ALE can help you choose the best option which suits your specific needs within its range of printers and consumables. There is even the possibility to send us samples for us to determine the best machine to use.

Resistance of codes to difficult conditions

Most of materials used in the construction industry are made for outdoor use or will be used in extreme conditions. It implies that codes marked on the products have to be resistant enough to last in time regardless of their surroundings. =>
Building materials for instance are made for outdoor use. Codes on these products need to be resistant enough to survive extreme conditions: ALE's solvent-based inks systems and our water-resistant inks can be the ideal solution for this type of industry!

Colour printing

One of the most common applications in the construction industry is companies' logo printing, a way for the manufacturers to promote their know-how. In that sense, resolution is important but also colour printing can add value to marking as it will strike more attention and increase perceived brand quality.
Colour printing can also be an asset as regards security marking, essential in such a dangerous environment as construction.
Colour printing is widely used in this industry, be it for safety reason or as a promotional means (company logo, etc). Discover our Colour Series and our TC-Twin Range, two systems that can maximise the potential of your marking!

Adequate inks for specific needs

Textile products, like belts or woven fabrics for industrial use, require highly resistant codes, as they are often submitted to extreme environments. For instance, in some production plants, belts are directly bathed into a special wax solution, to colour them after being printed on. They can also be used outdoor, implying that they can be submitted to rain, humidity or sunlight.
ALE solvent fluids, like BSA ink, are the perfect answer to this challenge, as the drying-time is minimum and they are completely water-resistant. Even under harsh conditions, your codes will stay clear!

Machines to fit in small production lines

Manufacturers in the textile industry often have limited space for production lines, in which all their machinery should fit.
ALE inkjet systems are very compact, and they can fit easily in any production line, even the smallest ones. We also have a range of compact self-contained printers to save even more space!
Moreover, textile products are moved flat in the production line, implying the coding and marking to be made top-down.
ALE's TZ-PR Range appear to be the perfect solution, as it has been especially designed to print in any direction of the product, in this case down, following very easy installation steps.

Maximum printing band

Coding and marking on industrial textile products often differs from traditional outer case printing, as the substrates to code are far bigger. Contrary to most inkjet printers, often limited in size, ALE offers you systems with the biggest print band on the market (144mm), able to mark up to 576mm with a single controller!