GSM’S LABELS GIVE SIZE & COST SAVINGS
March 1st 2005

A UK printer and label systems specialist has won contracts to supply trackside label printing systems for vehicle VIN plates across Europe, bringing savings to manufacturers.

Martin Cameron, general manager of GSM Printer and Label Systems, explains “Our system is the only real alternative to industrial laser marking equipment and is a fraction of the size and just 6% of the price.

“It can be used in any industrial manufacturing plant where barcode labels or labels with customised information are needed, for example, where product traceability is an issue.” VIN plate systems use two thermal transfer printers in industrial enclosures.

These are linked to a dedicated industrial workstation connected to a customer’s manufacturing system.

The workstation runs GSM’s software that interrogates the manufacturing system for data and ensures the right label is produced at the right time for the right car.

The printer dispenses the label for the operator.

The tamper-evident labels conform to the automotive industry’s requirements for Thatcham security.

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