Scribing laser coder is a glass act
January 1st 2008 The Heineken Brewery at
Schiltigheim has chosen the
Linx 500SL scribing laser
coder from Linx Printing
Technologies to provide
effective coding onto the
labels used on its glass
bottles. Linx's ability to
integrate the coder with
Heineken's existing
labelling equipment,
ensuring a reduced
production footprint, was a
key reason for the choice.
Linx devised a set-up
where the laser is mounted
horizontally above the
labelling machine, with the
arm and marking head
reaching down to the pallet
station where the bottles
are coded. A shaft encoder
is installed to prevent the
speed variation and to
deliver a sync print signal.
The Linx 500SL prints a
two-line code onto the
paper labels, incorporating
the Use By date on the top
line, and traceability
information on the second.
Speeds of up to 50,000
labels per hour have been
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