In previous articles, we have reviewed the UBS solutions for coding, marking, and labelingagri-food products and pharmaceuticals. Let’s complete the series with our recommendations for working in the often-hostile environments of the chemical industry, and for marking materials that require special conditions, as is the case in construction and the automotive sector. We will also look at some proposals for coding cosmetic and household cleaning products.
In the automotive industry, it is common to code on treated metals. Both our APLINK UV LED printers for secondary packaging and the Thermal Inkjet TJX Series for primary products are good solutions. When treated metals require special material labels resistant to abrasion, the APL Series equipment meets the toughest demands.
APL Series is also the best solution for labeling tires. In addition to using synthetic materials with suitable adhesives that ensure adherence to the tire until the point of sale, UBS’s exclusive software, UBS LabMan, facilitates the complex logistics management of a product for which each manufacturer generates a large number of references.
Something similar to tires happens in the construction sector with ceramics: logistics management is complex due to the numerous references. Therefore, barcodes are vital, and marking is present at every stage of the product. For boxes, UBS recommends using high-resolution printers APLINK Series with 100% mineral oil-free ink, which allows recycling of corrugated cardboard.
The best printing method for extruded plastics is provided by the high-resolution APLINK MRX UVLED Series and TJX Series printers, using a perfect combination of low-viscosity UV ink and the UVLED curing system, ensuring excellent print quality on plastic and immediate adhesion (through polymerization).
For marking laminated wood panels, UV LED curing is a major advancement. UBS combines this technology with coding and labeling of the cardboard boxes used for packaging the pieces.
Gypsum is another common construction material, whose marking requires great robustness. The high-resolution APLINK Series printers are created to print logos, images, and decorations on gypsum. To ensure optimal print quality or prevent head damage when working in harsh environments, the APLINK MRX Series printers include a protective plate on the printhead.
In the chemical industry, labeling containers with potentially hazardous products requires maximum precision, which is why UBS offers a simple, stable, and robust solution for applying to metal or plastic drums and barrels. The APL 3500 DRUMS applies the label while adapting to the curved surface without any need for manual handling. If the operation must be performed in motion, UBS offers the APL 3500 corner wrap electric.
For marking plastic containers, the TJX UVLED printers are a very competitive alternative to lasers, as they achieve crisp printing and instant drying, with high energy efficiency, very low consumption, and no maintenance. For the wide variety of plastic containers, another available solution is labeling using our APL Series equipment.
The cosmetic and personal care products are often packaged in four-seal flat pouches. This packaging format is fast and reduces production line downtime, making the TJX Series equipment the most suitable for achieving high-quality marking synchronized with automatic packaging machines.
Our APLINK UV LED printers can print logos and images in high resolution on objects made of cellulose fibers and polymers, such as nail-saving sponges, before packaging them. In addition, the APLINK MRX Bicolor printers are designed to print pictograms and texts in compliance with the REACH Regulation, related to the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemical substances and mixtures, linked to the CLP Regulation on classification, labeling, and packaging of substances and mixtures.
As for aerosols and metal containers, TJX Series printers achieve sharp and permanent marking on the plastic cap at high speeds.
Finally, in all sectors of activity, pallet marking is mandatory according to the requirements of GS1 international. This is the final identification process, for which UBS has developed the printing and labeling systems APL Series, ensuring proper traceability of goods.
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