Food Coding & Packaging
Best-before dates, allergens and traceability on film, trays, cartons and cans.
What food lines need
Food lines change product often, run in dusty, wet or chilled rooms, and carry legal date and allergen information that must be right every time. Coding and packaging equipment has to be hygienic, quick to change over and tied to the production plan.
Typical codes and marks
- Best-before and use-by dates
- Lot and batch numbers
- Ingredient and allergen panels
- GS1 barcodes and 2D codes
- Case and pallet labels
What matters most
Frequent changeovers
Short runs and many SKUs make manual message entry risky. Central job selection sends the right date, lot and allergen text to every coder.
Harsh environments
Flour dust, washdown and cold rooms call for sealed printheads, stainless cabinets and inks that dry on chilled or slightly greasy film.
Flexible packaging
Most food is packed in film. Thermal transfer and laser coders mount inside baggers and thermoformers to print before the pack is sealed.
Machine families for food
Thermal Transfer Overprinters (TTO)
Sharp 300 dpi dates, ingredients and barcodes on flexible film, mounted inside your packaging machine.
Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) Printers
Non-contact small-character coding on almost any surface, flat or curved, at high line speeds.
CO2 Laser Marking Machines
Fast, ink-free date and lot coding on cartons, labels, PET, glass and wood.
Pouch & Form-Fill-Seal Machines
VFFS, premade-pouch, sachet, stick-pack and flow-wrap machines for powders, granules, liquids and solids.
Sealing & Vacuum Packaging Machines
Band sealers, chamber vacuum machines, tray sealers and thermoformers for extended shelf life.
Labeling Machines
Pressure-sensitive and sleeve labelling for round, flat and oval containers, cartons and trays.
Carton Sealers & Case Erectors
Tape and hot-melt case sealing, flap folding and automatic case erecting for any box mix.
Vision & Code Inspection Systems
Cameras that read, verify and grade every code and label — and reject what fails.
Machines to start with
32 mm Thermal Transfer Overprinter
Compact TTO for dates and batch codes on narrow webs.
Entry-Level CIJ Printer
Straightforward date and batch coding for single-shift lines.
10 W CO2 Laser Coder
Economical CO2 coder for cartons, labels and paper sleeves.
Vertical Form-Fill-Seal Machine 420
Pillow and gusseted bags from rollstock for snacks, grains and powders.
Continuous Band Sealer with Date Coder
Seals and codes pouches in one pass.
Wrap-Around Bottle Labelling Machine
Full or partial wrap labels on round containers.
Planning a food project?
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