Check Out the SNEED-JET Freedom Coding Printers at Pack Expo 2022, For FREE!
Believe it or not, marking and coding solutions do not have to cost you an arm and a leg; they also don’t have to cause you a headache. Here at SNEED Coding Solutions we know that all of our SNEED-JET Freedom thermal inkjet coders can be self-installed, self-maintained and they come with a 30-day performance guarantee. In other words, there’s no need for costly maintenance or installation, which means you’re saving yourself money and frustration; also, if our product just isn’t the right fit for you, you can return it within the first 30 days.
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It’s been a year already? We’re thrilled to be back at this year’s Pack Expo in Chicago. Time sure does fly when we’re helping businesses, all around the county, streamline their inkjet coding processes. It may seem complicated, but we can assure you that it’s a lot simpler than it sounds; if you don’t believe us, we encourage you to come by so that you can put us to the test yourself. Our team of experts are ready to help businesses and manufacturing operations across all industries!
What Problem Was Dillonades Facing Before SNEED-JET Titan Printer?
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? Well, this mother-son duo did just that in the Summer of 2020 and ended up with a thriving freshly-squeezed, fruit-infused lemonade that the world just seemed to love. However, with the business growing at an exponential rate and Dillonade’s expanding into the supermarket industry, Tiffany Green, CEO of Dillonades, decided it was time to reach out to the professionals here at Sneed Coding Solutions, Inc.
Thermal Inkjet Coding Technology Breakthrough: Extended Reach Ink Cartridge for Date Coding Concave and Hard to Reach Surfaces.
Since its introduction into coding and marking many years ago, thermal inkjet (TIJ) technology has steadily expanded its market presence with incremental technology and ink innovations. Originally, thermal inkjet coders were only used as case coders due to the limited ink options - essentially, only water based inks for porous surfaces like master cases. The last few years have seen an expanding of applications due to new ink cartridge innovations allowing for more aggressive, solvent based inks. These new inks made it possible to install TIJ coders into all types of applications from bottle coding to various types of plastics and much more! While ink formulations contributed to an increase in potential installations and applications for the technology, the throw distance was still a limiting factor.
DYAD wanted to add lot coding to their custom kitting and order fulfillment services to ensure quality control for their customers.
Born Under Crisis. Bound for Success
DYAD was formed in early 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic that was sweeping the US. During the pandemic, DYAD has increased its capabilities beyond COVID-19 products to provide a full solution offering in customized kitting and fulfillment, distribution, warehousing, and logistics including mailing, labeling, and shipping. DYAD Enterprise has over 40 years of combined experience dedicated to a successful customer experience.
Expanded distribution comes with traceability requirements for Cbd manufacturer
We are working more and more with CBD and cannabis products manufacturers all over the country as this industry continues unparalleled growth. Many of the business we speak to in this industry are starting to face similar traceability requirements and regulations that the food and beverage industry has been tackling for decades.
I've been back in the coding and marking industry for a little less than a year now and it's been a thrill to be back. There were a lot of significant developments within thermal inkjet (TIJ) technology during my hiatus from the industry. The solvent based, fast drying inks were improved drastically on three main fronts - darkness, dry time and decap time (the amount of time the print head can be exposed before drying). I was blown away by all of these improvements.
As if those improvements for ageneral purpose black inkweren't significant enough, there were now brightwhiteandyellowinks available for non porous (glass, plastic, metal, etc) printing. These two inks are easily in the running as the most significant developments for inkjet coding and marking within the past decade.
Prior to the introduction of these colored inks forTIJ printers, the only option most manufacturers had for printing a bright colored code was continuous inkjet printers. Beyond that, a special model of continuous inkjet printer is needed as the white and yellow inks contain heavy pigments which settle in the ink solution over time. These upgraded "pigmented" continuous inkjet printers for colored inks have additional components to agitate or stir the ink periodically to prevent the pigments from settling out.
These special pigmented ink model continuous inkjet printers cost anywhere from $10-20,000 per system. Additionally, there are installation charges and normally a service contract ranging from $200-500 per month depending on the OEM (Videojet®, Domino®, Markem-Imaje®, Linx®, Hitachi®, etc). These printers require routine maintenance and service to ensure optimum performance reducing the operational efficiency and further increasing the total cost of ownership.
All of this excess cost, time and downtime can now be eliminated with the advent of white and yellow inks for TIJ coding printers. Manufacturers can now spend less than $2,000 for a colored ink coding printer that not only prints one color, but can easily switch colors within 30 seconds! Three years ago this was unheard of!
I have witnessed firsthand numerous occasions where craft food manufacturers, co-packers, e-liquids producers, craft breweries and wineries are able to take advantage of the flexibility of this technology when limiting capital expense during a growth period is critical for the business. They now have an option that is affordable, easy to use and reliable. Theprinter delivers a drastic increase in efficiency with a low total cost of ownership.
Have you tried struggled with your current color inkjet coding printer? Have you been in search of a low cost and zero maintenance colored ink coding solution? Call us today!
Last month, we were contacted by Mosie Abadi, Vice President at Georgette Klinger Skin Care, who needed to start coding on the bottom of his PET bottles. He was eager to implement a thermal inkjet printing solution due to the affordability and ease of use.
Tired of continuous inkjet, brewer tries Meenjet MX1
Last fall we were approached by Rick Lovett, owner of Indian Wells Brewing in sunny California. He was seeking alternatives coding options to replace his continuous inkjet printers. He had been struggling for years with these continuous inkjet printers to print date codes on his glass bottles. Throughout the past decade, he has tried many different brands and OEMs of continuous inkjet printers but all of them had the same service and maintenance headaches. Simply put, they did not provide him the reliability he was looking for.
Do you struggle with constant coding and marking equipment failures?
We will share information and success stories about how you can Keep Coding Simple in order to focus your energy and efforts on strategically growing your business. There will be insights from customers and industry experts on the various equipment and technologies available to simplify your complex coding and marking challenges.
