Labeling device

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A distinction device or labeling is usually for price labeling and labeling used for products or for the storage and logistics of goods. Marking devices are available in different versions:

  • Manual labeling devices are triggered manually by pressing a button or by weighing.
  • Semi-automatic labeling devices are mostly used in fully automatic lines as total printers, but can also be used as handheld devices.
  • Fully automatic labeling machines weigh fully automatically, without a human having to intervene in the weighing process.

Areas of application

Fully automatic labeling devices are mostly used in entire packaging lines such as B. in the production and packaging of cheese and meat products as well as fruit, vegetables or baked goods. At the time of the award, the products are provided with a label that must be labeled according to the food regulations of the respective country. The price labeling itself is based on the price labeling requirements of the respective country. A labeling device should provide a food label with a date of manufacture, a best-before date, the ingredients of the product, the producer number , possibly the price and a corresponding barcode .

Execution of the printer

Different print versions of printers are offered by the manufacturers to meet the most diverse requirements of the customers. There are, for example, direct thermal printers that allow the labels to be written on directly by means of thermal action, thermal transfer marking in which the written text is applied indirectly to the label via a carbon ribbon . The best before date is very often applied directly to the packaging of food and luxury foods. Mainly laser and inkjet dating systems are used.

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