The Thermocode, which is mounted on a new pouch filling line, was acquired to replace an existing printer, bought in 2010, which was proving unreliable. BD Foods is expanding rapidly, so needed continuity of production.
BD Foods' chief engineer Mike Beresford says: "Our pouches are generic in colour, style and brand. They need product information, such as ingredients, allergy and storage advice, barcodes, date and batch codes printed on them prior to filling. They are all hot filled, but can also be frozen later, so the printing needs to withstand extremes of temperature."
The printer's ability to generate 'best before' dates, batch codes and Julian codes has virtually eliminated human error when inputting data, says the company.
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