Markem-Imaje receives an additional ISO 14001 environmental certification for North America


February 5th, 2011

At a glance – 10/04/2010 Global certification is a major milestone towards company sustainability strategy… Markem-Imaje announces today that its US manufacturing site in Keene (New Hampshire) has received the ISO 14001:2004 certification for environmental management systems. This recognition is an official international certification that the company has established strong levels of control in terms…

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Markem-Imaje releases updated thermal transfer ribbon to further improve upon SmartDate® technology


October 5th, 2010

At a glance – 17/05/2010 New standard 1100 meter thermal transfer ribbon offers considerable advantages to predecessor… Markem-Imaje announces today that it is releasing a new 1100 meter thermal transfer ribbon designed for compatibility with both the SmartDate 3 and SmartDate 5 thermal transfer overprinters. Compared to its forerunner, the 3810 (600 m long ribbon),…

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Introducing the 5600 inkjet printer, the ultimate choice for control of printing costs!


October 5th, 2010

At a glance – 06/11/2009 With our advanced rigid ink management system, which includes a large capacity, self-contained, cartridge designed to recover purged ink and can be replaced during production for continuous operation… Markem-Imaje Releases Latest in Liquid Inkjet Printing Technology 5600: The Ultimate Choice for Case Coding Decoration, Text and Barcodes Featuring ‘Quick Dry’…

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An Interview with Dale Sharp, Sales Representative


May 4th, 2010

How would you describe your role at Markem-Imaje? Interesting and challenging, always something to challenge your mind. What I’d never do again Get Married What scares me most Failure! I wish I was… younger and fitter so I could dedicate myself to becoming a professional athlete My greatest extravagance… My wife If I was king…

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Readable Barcodes for Celestial Seasonings


March 17th, 2010

Founded in 1969, the Celestial Seasonings group has always created flavourful, all natural herbal and healthy teas. In its beginnings, Celestial Seasonings took pride in harvesting herbs by hand from the Rocky Mountains, then dried, blended and packaged these into hand-sewn muslin bags to be sold at local health food stores. This cottage industry turned…

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Eco-friendly marking and coding with halogen-free inks


February 2nd, 2010

Developing environmentally-friendly print and apply system inks is among the key goals of Markem-Imaje’s dedicated 300-member research and development team. In line with Markem-Imaje’s commitment to comply with the RoHS Directive, the R & D team has recently been focused on developing labelling solutions that meet the Directive’s halogen-free recommendations. Removing halogen-related substances in the…

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Markem-Image releases 5600 ink jet printer


February 2nd, 2010

Leading global marketing and coding company, Markem-Imaje, has introduced a new liquid ink jet printer designed specifically for direct case coding, decoration, text and bar coding. Featuring Markem-Imaje’s patent-pending ‘Quick Dry’ liquid ink, the 5600 ink jet printer offers the best value for customers requiring a print and apply system for high quality graphics, text…

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Marking and Coding Depends on Materials


February 2nd, 2010

Flexible plastics are the No 1 materials used by Markem-Imaje’s clientele in Australia and New Zealand. Flexible plastics are commonly used in food packaging for products such as muesli bars and sugar sachets. Among the best marking and coding equipment for flexible plastics is the CIJ bar code printer, which is ideal for large manufacturing…

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Elegant and Discreet marking and coding for Absolut Vodka


February 2nd, 2010

Markem-Imaje works with individual clients to develop unique labelling solutions for products requiring direct marking and coding on their packages. This was the case with prestige beverage brand, Absolut Vodka, which required very discreet marking and coding on its range of stylish frosted glass bottles. Absolut Vodka Equipment Engineer, Bjorn Lindberg, said the company began…

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2000 Series print and apply ideal for Kraft


February 2nd, 2010

Milk chocolate manufacturer, Kraft, required a new labelling solution when it changed its packaging to re-sealable packs and developed shelf-ready display cases. With rising levels of production and greater automation, Kraft needed a reliable print and apply system that could manage its faster line speeds. It specifically wanted near 100% coding system availability with a…

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