Baked goods and snack foods come in a wide variety of packaging types including clamshells for fresh-baked goods to bulk bags, cartons, and stand-up pouches. Most manufacturers have a large number of SKU’s to manage and change-over is critical. Packaging lines are fast, temperatures are hot, the environment is dusty, and up-time is essential. Pak-Tec has a complete product offering to keep your marking and coding crisp, your labeling reliable, and end-of-line packaging systems working in harmony.
Primary Product Marking & Date Coding
Hitachi Continuous Inkjet Printers
Non-contact printer ideal for contoured, ribbed or uneven packaging forms like clamshells, stand-up pouches, or bagged product- IP-65 rated & Positive Air Pressure to eliminate risk of dusty environments
- Easily accommodate up to 300 print messages and print up to 6 lines of text
High Resolution Printers for Packaging Film
FlexPackPRO TTO Printers
- High-Resolution printer ideal for
printing a wide range of alpha-numeric, 2D codes, Barcodes or logos on to packaging film. - Perfectly integrate in to horizontal flow-wrappers and Vertical From-Fill-Seal baggers (V/F/F/S) so common in baked goods and snack food industry
- Continuous & Intermittent Motion –
- Large print area up to 5″ wide and 10″ long – perfect for ingredient panels
Laser Marking Systems
Squid CO2 Laser
Permanently mark high-resolution in to cardboard or fiberboard cartons- Reliable coding solution for high-speed, high-volume packaging lines
- Continuous & Intermittent Motion –
- Large print area up to 5″ wide and 10″ long – perfect for ingredient panels
Case Coding for Secondary Cartons
Foxjet ProSeries Printer
Print 300DPI barcodes and variable, on-demand product information directly on to master carton- Large print height up to 4″ for customized logos and large barcodes
- Perfect for co-packers, bakeries, or food manufacturers with a large number of SKUs or private-labeled products.
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Turn-Key Printing Stations with Integrated Feeders
Markoprint Thermal Inkjet Printer Station
High-Speed feeders with integrated Markoprint TIJ printers allow for offline print stations – perfect specialty baked goods or season items which are ran in smaller batches.- A wide variety of friction and vacuum easily accommodates common packaging baking industry including sleeves, fiberboard cartons, pouches, and sachets.
- The use of Hewlett Packard printer cartridges’ provide easy ink changeover and very little maintenance
Learn More About Markoprint TIJ Printers
Print on Kwik Lock Bag Closure Tags
SquidInk CoPilot Printer Station
UV Curable printing system integrates with Kwik Locks Automatic Bag Closing Machine- Bakeries can now print variable information like date codes 2d Bar codes or suggested list price directly on the bag closure tab.
- UV cured ink is permanent and instant
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Labeling for Rigid Plastic Containers
Primary Product Labeling
Easily label clamshells and tubs so common in the bakery and confectionary industry- Multi-side labels, partial 3-pannel wrap around, or full wrap around label sleeves
- Integrated printing and laser systems for variable tracking information and date coding
- Full product line to meet your application and budget
Secondary Labeling for Distribution Cartons
Print-&-Apply Labeling
High-Speed reliable print-and-apply labelers- Unique applicators for Corner-wrap, Side, and Top apply applications
- Custom enclosures with cooling systems – perfect for hot and dusty baking environments
- All-Electric systems available – Increased flexibility and independence from plant air.
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Palletizing Cell with Integrated Stretch Wrapper
Save Floor Space with TopTier Concurrent Stretch Wrapping
Bakeries can be crowded places, this concurrent wrapping system saves huge amounts of floor space and lowers overall end-of-line costs- The concurrent process, loads are stabilized during the palletizing process.
- Catagory 3 safety keeps operators safe
EcoStitch Hot Melt System
Valco Melton All-Electric Hot Melt System
Reduce adhesive by 35-75 % using precision glue application and adhesive patterns- EcoStitch dot pattern increase surface area of glue to improve bond and fiber tear
- Significantly reduce Angle Hair and other app
- Eliminate down time due to plugged nozzles or faulty solenoids
