
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
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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
EcoStitch Hot Melt System
Valco Melton All-Electric Hot Melt System