Printing on Plastic Rigid Containers

Industrial Coding and Marking Solutions for Printing on Rigid Containers

Polyethylene (PE) and High-density polyethylene (HDPE) are among the most common plastics used for rigid packaging. With relatively low surface energy, these plastics can be challenging to mark. Mold release agents, if present, should also be considered when selecting the right marking solution.

A variety of Videojet solutions are available depending on the desired mark effect. Our selection of inks for Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printers provide quality marks on a wide range of plastics, including high adhesion inks and oil penetrating inks specifically for plastics. Laser systems, which deliver permanent but less-noticeable marks, are also an option. Videojet offers a wide laser range including CO2, Fiber and UV to best match laser wavelength with the plastic material.

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Continuous Inkjet Coding Printers for printing on Plastic Rigid Containers

Continuous Inkjet Coding Printer

Videojet 1280 Industrial Inkjet Printer

  • Predictability and productivity in continuous inkjet marking
  • Includes industry first predictive ink-build up sensor and innovative nozzle system
  • Maximizes line throughput and production quality with Videojet LifeCycle Advantage™
  • New SIMPLICiTY™ tablet inspired interface greatly reduces operator interactions

Continuous Inkjet Coding Printer

Videojet 1580 C soft-pigmented contrast printer

  • The 1580 C is a dedicated soft-pigmented contrast printer that performs and behaves like a standard dye-based printer
  • It delivers industry-first performance using soft-pigmented contrast inks, providing superior uptime and enabling you to achieve your marking and coding objectives both now and in the future
  • The 1580 C has similar maintenance requirements and running time to a standard CIJ printer, due to design innovations in our hydraulics, printhead, and cartridge
  • Based on our tried and trusted Videojet 1580 inkjet printer platform, the 1580 C has a similar design, with many of the same great features
  • The 1580 C is one of the simplest CIJ printers to operate and maintain, and was designed to print consistently high-quality codes with strong contrast

Continuous Inkjet Coding Printer

Videojet 1580+ Industrial Inkjet Printer

  • The Videojet 1580 + Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) Printer assesses your individual printer consumption patterns and offers guidance to ensure error-proof operations.
  • Videojet OPTIMiZE provides on-screen alerts with expert diagnostics, analytics and guides to enhance everyday printer performance.
  • Achieve consistent print quality with the Dynamic Calibration™ feature that automatically adjusts to changes in temperature and viscosity.
  • Built-in Wi-Fi connections provide an easy and secure way to wirelessly communicate.
  • Increase uptime with an additional 8 hours minimum of runtime using a make-up reserve tank.
  • The Videojet SIMPLICiTY™ interface reduces operator printer interactions, eliminating potential user errors through an intuitive, tablet-inspired 10-inch touchscreen display.

Thermal Inkjet Printers for printing on Plastic Rigid Containers

  • Extensive communications protocol ideal for remote control and secondary applications
  • High resolution print (up to 600 dpi) suitable for high quality small and large font codes

  • Purpose-built MEK cartridge for adhesion on a variety of non-porous substrates
  • Cartridge Readiness SystemTM helps provide consistent code quality
  • Code Assurance features minimize potential coding mistakes

Continuous Inkjet Coding Printers for printing on Plastic Rigid Containers

  • 10W CO2 laser marking with CLARiTY™ touchscreen controller, engineered to minimize coding mistakes
  • High performance delivers crisp codes on moderate line speed applications
  • Line set-up wizard aids fast product changeovers, maximizing uptime
  • Virtually no maintenance and limited consumables

  • 30W CO2 laser marking with CLARiTY™ touchscreen controller, engineered to minimize coding mistakes
  • Extended mark speed capability of up to 150,000 products per hour, ideal for high line speed applications
  • High speed variable coding and data buffering, combined with the largest mark window in the industry, help increase throughput and performance
  • Integration features for fast install and set-up

  • 60W CO2 laser marking with optional CLARiTY™ touchscreen controller, engineered to minimise coding mistakes
  • Fastest laser marking system with mark speed capability of up to 2,100 characters per second
  • High-speed serialisation for pharmaceutical and tobacco applications, delivering unique and serialised codes at high production speeds
  • Widest marking field reduces the number of lasers that are required to cover multi-lane / wide web applications, reducing investment and running cost

  • 7230 10-Watt and 7330 20-Watt fiber lasers for marking permanent quality codes on robust, high-density materials
  • Light, compact and adaptable laser marking solutions offering high-speed marking, with complex data, easy operability and industry-leading integration capabilities
  • Designed for demanding production schedules in the Parts-Marking, Food, Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Pharmaceutical industries

  • 50-Watt fiber laser marking high contrast at high speed
  • Quality marking on robust plastic and metal materials
  • Maximum single line speed: 440m/min (1440 ft/min)

  • 100-Watt fiber laser marking high contrast at high speed
  • Quality marking on robust plastic and metal materials
  • Maximum single line speed: 600m/min (1968 ft/min)