Bar code machine series ribbon saving function

Does your bar code opportunity save you money?

Reducing production costs is an important part of business. When purchasing printing equipment, it must pay attention to whether its function can match production in South Africa and help you to improve cost-effectiveness.

Large institutions need to strengthen logistics management and production process control, and generally add barcodes to product packaging, tag and carton labels. Many brand-name products such as NIKE, in order to establish a brand image and product promotion, spent a lot of thought on the label design. Therefore, there are two types of data on the general product label - fixed (such as product drawings, symbols and brand names) and variability (such as size, price, bar code, etc.).

Manufacturers can pre-print fixed information on the label, and then use the bar code machine to print variable data. The advantage of a barcode machine is its flexibility. Because it can connect to a computer, it only requires a computer to create a database to control the printed content, typesetting, data, and quantity at any time. It can also print a "stream code" as needed. It is more convenient and quicker than traditional printing equipment, with the benefit of synthesis.

Due to the need to cooperate with the design of the label, variable data often only takes up 10 to 20 percent of the entire tag. So choosing a barcode scanner with Ribbon Save will save a lot of resources. For example, the strong ribbon saving function of Avery Dennison's barcode printers has significantly reduced production costs for many companies.

Ribbon Saving Function = Three Stepping Motor Designs

The principle of æ‚­ ribbon is when you encounter a blank position, on the one hand the label continues to run as usual, on the other hand, the print head needs to be lifted, and the input ribbon is stopped at the same time.

Take the ribbon saving function of the Avery Dennison barcode printer as an example. The ribbon loss can be reduced to only 1.2mm. The secret is that there are three stepping motors in the machine, which control the operation of labels and ribbons and the activity of the print head -

1. Transportation of label motor control labels

2. The head motor moves the edge pressure head up and down

3. The ribbon motor is responsible for the speed of the input ribbon

The above three motors are related to each other and must be properly matched to each other in order to fully realize the æ‚­ ribbon function, otherwise the labels and ribbons will be aborted or even cut off due to friction. Compared to other bar coders with only one motor, the design of the three motors enhances the control of conveying consumables, greatly reducing the chance of wrinkling or breaking, and at the same time minimizing the loss of the ribbon.

For a case description, take the example of the shoes' ruler

Barcode printing range: 0.00087 square meters (15mm x 58mm)

The whole ruler:0.00986 square meters (170mm×58mm)

Number of prints: 100.000 rulers

Tandai cost: HK$5/sqm

Tandem cost

With Avery Dennison Ribbon Saver: HK$435

No ribbon save function: HK$4,930

Maximum cost savings: HK$4,495

For the above example, printing 100,000 labels has saved HK$4,495 (about 90% of the cost of ribbons). It can be seen that the ribbon saving function of barcode scanners is very important for reducing production costs.