Safeguarding Drug Information - Laser printing system

With the improving safety awareness, people tend to pay increasing attention to drug safety. When there is a problem with the drug, the source of direct traceability is the identification code on its package. That shows the importance of drug labeling and the pharmaceutical packaging industry needs to strictly control the drug labeling process.

The industry acknowledges that thousands of families keep an eye on the drug safety. Laser coding in the drug labeling industry has been widely applied. Its non-contact and non-polluting marking method can meet the requirements for the safety and hygiene of medical products. The information marked by laser coding is clear and intuitive with strong corrosion resistance and could not be easily altered or erased. That safeguards the anti-counterfeiting of medical products and therefore consumers are more comfortable while undoubtedly endows the drug a "protection".

Report says that the laser coding machineis printing with a high-energy laser beam controlled by computer and precision machinery, which enables the relevant supervision code to be printed on the drug package with accuracy. It’s a non-contacting, pollution-free and highly precise technology.

Laser coding machineis more flexible machine that can print numbers, text and graphics with unlimited lines and font sizes. Users could do their set-up without any difficulty.

Comparing with the traditional inkjet printer, the laser coding machinecan directly print information like production date on the surface or inside of the product package and the printing is clearer and cannot be wiped out or changed easily. It has effectively solved the problem of fleeing goods caused by unclear identification and has been a new shining point in the market.

For pharmaceutical companies, clear coding is a standard way to get a company recognized and shows its long-term safety commitment. Therefore, laser coding machinecan benefit pharmaceutical companies with improved products image and consistent identification of product. That will equip those use companies with more recognizable corporate image and beautified products package, and hence promote the product sales. 

In addition, concepts such as environmental protection and green production are currently encouraged in various industries. Laser coding machinecould save operation cost and are more environment friendly because its nozzle does not require frequent clean and consumable parts could last longer. 

Laser coding machines are relatively more expensive than conventional inkjets but laser coding machine have been gradually popularized in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and other industries to further protect product information and protect consumers interests.

Based on marking forms, laser coders can be categorized into scribing lasers and dot matrix. The major function of scribing lasers is to mark the trajectory of the character, and the dot matrix laser machine scribes those important trajectory points of the character to be marked. Therefore, in the case of the same consumption, the new dot matrix laser prints faster.

Scribing lasers are more common in today’s market, the new laser coding machine are equipped with dot matrix technology which is the dot matrix resident technology.

With the developing pharmaceutical industry, the future pharmaceutical packaging will trend to be more convenient and safer, and the market will be stricter on the coding machine. Nowadays automation technology continues to develop, the coding machine company could take up more market share only if they stay focused on core competence and develop equipment that could fits the market need.