With beverage containers available in a number of shapes and sizes, beverage companies are seeking flexibility when printing lot and date codes as well as logos with coding installations for a range of package sizes and materials.
“One major trend is the proliferation of beverage container sizes, shapes and flavors and the resulting variety of packaging running through a single production line,” says Drew Weightman, vertical marketing manager for beverages for Videojet Technologies Inc., Wood Dale, Ill. “This is creating the need for flexible coding installations that can accommodate a range of packaging sizes and materials as well as ease the frequent line changeovers that all these different packages necessitate.”