First-level coding: The first-level coding of drugs can be implemented within the pharmaceutical factory or at the printing factory that provides the packaging materials. The following is an introduction to the first-level coding methods for various equipment. ：
High-resolution inkjet coding: There are currently two main coding technologies for high-resolution inkjet printers used for primary coding on the market. One is that Xaar’s nozzles use piezoelectric technology; The first is HP's thermal foam technology. Both use high-resolution inkjet printers to print clear variable information and online printing electronic supervision codes, which can be used in pharmaceutical companies or printing companies to print paper materials or secondary packaging. Box code. It is characterized by flexible code assignment and low initial investment. It is more suitable for enterprises with small product types and quantities and manual packaging lines.
Thermal transfer printing: Intelligent thermal transfer printing is mainly used to assign codes to film packaging products. After printing in the printing factory, the peritoneum, bag making, rewinding, slitting, shaping, etc. Thermal transfer printing equipment is installed in the process to realize coding of product outer packaging. Thermal transfer printing equipment is installed on the automatic packaging (filling) equipment of the production enterprise to realize coding of product outer packaging. Its characteristics are high-definition printing barcode quality and can be linked with existing packaging machinery for coding. It is more suitable for product types and quantities that are not large.
Labeling and coding: For the enterprise itself, with a small quantity of products and a wide variety of products, it can be considered to have the printing factory provide coding labels, and the product coding can be achieved manually or with a labeling machine, which is suitable for all kinds of products. For packaging materials, in semi-automatic or fully-automatic production lines, a printing and labeling machine can also be set up on the secondary packaging to achieve online labeling and coding. Its characteristics are that it does not take into account the problem of ink adsorption and is suitable for products of any material; the barcode printing is neat , easy to reach C level or above; personalized labels can be formulated according to the company's own preferences.
Laser marking and coding: Laser engraving and coding is suitable for various materials. Whether it is primary coding in a pharmaceutical factory or secondary coding, it can be printed online at high speed. Laser marking is a permanent mark. , better than traditional results. Its characteristics are high precision, fast efficiency, laser marking cannot be changed or scraped off, environmentally friendly and pollution-free, and no consumables, but the initial investment cost is relatively high.
Barcode printing and coding: Use a barcode printer to print electronic supervision codes and affix them to primary packaging and secondary packaging. In the third-level packaging, it is suitable for various materials and various production lines. However, in pharmaceutical companies with very large production types and quantities, barcode printing is used to assign codes in the first level. If it is manual labeling, it is very time-consuming, but in the second-level packaging , There are many third-level coding methods that use barcode printing to assign codes.
Variable printing and coding: In the pharmaceutical packaging and printing factory, variable code printing technology is used to print variable drug supervision codes at a fixed position, which is suitable for large quantities and multiple types of pharmaceuticals. Enterprises, there are currently three main types of variable printing technology, oil-based ink inkjet equipment, water-based ink inkjet equipment, and UV ink inkjet equipment, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Oil-based inkjet is mainly used in bill printing, carbonless copy paper and other materials. Coding. Oil-based ink is a quick-drying ink, waterproof and sun-proof; water-based inkjet has flexible configuration, wide application, fast printing speed, and is mainly used on permeable materials such as paper; UV ink inkjet can print on a wide range of materials, after ultraviolet rays After curing, the barcode is firmly attached, water-resistant and scratch-resistant, and the barcode level is more guaranteed. Pharmaceutical companies that use this method to code large quantities of essential drugs and multiple categories can save costs.