Choosing the right ink for CPG substrates and packaging materials

How to Choose the Right Ink for CPG Substrates: A Complete Guide

Christine LewisCPG Industry, Industrial Marking & Coding

Author: Christine Lewis

Consumer packaged goods manufacturers work with an increasingly diverse range of packaging materials. A single production facility may need to print date codes, lot numbers, barcodes, serial numbers, and traceability information on plastic bottles, glass jars, aluminum cans, coated cartons, flexible films, labels, corrugated cases, and metal closures. Each of these materials presents different coding challenges. An ink that adheres …

How to print lot codes on cartons and cases

How to Print Lot Codes on Cartons and Cases: A Complete Guide

Christine LewisPackaging Coding & Traceability, Secondary Packaging

Author: Christine Lewis

Cartons and cases play a critical role in product identification, distribution, inventory management, and supply chain traceability. While primary packages typically carry consumer-facing information such as expiration dates, product identifiers, and retail barcodes, secondary packaging must also communicate accurate production and logistics data. Lot codes printed on cartons and corrugated cases help manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and warehouse teams connect packaged …

Date coding best practices for CPG manufacturing

Date Coding Best Practices for Food and Beverage CPG Manufacturers

Dave SimsCPG Industry, Food & Beverage Coding

Author: Dave Sims

In the food and beverage industry, date codes are small markings with major responsibilities. A clearly printed production date, lot number, best-before date, or use-by date helps manufacturers protect consumers, comply with labeling requirements, manage inventory, improve traceability, and respond quickly when product quality issues arise. When date codes are missing, incorrect, unreadable, or poorly placed, the result can be …