Thermal Transfer Overprinter has Ethernet capabilities.
Press Release Summary:
Videojet DataFlex(TM) TTO, suited for product marking in clean, food-grade operations, ensures product traceability and control. Unit employs bi-directional, clutchless ribbon drive as well as fully automated, digital, real-time coding system. Users are able to program date and time rollovers and offsets and print scalable bar codes, 2D codes, and labels. With 300 dpi resolution, unit has 1,000 m ribbon capacity and runs in intermittent or continuous modes.
Original Press Release:
Enjoy Lower Costs, Greater Throughput: Videojet DataFlex(TM) Thermal Transfer Overprinter
Wood Dale, IL (USA) - May, 2002 - To lower operating costs, while allowing increased product throughput, Videojet Technologies Inc. announces the release of the Videojet DataFlex(TM) thermal transfer overprinter (TTO). The Videojet DataFlex TTO represents a breakthrough for product marking in clean, food-grade operations, while ensuring product traceability and control, excellent print quality, flexibility of positioning, and total reliability.
o Proprietary Bi-Directional Ribbon Drive: The unique clutchless ribbon drive in the Videojet DataFlex TTO decreases downtime and operating costs by maintaining proper ribbon tension. This critical feature reduces ribbon breaks, false ribbon-breaks, overprinting, parts replacement, and poor print quality. The ribbon itself is simple to change, and one ribbon cassette can be used with any system configuration: intermittent, continuous, right-hand or left-hand. The ribbon drive is also bi-directional, capturing unused ribbon after each print, for optimum ribbon efficiency. The bi-directional feature also supports both right-hand and left-hand operation within the same unit, and the operating system informs the user precisely when the ribbon will run out, and time left to run until the ribbon roll ends.
o Lower Operating Costs
o Increased Ribbon Efficiency
o Increased Flexibility
o Lower Maintenance Costs
o Increased Uptime/Decreased Downtime
o Digital Real-Time Coding: The Videojet DataFlex TTO allows the operator to replace manual coding methods, such as "hot stamp" or wet-ink roller coding, with a fully automated system that delivers digitally-imaged, variable information. Customers can automatically program date and time rollovers and offsets, as well as print scalable bar codes, 2-D codes, and labels - features not available in non-digital technologies.
o Greater Flexibility
o Reduced Operating Cost
o 300 dpi Resolution
o 1,000 Meter Ribbon Capacity: Further operating and maintenance efficiencies are achieved by requiring the fewest ribbon changes for any TTO product. Additionally, only one cassette is required for left- or right-handed, intermittent or continuous operation.
o Reduced Operating Costs
o Decreased Downtime
o Superior Performance: The Videojet DataFlex TTO can run in intermittent or continuous mode, offering one system compatible with all variations. Most thermal transfer overprinters are installed on vertical or horizontal Form/Fill/Seal (FFS) machines that run in either intermittent or continuous mode. Plus, many plants are upgrading from intermittent to faster, more efficient, continuous FFS equipment. Competitive systems offer intermittent and continuous operation-but in two different units- so to upgrade, you must purchase another system.
o Future needs are met as customers upgrade existing bagging machines
o Lower Operating Costs for parts inventories used on one coding system
o Operating System: Videojet DataFlex TTO's standard, Windows®-based, operating system with Ethernet (available only as an option on other TTO systems) provides a full range of programmable serial, lot and batch codes, date-code offsets-all in TrueType® fonts, and the ability to secure operational access at various levels of approval. It also features a color touch-screen, with graphical-user interface, making it easy to learn and simple to use, as well as a WYSIWYG image display, thereby reducing the number of operator errors.
o Greater Flexibility
o Increased Control over Plant Environment
o Lower Maintenance Costs
o Virtually eliminates operator error
Videojet Technologies Inc. manufactures digital imaging, process control and asset management systems used throughout the world to identify, track and direct virtually any product. Videojet operates nine subsidiaries/direct sales organizations located in Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, The Netherlands, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom. Videojet's distribution network includes over 250 Distributors and OEMs worldwide, serving over 135 countries and more than 280 direct sales and service force in the USA alone.
