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9 Reasons to Trade-In Your CIJ Printer

3/30/2018

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An inc.jet .UNO print solution can help  you to replace your troublesome CIJ
Printer and here’s why...

Zero Maintenance

Because .uno uses thermal inkjet technology from HP, each time you change a cartridge (and that's a 5-second operation), you are replacing your packaging printer's print head – no planned maintenance, no expensive external companies visiting you, no specially trained employees.
No to Low Maintenance Inkjet Printer

No Mess

By using self-contained HP cartagrages, there is no messy cleanup.  The high-capacity ink cartridges are long lasting and when they run out, simply pull out the empty one and drop in the new one.

No Small and Lowered VOC's

Forget the days of fumes and chemical smells from inkjet systems.  Because .uno uses a closed packaging system, the ink is delivered on demand only. There are no solvents,  spills, or makeup.  The result is a no-smell inkjet system that is super reliable.

Trade-In Sale
10% off

Ready to trade-in headaches for a .uno system?  Receive 10% off until May 31, 2018 when you trade in your CIJ printer.

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Higher Reliability

With it’s simple design comes a great by-product…higher reliability. Get on your business and forget about working if your coding and marking system is working correctly.  .uno just works.

Lower Cost

Since there are less parts, nothing to maintain, and limits downtime to a few moments the operating cost for .uno systems are a fraction of traditional CIJ systems.

Simple Operations

The easy to navigate interface will get you the results you want without having to worry about spending hours programming.  Enter your required fields and print.

Small Footprint

Space is a huge consideration when considering marking and coding systems.  Production lines have limited space for bulky inkjet systems.  .uno systems need an extremely small footprint for the printhead and interface, preventing the need to redesign an entire production line.

BONUS - A True Lifetime Warranty

A guarantee of reliability is what your business needs today. And a company to stand behind its words. inc.jet does just this by offering a genuine Lifetime Warranty on its hardware. If there is ever a problem, we will replace it free of charges for the lifetime of that product, whether 1 year or 20 years from now

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To take advantage of this limited-time offer, call one of the experts at SSI today.  Our goal is to make sure you have the best solution for your particular setting.  SSI Packaging Group stands behind our products and our work.  We only install marking and coding solutions that we trust based on our long-time experience in the market.   Call us today at 804.649.1111
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Lot Coding for Brewers

6/1/2016

 
Micro Brewers Date Lot Coding
There’s nothing like a cold craft beer!  It’s estimated that craft beers sales are growing at 15-20 percent annually.  In 2015 craft beer sales exceeded $22.3 billion.  With all of this growth and competition how does a micro-brewer stand apart from the crowd?  Sure, you can have a great brew, cool labeling, and a hot social media campaign, but being sure your brews are served fresh will keep customers and local taprooms coming back for more.  Clearly displaying accurate date coding on your bottles will let everyone know you take brewing seriously.  

The Brewers Association recommends that date lot code be clearly coded to aid with marketing freshness, but more importantly traceability for brewers, distributors, importers, and consumers.  According to the Bioterrorism Act, brewers are required to insure traceability of their beer. Brewers must keep internal records of the specific ingredients, including manufacture lot numbers that were used in individual batches.

Having clearly labeled lot coding benefits the producers, distributors, and the consumers.  The most vital role in lot coding is in the unfortunately event of a quality of safety recall.  While brewers to there best to prevent recalls, it is essential to be prepared for them.  Empowering retailers and distribution chains to utilize a first-in first-out strategy will ensure that stock stays fresh
Allowing consumers to understand the shelf life of beer educates the public about the industry, but more importantly about how brewers value freshness and transparency.

According the Brewers Association, there are several best practices for coding craft beer*:
    •    Standard or Gregorian Date package date coding
    •     “Best by” dating
    •     Julian date coding
    •     Unique company specific date coding

SSI packaging group are date and lot coding specialists.  We have coding solutions for the smallest of brewers in the country to the largest.  For bottle and can lot coding our Jet2NEO continuous inkjet printer by Leibinger, and our .UNO system by ink.jet are both compacts and economical.  The Jet2NEO has a unique Sealtronic system that prevents the ink from being exposed to air, and therefore preventing clogging and additional maintenance between product runs.  The .UNO high resolution system features ink cartridges from HP and is a great turnkey solution for brewers.

When it comes to case coding for craft brewers, print image and code accuracy is key for successful distribution and sales.  Simple to use and maintain case coding systems from SSI Packaging Group include:

    •    Inc.jet .UNO
    •    Inc.jet . core
    •    Evolution 1 BY Digital Design

Of course, SSI Packaging Group is your complete warehouse solution as well with thousands of warehouse supplies in stock every day.  From boxes and carton sealing tape, to high speed lot coding systems for bottles and cases, at SSI Packaging Group “we help you pack an track your image”®



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*https://www.brewersassociation.org/best-practices/quality/date-lot-coding/

Turbo and Tiny Fast CIJ Printer - Jet2NeoS

5/2/2016

 
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The Jet2neoS has all the features of the Jet2Neo, but it designed for smaller fonts and higher production throughput.  The Jet2neoS has a smaller nozzle that is 60µ, which is perfect for extremely fine print.  As a standard in the inkjet world, the Jet2neoS is a rock solid solution for you CIJ needs - parts, food and beverage, metals, plastics, packaging, and much more.  

Due to the smaller 60 µm nozzle size the Jet2neoS helps save on ink and solvent with every use.  This reliable CIJ system can print more than 120 million characters from a single bottle of ink.  Solvent consumption is decreased with the Jet2neoS by using its patented solvent recycling system that saves 50% of solvent.  Plus, the system uses only 30 watts of energy, that’s about 1/3 of a 100W light bulb.

Like all LEIBINGER small character inkjet systems, the Jet2neoS utilizes the Sealrtonic nozzle seal.  The Sealtronic system prevents air from entering the system and drying out the ink or the gutter.  Therefore, after long shut-down periods, the Jet2neoS is ready to print within seconds.

Learn more about the Jet2neo and the Jet2neoS at:
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Jet3pi- Pigmented CIJ Printer

8/7/2015

 
It has always been difficult to run pigmented inks with light, high-contrast colors like white, light blue or yellow in small character Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printers. Unlike black or darker colored dye based inks, pigmented inks require effective agitation to keep pigments from separating from the solvent carrier. Once the pigments separated, the sediment will clog the nozzle, filters, transfer valves and cause the print to lose contrast. The Leibinger Jet3pi Pigmented printer has numerous design features that enable very reliable operation, low maintenance and excellent print quality with pigmented inks. Here’s why the Jet3pi Pigmented printer is best-in-class:

  • Leibinger’s unique printhead design retracts the ink gutter into the nozzle when the printer is shut down to form an air-tight seal, protecting these key components. Charge electrodes stay clean, keeping print quality consistent.
  •  Frequency of printhead maintenance is typically weeks or even months instead of every few days or daily. 
  • The “closed loop” system allows an automatic “Interval Mode” to recirculate ink throughout the entire system when not in use. This is especially important with pigmented inks to prevent pigment separation when the printer is not running.
Jet3pi Parts Production Coding
The Jet3pi Pigmented printer is used extensively throughout many industries including wire, cable, pipe, extruded products, parts marking and packaging.

When a Leibinger printer is started, ink pressure is stabilized before the gutter returns to the open position. This is where conventional ink jets falter because the ink stream can “wobble” while pressure is building and clog the narrow slot within the charge electrodes causing poor print quality, fault conditions and messy clean-up. This printhead design also eliminates the “auto flush” cycle at shut-down which can dilute the ink supply and reduce print quality and contrast. 

Jet3pi for Cable Coding
Unique Features of the Jet3pi Especially for Pigmented Inks
    1.    The variable speed, magnetically coupled stirring motor on the bottom of the internal ink reservoir continuously mixes the ink when the printer is running. There is a stirring bar within the reservoir that effectively keeps pigments from separating. 

    2.    Ink is pumped through the main filter and into the bottom of the cone shaped ink chamber within the pressure tank. Pigment residue cannot collect since the incoming flow agitates the ink within the chamber. 

    3.    Leibinger’s diaphragm type ink and suction pumps run much cooler and don’t “grind” on the pigments like gear driven pumps in competitive printers. The result is much longer pump life and less degradation of the ink over time. 

    4.    Leibinger printers are designed to enable component level service rather than replacement of expensive modules or subassemblies that are not field serviceable. 

    5.    Preventive maintenance is recommended twice yearly. Jet3 PM kits are inexpensive and easy to install by either the customer or Leibinger technicians. 



All Leibinger printers have an “interval mode” feature which will automatically start the printer at programmable intervals up to 3 times daily when not in use. This feature is especially important for pigmented inks to keep the ink mixed. Competitive printers may claim to have a similar feature but only the Jet3pi will recirculate ink throughout the entire hydraulic system including the printhead and nozzle, not just the ink reservoir. This is key to prevent pigments from settling and accumulating within the fluid handling components. Almost no make-up solvent is consumed during interval mode.

SSI Packaging Group is proud to provide the Jet3pi CIj printer featuring pigmented inks.  Download the whitepaper and specification PDF here.
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"best by" or "sell by" Doesn't Equate to Spoiled Food

8/3/2015

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There’s been quite a bit of conversation about food waste this summer.  As a way of clearing up some common questions about date labels on food packages, let’s look at what they actually mean.

When browsing the shelves in a grocery store you’ll notice 4 main types of date codes on products.  Each of these codes are for a specific target group and mean different things.

“best by” - This is date code is a guide for the average consumer.  According to David Fikes, vice President of Consumer/Community Affairs and Communications for Food Marketing Institute, an item labeled “best by” usually means that the product will taste best by a specific date.  However, the consumer may be able to consume it following that date, with a few exceptions.

“use by” - This is just another way of stating “best by” and means the same thing.  Someone will have the best experience with a product prior to the “use by” or “best by” date.

“sell by” - When items are stocked on shelves, employees use the “sell by” date to determine if they can place it on the shelves for sale.  Therefore, this date is targeting the retailer and not the consumer.  The product will probably be just fine after the "sell by" date, but the store and manufacture want it off the shelves quickly to rotate in new stock.

“expiration date” - Baby formula and a few other baby food products may include a true “expiration date.”  After the “expiration date” the nutrients in these baby-related food items may begin to diminish and not be beneficial for the infant.  If an item has an "expiration date" on it, then it's there because of federal regulations.

The bottom line is that these dates have less to do with safety and more to do with quality.  There are, of course, exceptions such as dairy products, fresh vegetables, and fresh meats.  For these items one should check resources such as the Safe Storage chart we posted in January, 2015 or use the new FDA FookKeeper app.

A useful tool for consumers to check the safety of foods is a recently release app but he FDA called FoodKeeper.  This helpful app enables consumers to look up the shelf life of food items before and after they are opened.  The FDA released this app to help prevent food waste.
  • Download it in iTunes Here
  • Download it at Google Play Here
SSI Packaging Group is committed to food safety and reducing waste.  Through our marking and coding solutions for food packaging manufacturers can be assured their products are label correctly and efficiently and consumers will be able to clearly read date codes that relate to their buying experience.  Our CIJ printers like the Jet2neo are ideal for food marking and coding with it’s sealed nozzles that never clog or dry out.  The newly released Jet3up is ready to use in any industry for almost any application and can be used with pigmented inks.  SSI Packaging also offers the Matthews e-Mark series laser marking and coding solutions that provide surgical precession coding with virtually zero maintenance.  Contact us for the best, most affordable marking and coding solution for your specific need at 804.649.1111 or sales@ssipackaging.com


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CIJ Printer Use in Ticket Production

7/7/2015

 
Leibinger CIJ Printers are accurate, efficient, and cost effective.  The specialized sealing feature of the Jet2neo printer ensures that air is not exposed to the ink, therefore making it ready to print on demand, when needed. 
Small Dimension
The compact JET2neo industrial marking and coding system can be easily integrated into any environment thanks to its small dimensions. The print head is designed so that it can also be installed in tight spaces.

Economical Maintenance
Only parts that are actually worn are replaced when the JET2neo undergoes service. The long-life ink bottles deliver more than 120 million characters.  LEIBINGER industrial marking and coding systems contain no cores, cubes, ink modules or expensive assembly units that need replacing.


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The JET2neo CIJ Printer Cuts Maintenance Time

6/15/2015

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The high-performance JET2neo Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printer is the ideal printing and marking system for all non-contact marking and coding tasks on a wide variety of materials, products and packages. The “Sealtronic“ automatic nozzle seal sets this CIJ printer from the competition ensuring that the ink never dries out.  Built with high-quality materials, sophisticated technologies and the best production processes the JET2neo has a 24 month warranty to keep your production up and running with ease.
Permanent Availability
The LEIBINGER automatic nozzle seal, “Sealtronic”,  always guarantees immediate availability of the JET2neo. Even after long-term shut-downs the JET2neo will not dry out and is ready to resume printing immediately. 


Economical Maintenance
Only parts that are actually worn are replaced when the JET2neo undergoes service. The long-life ink bottles deliver more than 120 million characters.  LEIBINGER industrial marking and coding systems contain no cores, cubes, ink modules or expensive assembly units that need replacing.

JET2Neo CIJ Printer distributed By SSI Packaging Group
For over 40 years SSI Packaging Group has been a leader of innovation within the marking and coding industry.  SSI Packaging Group specializes in packaging and industrial marking and coding in the Mid-Atlantic and South Eastern states.  We are experts in the field of inkjet coding, laser coding, labeling, packaging materials, and shipping supplies.  We have sales representatives throughout the Mid-Atlantic and South East who can provide cost-effective solutions to your packaging, and marking and coding needs.  The JET2neo CIJ printer is one of our most versatile inkjet systems. 

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