Leading Food Manufacturer Updates Line Marking

High-quality floor marking installations and RFID and barcode labels specialist inotec recently completed another impressive line marking project for a leading British food manufacturer.

The large food manufacturer employs over 9,500 staff and selected inotec for the project due to the quality of previous projects inotec had successfully undertaken for the company. The two-week external line marking scheme involved laying 1900 metres of line marking at the company’s lorry yard and staff site car park to cater for its employees.

To mark the lines, inotec used the Spectrum ViaLine external line marking paint. This is a long-lasting, hard-wearing, highly visible solvent-based line marking paint ideal for use on roads, car parks, distribution centres and docks. It’s toluene-free, which means it is less harmful to the environment and safer for the user. Inotec delivered the project within the required timescale in June 2022 on budget.

Established in 1999, inotec UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of inotec GmbH. It is a provider of warehouse finishing solutions including durable barcode labels, in-mould labels, internal and external line marking, RFID solutions and warehouse signage. inotec specialises in providing bespoke solutions for a variety of environments from ambient to cold stores. The company offers a complete service, working with clients throughout the process from design to installation to achieve solutions that work the first time and every time.

Premium Mobile Label Printer Series Launched

BIXOLON Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of BIXOLON Co. Ltd, a leading global Mobile, Label and POS printer manufacturer, has announced the launch of its NEW XM7 Series, featuring the XM7-40 4-inch (112mm) and XM7-20 2-inch (58mm) Liner and Linerless Mobile Label printers. Strengthening BIXOLON’s portfolio of mobile printing solutions to the European market, the XM7 series provides premium-level performance at speeds of up to 5ips (XM7-40) and 6ips (XM7-20) at 203dpi to produce quality printing outputs at high volumes, making it ideal for the most demanding of environments within Logistics, Healthcare, Retail or Manufacturing.

Delivering intuitive features and value add software support, the new printer series features rugged, compact designs, an embedded Peeler, TFT Colour Displays, drop protection of 2.1 metres and IP54-protection ratings. Supporting a smart battery with universal USB Type-C Power delivery charging, these mobile label printers provide a wealth of battery health information through BIXOLON’s web-based printer profile management software XPM™, guaranteeing consistent performance throughout prolonged operations.

Offering seamless connectivity at every level, the XM7 Series presents USB 2.0 and Serial interfaces as standard, with optional Bluetooth V5.0 Classic (MFi Certification) and WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n wireless technology which can be connected simultaneously. Supporting easy Bluetooth pairing via NFC allows compatibility with major operations including Android™, iOS™ and Windows™. The series also boasts compatibility with market leading command languages such as SLCS, BPL-Z™, BPL-C™ and BXL/POS to allow for seamless integration with customers’ existing systems.
Boasting a 128 MB SRAM, 256 MB Flash memory as standard and optional 256 MB SDRAM, 512 MB Flash memory enabling the storage of fonts and graphics, alongside firmware upgrades and tools. The XM7 series prints directly from SAP® Smart Forms and is compatible with a range of label editing applications including BIXOLON’s Label Artist™, Label Artist Mobile™ for iOS™ & Android™, alongside the industry leading Bartender® software.

“The new XM7 series compliments BIXOLON’s already highly successful range of mobility printing solutions,” explains Charlie Kim, Managing Director, BIXOLON Europe GmbH. “As the demand continues to grow for labelling solutions in our current economic climate, BIXOLON’s new premium labelling solutions provide stability for customers who require mobile high volume printing across all environments.”

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