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News Release from: DataLase | Subject: Packmark
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 November 2006
Laser System Puts Variable Info On
Blister Packs
Datalase is working with QIAGEN to apply variable information on to the lids of blister packs.
Datalase is working with QIAGEN to apply variable information on to the lids of blister packs Datalase Packmark is patent-pending, coding and marking system for applying on-demand variable information to primary packaging materials
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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QIAGEN, which is a provider of sample and assay products for the life science and diagnostic market, needed to apply variable information, such as lot codes, date of manufacturing, expiry dates and storage details on to the packaging of its cleanroom produced blister packs .
Traditionally the company used a thermal transfer printer to apply the required data to the steripaper that forms the lid.
However, the image produced was not of a reproducible high enough quality.
The company then employed traditional laser printing methods to ablate the information but image quality and cost were still found to be problematical.
As a result, QIAGEN requested that Datalase worked with Siegwerk to develop an ink featuring the Datalase chemistry, which is specifically adapted to the company's requirements.
The system sees the entire paper lid being flexo printed and treated with the Datalase chemistry.
The chemistry is then activated by a very low power CO2 laser, which causes a positive image to be formed on the lid, which cannot be tampered with.
By adopting the Datalase process, QIAGEN was able to produce very high quality data in a cost effective way, said Datalase.
The adoption of the system has also resulted in fast production run times and removed the need for expensive consumables on the production line.
Rene Hess of QIAGEN, commented: "By using the Datalase process to apply variable information directly on to our blister packs we have been able to consistently produce packaging that features high grade data and that is also cost-effective.
We researched all of the potential technologies that could be used to apply data to our packs and found that Datalase Packmarh was the only viable system to our challenges.".
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