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Explore our wide range of industrial printing and labeling systems that help you mark, code, and label your products, packaging, and pallets. Our line of industrial inkjet printers and labeling solutions help optimize your production line. Learn more today.
Find a solution that is ideal for your manufacturing environment, packaging substrate, code durability requirements and regulatory guidelines. Ensure maximum uptime for your coding operation by using our industrial marking equipment. Diagraph has partnered with companies across many industries including food, beverage and industrial products.
Your single source provider of coding, marking and industrial labeling solutions, Diagraph is committed to providing unparalleled service and support. Diagraph is committed to providing valued business partners with a superior level of technical service and support well-beyond product implementation.
Diagraph began serving the marking and coding industry over 130 years ago and became part of the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) family of companies in 2001. Diagraph engineers build products to help keep your production line moving, so you can get products identified and out the door quickly and efficiently.
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Manufacturers across various industries rely on small character continuous inkjet (CIJ) printers to print essential variable information such as date codes, batch codes, logos and weights on a diverse range of products and substrates.
Adding variable information is crucial for maintaining quality control. Products without the necessary coded information can be rejected within the supply chain. Suppliers may incur fines if their products do not meet the packaging specifications required by their customers. For example, in the context of food safety, unmarked products pose severe risks. During a recall, unmarked products are typically considered suspect to ensure public safety, regardless of whether they should be part of the recall, leading to significant losses.
Linx 8900 series CIJ printers feature an optional alarm output system designed to enhance coding reliability and quality. These alarms can indicate warnings, faults and failures. The alarm output signals can be directed to warning beacons on the printer. These can be a default 24V connector for a red-light alarm beacon, a three-color beacon for multiple warning signals, or an optional volt-free contact (VFC) connector typically linked to a programmable logic controller (PLC).
Alarm signals are used to control external alarm beacons, warning lights or audible alarms. This alerts operators of issues such as printing failures, low fluid levels, or upcoming preventative maintenance requirements. Additionally, customers can utilize these alarms to ensure their production lines are coding correctly. An alarm beacon on the printer provides real-time printer status information to the line operator, while the VFC signal can be connected to a PLC programmed to halt the production line if the printer experiences a fault that results in no print.
The dual alarm, which combines the 24V signal and VFC, is a popular solution among our customers. This system offers peace of mind, ensuring that products are properly coded and ready for market. It helps prevent costly mistakes and maintains the efficiency of production lines.