Thermal Transfer Overprinter: Efficient Batch Coding for Daily Chemical Industry

The daily chemical industry is characterized by mass production and fast-paced packaging. Efficient coding is a crucial step in the production process. Advanced automatic batch coding machines, particularly thermal transfer overprinters, can produce durable date codes, tracking barcodes, and other contents that withstand high temperatures, humidity, sweat, and alcohol exposure, becoming an essential coding method for flexible packaging in the daily chemical industry.

Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO) in the Daily Chemical Industry

Daily chemical products include personal care items, beauty and cosmetics, household cleaning products, and paper goods, all of which employ a variety of packaging methods. 

TTO is primarily used for various bagged, foil, and film-type flexible packaging, printing production dates, expiration dates, batch number, barcodes, QR codes, product specifications, and more.

Common applications include:

1. Film packaging: Tissue rolls, paper towels, masks, and other paper products.

2. Bag packaging (PET, PE, etc.): Household products like laundry detergent, disinfectants, as well as personal care products such as shampoo and body wash.

3. Aluminum foil or small pouch packaging: Disposable packaging for face masks, shampoos, creams, etc.

Factors to Consider When Choosing a TTO Printer for Daily Chemical Products

1. Continuous vs. Intermittent Coding

Thermal transfer overprinter is generally used in conjunction with pagination machines, filling machines, and packaging machines. Therefore, daily chemical factories need to choose the specific coding equipment type based on the requirements of the product filling and packaging production line.

For high-speed coding of daily necessities such as laundry detergent, washing powder, and hand sanitizer, continuous TTO printers are generally selected to cooperate with pagination machines to complete batch coding of the production date.

For TTO printers used with vertical packaging machines, they print date, batch number, and other information on the packaging film, and then the packaging machine further packages the product, such as three-sided sealing bags. This requires a certain pause time, so intermittent TTO printers are often needed.

2. Printing Content and Size

The printing range of thermal transfer overprinter varies. Daily chemical manufacturers need to carefully check the parameter information of the equipment to understand the printing width and length of the TTO printer.

For complex coding, such as the printing of multilingual content, barcodes, QR codes, DM codes, and other variable content, it is also necessary to confirm whether the TTO equipment meets these coding requirements.

3. Printing Quality

Print resolution is an important aspect of print quality. If the font size of the printed content is small and includes complex content such as barcodes, QR codes, and logos, it is more appropriate to choose a high-precision 300dpi TTO printer, such as HPRT's FC53 series products.

In addition to being clear, the printed content also needs to be durable and readable. The date code printed should be wear-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and corrosion-resistant. The TTO printer's ribbon consumables play a key role. 

HPRT automatic batch coding machine is equipped with high-quality original ribbons, which have been repeatedly tested to ensure that the printed text and graphics are clear and sharp, with neat edges, strong adhesion, and wear resistance.

4. Printing Speed

The production line speed dictates the TTO equipment's printing speed requirements, ensuring compatibility between the two.

5. Installation and Use

When choosing a TTO printer, daily chemical manufacturers should consider ease of use as an important factor. 

Choose TTO printers that are easy to install, use, and maintain. They should have a clear operation interface, intuitive software functions, and convenient maintenance. This way, there is no need for complicated operation and training, and it can be put into use quickly. In addition, the convenient maintenance can further save time and cost.

Moreover, daily chemical manufacturers should also pay attention to the TTO equipment manufacturer's installation and after-sales service, such as:

● Whether professional installation guidance and services are provided to ensure correct installation and debugging of the equipment.

● Whether a complete after-sales service system is provided, including troubleshooting, technical support, and parts replacement.

HPRT is a professional R&D and manufacturing supplier of TTO industrial coding machines in China. Our products are sold all over the world and are highly recognized by our overseas customers.

We provide continuous and intermittent thermal transfer overprinters with coding accuracy up to 300dpi, which are widely used in food, medicine, daily chemicals, agricultural products, and pet industries. These date coding machines can work with various packaging and sealing equipment, helping businesses achieve efficient and precise coding operations.

We boast an experienced technical team and a comprehensive after-sales service system, providing customers with all-around pre-sales, in-sales, and after-sales services. Contact us to learn more about our products and receive advice on selecting TTO equipment!