Label Printer Applicator for Multi-Food Packaging Lines
Label Printer Applicator for Multi-Food Packaging Lines
2 PagesPREVIOUS PROCESS: A large food processing plant that produces and packages coffee and rice was installing a warehouse management system that was integrated with a portable radio frequency barcode system. They needed a label printer applicator to automatically apply barcode labels to pallets while communicating with their Ethernet connected Hewlett Packard UNIX system. ID TECHNOLOGY PROPOSAL OR SOLUTION: ID Technology installed 6 Label Printer Applicators that were serially attached to an Ethernet to RS-232 protocol converter box. On four production lines, the pallets varied widely in size and placement on the conveyor and were to be labeled on the side. For these production lines, ID Technology fitted the label printer applicators with "Smart Tamps" that automatically sense the position of
