High speed print & apply

A company has launched a high speed print andspeed - the ALX 720 has a label buffer between
apply solution for variable information labelling.the print head and dispensing edge. This, it says,
The ALX 720 is suited to the print and applicationenables greater flexibility and optimum speeds to
of information such as pricing, ladder or picketbe achieved at both print and apply stages.
fence barcodes, stock numbers, batch codes andThe unit features the company's automatic
general promotional labelling.product speed following technology as standard.
It prints and applies up to 250 labels a minute,This ensures accurate labelling through the
depending on label size, and has a label stopcontinuous monitoring and automatic adjustment
accuracy of ¬ 0.5mm.of the labelling speed to much product
The system uses the latest thermal transfer,presentation to the labelling edge, says the
near edge, 300dpi print head technology tomanufacturer. Print and dispense functions are
produce high resolution output in a choice of 17controlled through individual membrane keypads,
fonts, including OCR/A and OCR/B, as well as twolocated on the front of the cabinet, with system
scaleable fonts. Digitised drawings and logos canstatus visible on integral LED displays.
be imported for incorporation in print designs.The control system incorporates 1 Mb of dynamic
Applying labels to the top, sides and base of aRAM memory as standard, with an RS 232 serial
variety of cartons, containers, packages andinterface also included. This enables print data to
products, the ALX 720 prints at speeds of up tobe generated and controlled from a linked PC, mini
300mm per second and labels at speeds of up toor mainframe computer system if required. An
30 metres/min.optional RS 485 interface is also available.
The company says that, unlike 1:1 print and applyEtiquette supply a complete range of self
systems - where label application is limited by printadhesive labelling machines, systems & solutions.