Efficiency improvements on pharmaceutical labels

DataLase customer Qiagen, the life science giant, reports significant benefits by replacing thermal transfer and laser printing systems with the groundbreaking Packmark coding and marking solution

DataLase customers, including the life science giant, Qiagen, have reported significant benefits by replacing their thermal transfer and laser printing systems with the groundbreaking DataLase Packmark coding and marking solution.

This unique, patent-pending process achieves a remarkable production output increase of over 25%, as well as reducing waste product by an unmatched 90%, while requiring almost no maintenance.

The end result enables faster products-to-market at the minimum cost possible when compared to conventional methods of printing.

Traditional printing systems such as thermal transfer and laser printing are very expensive to use and maintain, as they are extremely labour intensive, requiring maintenance at frequent intervals and using expensive consumables.

In addition, they produce low quality, incomplete images resulting in excessive waste of finished product.

DataLase Packmark is an award-winning solution for applying on-demand variable information to primary packaging materials.

Packaging is coated with the DataLase ink, which is then activated by a very low power CO2 laser causing a positive image to be formed that is totally stable and tamperproof.

In contrast to conventional printing systems, DataLase Packmark prints very high quality, reproducible images and removes the need for costly consumables on the production line.

Users of DataLase Packmark are reporting significant cost reductions and productivity compared to their old printing methods.

Qiagen, the leading provider of sample and assay technologies and products for the life science and diagnostic market, has replaced its old thermal transfer and laser printing systems with the innovative DataLase Packmark.

The DataLase process was chosen as a viable solution for applying variable information such as lot codes, date of manufacture, expiry dates and storage details directly onto the packaging of the Qiagen cleanroom-produced blister packs.

"Qiagen has been using DataLase Packmark with three lasers for over six months with no operational, production or maintenance issues.

All the benefits have translated into a production output increase of over 25%," comments Rene Hess, Director of the Qiagen Assembly Plant.

"The DataLase Packmark process is specifically adapted to our requirements to ensure optimal image quality at the lowest possible cost.

The high efficiency of the chemistry enables fast production run times and ensures that our packaging can now feature high grade data.

The resulting savings can be invested into research and development of new products and can be used to further increase our production capabilities".

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