The Industrial Scale Printer and its Many Benefits
Labelling has long been a practice in the retail trade. Providing written or printed confirmation of the price of sale items is helpful both for storekeepers and their customers. The price would have been displayed on a scale for weighed goods, such as fresh meat and vegetables, making a label unnecessary. Today, many scales have a built-in label printer or can connect to an external one, combining weighing and labelling in a single action. However, producers and retailers invariably need to provide more detailed information. For this, they require an industrial scale printer.
The Purpose of Labelling
The purpose of labelling has changed. While displaying the prices and weights is clearly still necessary, providing additional, detailed information is often mandatory. For example, national and international regulatory bodies now require purveyors of processed foods to list all their ingredients, including any preservatives, colourants, flavourings and potential allergens. Details of preparation, cooking and recommended storage methods and times are also essential to the consumer. The ability to pre-prepare the label design and content and print it along with each item’s precise weight can save valuable time. An industrial scale printer can do all this and more.
Labels are also a convenient means to introduce promotional messages when attempting to boost sales. A factory producing pre-packed chicken might wish to reassure consumers that the birds are free of hormones and pesticides and were fed exclusively on organically-grown grains. Alternatively, a producer may wish to describe a product as “Proudly South African” in support of a “buy local” campaign. Naturally, one can also add a bar code for convenience at the point of sale. Now that we have seen its potential, let’s examine the industrial scale printer in more detail. The feature-rich, high-performance DIGI model DPS-560011 sets a new industry standard and is an excellent place to start.
DIGI DPS-560011 Industrial Scale Printer
The Industrial Scale Printer Saves Time
Perhaps the most striking feature of this machine is its user-friendly 15-inch full-colour touch screen, which simplifies its operation. Once compiled, the label design remains on the screen. This feature allows an operator to check the content at any time to avoid labelling errors. The option to combine the content of two labels into one also saves time. Price and weight details can be incorporated with cooking, storage and other information on a single label with this versatile industrial scale printer.
It Reduces Waste and Boosts Productivity
DIGI’s linerless labels eliminate the need for paper liners, once a prominent feature of label printing, and take full advantage of the print function. Firstly, these labels ensure there will be no liner waste. Furthermore, the machine automatically adjusts the length of each label according to the amount of information to be displayed. By limiting the label’s size, linerless technology cuts the cost of labelling, improves printing efficiency and helps to reduce the environmental impact of liner waste. Those are just three of the many excellent reasons to consider a DIGI product if you are planning to purchase an industrial scale printer. Incidentally, eliminating the liner allows around double the volume of label stock to be wound on the same-width roll. That means more printouts for your money and less wasteful downtime to change rolls, resulting in greater productivity.
Read more about How the DPS-5600 Industrial Label Printer Streamlines Product Weighing and Labelling here.
It Produces Quality and Offers Versatility
A massive 18Gb of memory means the user can store numerous frequently used templates and recall them at will. In addition, one can also assign preset and frequently used function keys to save even more time. A 300 dpi thermal head ensures the print on labels is crisp and clear, while the option to add a second printer to this industrial scale printer offers additional possibilities. The latter feature provides the means to combine the primary labelling function with additional information, such as recipes, ingredients or point-of-purchase (POP) for promotional or regulatory purposes. Furthermore, the auto-sizing function compresses the label content to remove unwanted and wasteful white space while ensuring the information remains clearly legible and cutting each label on completion.
If you want the convenience of in-motion labelling, the LI-5600 Type A is a compact model, ideal for medium-volume retail use. In this industrial scale printer, items travel along a conveyor and are weighed and labelled simultaneously, while the Type B models offer the option of an additional or POP label.
Choosing retail equipment that best suits your needs and guarantees quality can be challenging. Teraoka is the sole supplier of DIGI’s prestigious weighing systems to Southern Africa. Our mission is to advise you and provide world-class equipment to meet your business’s requirements. We, therefore, invite you to examine the DPS-560011 industrial scale printer in more detail.