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News Release from: DataLase
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 April 2007
Revolutionary pigment wins European
patent
DataLase has been awarded a European patent for the revolutionary pigment that forms the basis of its laser marking products for primary and secondary packaging.
DataLase has been awarded a European patent for the revolutionary pigment that forms the basis of its laser marking products for primary and secondary packaging, DataLase Packmark and DataLase Casemark Flexo and Tape The innovative DataLase process features the patented pigment, which undergoes a colour change reaction from white to black to form a positive image once exposed to a computer controlled low power CO2 laser
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Jun 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Unlike printing inks or inkjet fluids, the DataLase laser-marked image is not prone to "bleeding" on absorbent substrates.
The newly patented pigment is used in the award-winning product DataLase Packmark.
Designed for applying high speed, on-demand variable information to primary packaging, DataLase Packmark is mainly suitable for laser marking date and bar codes as well as ensuring efficient tracking and tracing of products for maximum brand protection.
The pigment is applied to the substrate by the convertor and then supplied to the packer/manufacturer.
On the final production line, the low-powered laser is used to produce the required image in the DataLase pigment.
Also featuring the innovative pigment is the DataLase Casemark product range.
DataLase Casemark is the only label replacement solution for secondary packaging capable of delivering a consistently verifiable bar code online and direct-to-corrugated packaging.
For DataLase Casemark Flexo, the packaging is flexo printed with a DataLase ink by the convertor and then, the packer creates the image on the final production line.In contrast, DataLase Casemark Tape enables the packer/manufacturer to apply the tape and "print" the information all on the production line.
The DataLase pigment is integrated in the tape material making it possible to laser through its polypropylene surface without affecting it, encasing the image within the tape.
This image cannot be removed; not even with chemicals or solvents.
In addition, if the tape is removed, the image is permanently transferred to the box.
Steve Kelly, CEO of DataLase, comments: "The significance of the DataLase process has been recognised with this patent".
"We will continue to expand on our extensive patent application program with the aim to further establish our unique approach in applying colour change know-how to solve practical manufacturing problems".
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