Wide-field scribing lasers
DOMINO Printing Sciences has launched the S200W and S200WB scribing laser systems for high quality coding applications.
Offering a wider mark field that allows printing of larger codes, the two variants build upon the established and proven performance of the popular S200, part of Domino's cost-efficient and environmentally friendly S-Series line of scribing laser systems. They also meet the demands of higher production line speeds.
Particularly suitable for PET beverage applications, the compact S200WB uses Domino's unique blue laser tube technology, which produces a clearer and more crystalline code contrast on PET.
The S200WB offers the ability to code even thin walled PET bottles without risk of piercing and is specifically designed for operation in harsh environments such as bottling plants, where regular wash down is required.
The S200W and S200WB achieve a larger mark field of 76mm x 76mm, instead of the existing 50mm x 50mm when using a 120mm FL lens. This increase in field size of over 50% offers a greater area to track products and allows, for example, the S200WB to easily manage two-line print coding at higher speeds of up to 152m (500ft)/min in PET applications.
The S200W and S200WB use a laser beam steered by advanced scanning technology to provide consistent, permanent clear codes, from single-line batch codes to multiple lines with real time data.
Developed for use in demanding production environments, the lasers come fitted with high-resolution optics as standard to offer a smaller spot size and increased marking speed.
As a result, the reduction in line-width of 35% produces high quality codes that are highly legible even for characters as small as 0.8mm.
As with Domino's S200, a visible laser diode aiming beam is fitted to simplify laser focusing and code position adjustment.
In Australia, Domino has installed several S-Series lasers in companies like Cadbury, Nestle and Reckitt Benckiser.
The simple to use S200W and S200WB offer a colour touch-screen interface with WYSIWYG and SVGA quality display control language and familiar keys for quick code set up and editing. Thanks to an intuitive Windows based Dynamark software package, minimum operator training is required.
As with all Domino scribing lasers, the solutions have been designed to IP55 standard for harsh environments.
Using CO2 laser technology, the S-Series produces permanent marking of text, graphics and variable data on a variety of substrates such as paper, plastic, glass and cartons.
13-Feb-2006