FractureCode Corporation, the Danish coding and tracking specialist, is to work with DataLase to offer item-level coding and track and trace systems.By combining the DataLase process with FractureCode technology, firms will be able to produce high-resolution item-specific codes on packs at high speed, without the need for conventional printing processes.
FractureCode contains a non-sequential code that enables authentication of individual products. It has traditionally been integrated into packaging materials using conventional gravure or flexo printing processes, but the DataLase technology prints the code on-line using lasers.
The DataLase process exposes special ink to a low-power CO2 laser, causing a chemical reaction. The image can be embedded into laminated materials or under the surface of plastic films, creating a tamper-proof result.
FractureCode managing director Jacob Götzsche said the firm’s unique computer-generated pattern was suitable for authenticating and tracking products such as pharmaceuticals, alcohol and tobacco.
Götzsche said the DataLase process would write variable information, such as text, in different languages, and then the FractureCode would be added at the end of the sequence. This would give the information needed on the label in combination with a unique product code that can be used to track products and can reduce the number of SKU labels required, saving production costs.
"We are in the final stages of developing the next generation of FractureCode coding technologies, including using a laser to write other random patterns to code an individual product," he added. "We already have FractureCode samples printed with the DataLase technology available down to 4mm code size."
FractureCode, set up in 2001, is a division of Filtrona, the supplier of speciality plastic and fibre products.
Source: packagingnews
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