SmartDate® 5

Marken's SmartDate® uses thermal transfer technology to cleanly print bar codes, dates, times and bar codes on flexible packaging materials, a technology that has been globally proven. SmartDate® 5 and 5S are easy to use and depend on stability, providing maximum uptime for packaging lines. SmartDate® continuously prints high-resolution images while minimizing operating costs. SmartDate® has installed tens of thousands of units worldwide, and has become the market leader in thermal transfer printing technology.

Infinitely flexible to complete the intermittent to continuous conversion within five minutes. The SmartDate5's printhead completes the left-hand to right-hand shift in less than one hour.

Maximize Uptime Maximize uptime results from a simple and robust mechanical design. SmartDate 5 parts and spare parts are designed for quick changeover.

Minimal Ribbon Waste Our unique digital ribbon management system is the most effective and reliable in the market. Excluding mechanical wear parts, print content gaps minimize ribbon waste and provide unique ribbon-saving features.

The high speed application SmartDate®5S is designed for continuous high speed applications. The patented shuttle system with dual stepper motor drive has the advantage of a speed of up to 1800 mm/s, making it the highest performance coder available today.

SmartDate is easy to install and easy to match with the original packaging equipment without the need to control the network or adjust the machine.

Source: MARKEN