It is believed that approximately 10% of all pharmaceuticals in the global supply chain are counterfeit. This is one of the largest issues still keeping pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers awake at night, and can vary across regions, with an estimated 10%–30% of medicines sold in developing countries believed to be fake.
In response to the needs of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers for permanent, high-quality codes, Videojet Technologies, a global leader in coding, marking and printing solutions, has advanced its range of CO2 laser marking systems with the introduction of the Videojet 3340 Pharma Line laser marking solution.
Recognizing that superior codes are important for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, the new Videojet 3340 Pharma Line laser marking system offers speed improvements in data processing and communication over its predecessor laser range. The 3340 Pharma Line has the ability to handle high-speed communication and buffering of variable code content at ISO and GS1 standards. This improved performance benefits pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers by providing more time to engage the product, more time to finish the required mark, and ultimately producing higher quality, machine readable codes.
With the improved marking speed of the Videojet 3340 Pharma Line laser marking system, manufacturers can now benefit from up to 60% more speed than predecessor Videojet lasers, enabling them to apply up to 2,000 characters per second; equivalent in speed and capability of one of the leading 60W lasers on the market today. With optimized marking head control to deliver high mark speeds, the Videojet 3340 Pharma Line laser marking system can now achieve serialization and four lines of variable data, plus 2D codes, at 400+ products per minute.
“We know that market trends are changing, and customers have to comply with varying counterfeit legislation in multiple countries,” said Sascha Ammesdoerfer, laser business unit manager at Videojet Technologies. “Laser has been proven to be the best solution to tackle the threat of counterfeiting, enabling manufacturers to mark permanent codes on a range of varying materials.”
Accompanying the 3340 Pharma Line laser marking system, Videojet also offers a range of fume extraction systems and filter options that can be tailored for the given application, helping to remove smoke and particulate debris and improving uptime by keeping the laser lens clean. Specifying the right laser solution supports easy integration, speeding up the installation and changeover process and ultimately increasing uptime. In addition to this, the detachable umbilical cable can be easily routed during set-up, helping to eliminate the need to move other machinery.
The Videojet 3340 Pharma Line laser marking system offers the flexibility needed to deliver peak performance in diverse pharmaceutical and medical device environments. Its vast range of standard configurations, substrate flexibility, and the high-resolution marking heads all combine to deliver the marking performance pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers need to help them meet compliance. The Videojet 3340 Pharma Line laser marking system is one of a number of innovative new laser products launched by Videojet in 2016.
