Barcode Printing
Printing clear, reliable barcodes is essential for many manufacturers, enabling fast and accurate data capture for product identification, traceability, inventory management, and regulatory compliance across industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and manufacturing.
Barcodes can carry key information including product IDs, batch numbers, dates, and serial data, which must be precisely applied to ensure they can be scanned first time, every time.
Barcode Printing Machines
Linx barcode printers are designed to deliver consistently high-quality, readable codes on a wide range of substrates directly as part of your manufacturing, primary or secondary packaging process. Linx directing barcode printing solutions help eliminate the cost and waste of pre-printed labels while maintaining the accuracy and durability required for reliable scanning throughout the supply chain.
Linx has a range of date code solutions capable of printing onto nearly any material or product, even at high speed, alongside multiple lines of text or in harsh production environments.
Linx Solutions for Date Coding
Inkjet Barcode Printing
Linx 9000 Series CIJ printers
Features
Suitable for 24/7 operations | Data Matrix and QR codes | GS1 code builder | High-speed production | Print up to 6 lines | Black and coloured inks | Non-contact coding
Key Benefits for batch coding:
- Range of inks to ensure durable barcodes on different materials and resistant to chemical and water washoff
- Create barcodes on the printer screen, no laptop or additional software needed
- Suitable for printing barcodes onto primary or secondary packaging
- IP65 option for washdown or dusty environments
Large Character Barcode Printing
Linx IJ355 & IJ375
Features
Data Matrix and QR codes | Low total cost of ownership | Black and red inks | Print up to 70mm high
Key Benefits for batch coding:
- Cost-effective alternative to labels or pre-printed boxes for outer packaging, allowing barcodes to be printed and changed regularly if required
- High resolution print to ensure barcodes are clear
- High adhesion ink for porous surfaces of cardboard cartons used across distribution chains to make certain the printed codes remain legible even after extensive handling.
Laser Barcode Coding
Features
Suitable for 24/7 operations | Data Matrix and QR codes | Large marking area | No consumables | Low maintenance | Versatile mounting | Non-contact coding | IP65 options
Key Benefits for batch coding:
- Permanent coding to ensure barcodes are present and legible for the even the most highly regulated industries.
- High resolution and accurate coding for excellent clarity barcodes
- Suitable for high-speed production lines
- Create barcodes on the user interfaces or on offline software
Thermal Transfer Barcode Printing
Linx TT500, TT750, TT1000
Features
Data Matrix and QR codes | Large marking area | Black or coloured ribbons | Compact & Easy to integrate | Suitable for high-speed production lines
Key Benefits for batch coding:
- Ideal for coding onto plastic films and other flexible materials
- Intermittent and continuous lines
- High resolution for clear barcodes
Not sure which solution is suitable for your barcode printing?
Barcode Printing Applications
Pharmaceuticals
1D barcodes on pharmaceuticals support precise product identification, helping ensure accurate dispensing, traceability, and regulatory compliance across the supply chain.
FAQ
An industrial barcode printer is a production line printer used to apply barcodes, QR codes, Data Matrix codes and traceability information onto products, packaging, cartons or labels. It is designed for manufacturing, logistics, food, beverage, pharmaceutical and packaging environments.
A standard barcode printer is often used for office, retail or warehouse labels. An industrial barcode printer is designed for production environments and can print directly onto products, packaging, cartons or labels at manufacturing line speeds.
Yes. Linx barcode printing solutions can support QR codes and Data Matrix codes depending on the selected technology and application. These codes are commonly used for product identification, traceability and supply chain data.
The best barcode printer for packaging depends on the material, line speed, code size, barcode type and production environment. CIJ, Large character, Laser and TTO marking technologies can all be suitable for different packaging applications.
Common industrial barcode types include 1D barcodes such as Code 128 and Code 39, as well as 2D codes such as QR codes and Data Matrix codes.
ITF 2 of 5, ITF-14, Code 39, Code 128 A, B & C, EAN-8, EAN 13, EAN128, UPCA, UPCE, BC25, BC25I, BC39, BC39E, BC93, BC128, Pharmacode, Data Matrix, GS1 Data Matrix, GSI-128, QR, RM4SCC-Type C, SCC14, SSCC-18, PIC, PDF417, Micro PDF417, PZN, POSTNET, RSS14TR, RSS14ST, RSS14STO, RSSLIM, RSSLIMGP, RSSEXP
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