Giant Label stock manufacturer UPM Raflatac is to open a new self-adhesive slitting and distribution operation in Mexico city to service Mexican and Central American markets. The move will help improve lead-times to self-adhesive label manufacturers, which is viewed as being a strategically important region to the UPM subsidiary. Raflatac are a major supplier...
Point of Sale and Barcode Printer Manufacturer Toshiba TEC has acquired IBMs Point of Sale business in a deal worth £534m (US$850m). The deal strengthens Toshiba TEC presence in Europe and North America and makes it the world largest retail point of sale manufacturer with approximately one quarter of the global market. Major...
Yes, in these frightening times where the recession is gripping business firmly round the neck and we are almost becoming numb to prices spiralling out of control, it might seem a £75,000 barcode was…well just a sign of the times. Certainly puts manufacturing costs up! But actually, this is news that barcodes have just got trendy!...
Today Toshiba TEC announced it has extended the production life of the ever-popular B-SX4 Barcode Label Printer. Production was originally planned to cease in March 2012, which is now extended to March 2013. The B-SX4 printer has been a hugely successful industrial label printer, as was its predecessor the B-472 barcode label printer. So there is a considerable...
The barcode label is used in most manufacturing situations but because products are retailed and sold in extreme environments they need to be able to withstand the coldest and the hottest. Here at tantolabels we advise our clients which resource will suit their unique project. The Barcode is more than just a product identifier…...
Toshiba TEC’s showed off a number of new products at their recent VAR day. DB-EA4D is a dual-sided label printer which prints on both front and reverse faces of labels or tickets in a single pass. The new printer uses two thermal printheads and has a maximum print speed of 6″ per second. The...
Every business needs appropriate products to ensure smooth and cost effective manufacturing processes. In this article I am going to bring attention to an essential part of production – stand alone label printing a subject that perhaps is not highlighted as much as it could be, but could make the difference between a healthy...
