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Artisan food producers often prefer to use a more traditional ‘hotfoil’ (or embossed) label coding solution for Batch & Expiry information for both practical and aesthetic reasons. #artisanfood #sauces #labelling #coding #ALTech

August’s machine of the month is an ALline C built for Groupe Le Graёt, an important French producer of preserves and jellies. The machine was required to label glass jars at a rate of over 180 products per minute with the flexibility to apply a variety of labels, from a simple partial wrap label to a full wrap body…
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June’s machine of the month is a labelling system designed to apply a full wraparound label to cylindrical plastic containers containing cooking salt. Built for a leading Italian food company, the system is designed to apply a wraparound label with overlapping ends to give the salt shakers a uniform coloured, aesthetic appearance. The machine is integrated into the customer’s…
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May’s machine of the month is a jar and bottle labelling system design and built for Cottage Delight, producers and purveyors of speciality foods such as jams, chutneys, biscuits and sauces. Based in Leek in the Peak District, they offer cottage industry products and manufacturing processes, and whilst they still maintain their original kitchen processes, they approached ALTech to…
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November’s machine of the month is a high speed front of pack print and apply labelling system for a major food manufacturer. The machine has been installed on an existing slat conveyor, at the exit of the cartoning machine, where the trays containing glass jars travel in a single row. The head is able to apply the label onto…
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