Welcome to Cycjet. Professional manufacturer of intelligent inkjet coding and laser marking machines
Welcome to Cycjet. Professional manufacturer of intelligent inkjet coding and laser marking machines
In the modern pharmaceutical industry, drug packaging is not only related to product protection and storage, but also an important part of drug information traceability, anti-counterfeiting and patient safety medication.
The pharmaceutical packaging industry is confronted with two major challenges:
1. Stringent mandatory regulations from various countries, such as the U.S. FDA Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD), and strict Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines, require pharmaceutical manufacturers to ensure comprehensive, end-to-end traceability for every unit dose.
2. The diversity of pharmaceutical packaging materials, such as PTP aluminum foil blister sheets, laminated anti-counterfeiting card boxes, PE/PP plastic medicine bottles, and glass ampoules, as well as traditional inkjet printing that is prone to being scratched, or blurred when exposed to disinfectant alcohol.
The UV inkjet printers for pharmaceutical packaging is gradually becoming a standard feature of pharmaceutical production lines.
A UV inkjet printer is an advanced digital coding device that pairs industrial piezoelectric inkjet (PIJ) printhead technology with ultraviolet (UV) curing light sources. It delivers real-time, non-contact printing of batch numbers, expiration dates, serialized 2D GS1 DataMatrix codes, dynamic barcodes, and brand logos directly onto various pharmaceutical packaging substrates.
The core system integrates four key engineering modules:
When UV ink is deposited onto the packaging surface, photoinitiators inside the formulation absorb light energy from the instant UV light source, triggering immediate polymerization and cross-linking. In less than 0.2 seconds, the liquid ink cures into an exceptionally tough, smudge-proof film that bonds firmly to both porous and non-porous surfaces.
1. High definition and accuracy: UV inkjet printers can achieve micron-level precision printing, ensuring that every character, barcode or QR code is clearly legible, meeting the high standards of the pharmaceutical industry for identification information.
2. Fast drying and curing: The instant curing ability of the UV light source allows the ink to dry instantly after printing, avoiding the smudging and blurring that may occur in traditional printing methods, while improving production efficiency.
3. Environmental protection and energy saving: The ink used in the UV inkjet printing process is mostly environmentally friendly materials, and the UV light source is highly efficient and energy-saving, which reduces the emission of pollutants in the production process and conforms to the green production concept of modern pharmaceutical companies.
4. Wide adaptability: There are many types of packaging for pharmaceutical products, and the materials are different. The UV inkjet printer can flexibly adjust the printing parameters to adapt to the surface characteristics and size requirements of different products, so as to achieve multiple uses of one machine.
5. Information traceability: Through printed QR codes and other information, the entire chain of drug traceability from production to circulation can be achieved, providing strong guarantees for consumers' safe use of drugs and an important basis for pharmaceutical companies' quality management.
Packaging engineers evaluating industrial coding solutions often compare UV inkjet systems with Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) and Continuous Inkjet (CIJ). Here is how they stack up in pharmaceutical operations:
Feature / Criteria | High-Res UV Piezo Inkjet (PIJ) | Thermal Inkjet (TIJ) | Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) |
Typical Resolution | Up to 600 DPI (Ultra-sharp) | 300 – 600 DPI (High) | 70 – 100 DPI (Low / Dot-matrix) |
2D Code Grade | GS1 Grade A / B | GS1 Grade A / B | Grade C / Readable only |
Substrate Adhesion | Superior on all non-porous surfaces (Foil, HDPE, Glass) | Excellent on paper; limited on glossy/coated materials | Moderate on non-porous; susceptible to alcohol wipes |
Print Height Range | 54 mm up to 324 mm (Multi-head stitching) | 12.7 mm – 25.4 mm (Single cartridge) | 2 mm – 15 mm (Line text only) |
Throw Distance | 2 mm – 6 mm | 1 mm – 3 mm (Tight gap required) | 5 mm – 15 mm |
Running Cost | Very Low (Bulk industrial ink supply) | Medium-High (Disposable cartridges) | Medium (High solvent consumption) |
Cleanroom Suitability | High (Zero solvent fumes, no odor) | High (Cartridge based) | Low-Medium (Solvent vapor emissions) |
Challenge: Non-porous foil resists ink adhesion and offers minimal pocket space, causing conventional codes to smudge during high-speed cutting.
Solution: A high-resolution inkjet printer for blister packs utilizes a 600 DPI printhead and instant UV curing to lock crisp anti-counterfeiting 2D codes onto PTP aluminum foil with zero smearing.
Challenge: Glossy carton coatings repel standard water-based inks, causing blurry barcodes that trigger costly machine-vision line rejections.
Solution: Acting as a dedicated pharmaceutical carton serialized coding printer, a GS1 DataMatrix UV inkjet printer marks Grade A/B barcodes directly onto varnished boxes to meet FDA DSCSA compliance and EU FMD serialization.
Challenge: Curved glass and slick HDPE surfaces face cold-chain condensation and clinical disinfection wipes that quickly dissolve standard solvent inks.
Solution: Non-contact piezo UV systems deliver GMP compliant coding with alcohol-resistant ink that keeps vials and ampoules permanently legible from -80°C storage to clinical use.
CYCJET is the brand name of Yuchang Industrial Company Limited. As a manufacturer, CYCJET have more than 20 years of experience for R& D different types of handheld inkjet printing solution, Laser printing solution, and portable marking solution, High Resolution Printing solution in Shanghai China.
Contact Person: David Guo
Telephone: +86-21-59970419 ext 8008
MOB:+86-139 1763 1707
Email: sales@cycjet.com
Web: https://cycjet.com/
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