Print & Apply solutions

Automatic labelling with case labels

Automation of case packing is high on the agenda for a lot of egg grading centers. For newly installed grading machines case packing robots are often part of the project. To be able to label cases that are packed by case packing robots, Ovotrack offers print & apply systems. With the growing interest in case packers, the demand for these print & apply solutions is also rising.

Different customers use print & apply in different ways, which we’ll explain with the following examples:

Vital Farms

Vital Farms in the USA ordered a double print & apply system on a case conveyor that is dedicated for the cases that come from two CP12 case-packers. The solution consists of two print & apply systems so that it can run continuously; if one print & apply system is out of labels, the other will take over. Because the two case packers at Vital Farms always pack the same product, there is no need to identify from which case packer a case is coming. The label layout changes automatically based on the grader communication between Ovotrack and the grader.

Valley Park Farms

But more and more, case packers are right behind the packing lanes with no space for print & apply systems. At Valley Park in Australia, Ovotrack recently installed a print & apply system with a scan portal that scans the UPC or EAN code from a case to identify and then apply the correct label. Another specialty at Valley Park is the fact that this print & apply system prints two labels; one label goes on front and the other label is applied on the side of the case.

In one of the next newsletters to come, the focus will be on tracking individual egg cases until they arrive at a central print & apply system. Want to see how Ovotrack can benefit your business? Do not hesitate to contact us!