Videojet’s 7810 UV Laser Marking System Delivers Lifetime Traceability, Code Security

Videojet Technologies Inc. has introduced the 7810 Ultraviolet (UV) 2-Watt laser, in addition to its existing CO2 and fiber laser offerings. This system is ideal for pharmaceutical, medical and cosmetic manufacturers as the surface of the product remains undamaged. The code is resistant to abrasives, chemicals and sterilization processes. Specifically engineered to allow high-speed, on-the-fly marking at up to 250 products per minute (PPM), the Videojet 7810 UV laser’s proprietary 360° Arc Software compensates for products on curved lines of movement to help ensure consistent, high-quality coding time after time, irrespective of the product orientation.

According to Sascha Benke, Laser Business Manager for Videojet Technologies Inc., “Videojet is the only global UV laser supplier providing permanent, high-grade readable codes regardless of product positioning for manufacturers to consistently meet the quality requirements for optimal vision system readability, a critical element of the pharmaceutical packaging line. The pharmaceutical, medical and cosmetic industries can now feel confident about their coding integrity as the Videojet 7810 UV laser deters tampering and counterfeiting to help ensure lifetime brand protection and traceability.”

The Videojet 7810 UV Laser features product movement compensation software, known as 360° Arc. The software acts to counterbalance the orientation of products on curved lines of movement, common with rotary systems, helping to ensure consistent, high-quality coding. As the packaging moves down the production line, multiple concave mirrors deviate the UV beam to ensure that every part of the package can be clearly coded as needed, so that at any moment in the supply chain, the product can be fully traced.

The Videojet 7810’s 360° Arc Compensation Software was designed to ensure that 2D and alphanumeric codes are consistently crisp, high resolution and undistorted by natural movement during the production process. There is no need for additives to be included in the original plastic material for the laser to react accordingly and create the appropriate contrast mark. 

Benke added, “Until now, there has been no complete solution on the market fulfilling the technical integration requirements of manufacturers’ packaging lines. The Videojet 7810 UV laser achieves high resolution, clear contrast and permanent color change by photo-chemically altering the packaging’s surface using only two Watts of heat, avoiding damage or alteration to the surface of the packaging.”