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Brussels,
21st December 2005
- For
the first time at IPACK-IMA 2006, SATO, a global leader
in barcode printing, labelling, and RFID, will be showcasing
their solutions offering for the food industry - from product
to pallet tracing, and from classical barcode to state-of-the-art
RFID labelling solutions.
Universal RFID UHF Pallet Labelling
The
star of the SATO stand will be the famous RFID pallet labelling
system, FlagTagSolutions™, as employed by leading
manufacturers, such as Nestle and Unilever.
SATO's automatic UHF pallet labelling solution with the UPM Rafsec FlagTag™ assures universal readability - irrespective of the point of application or pallet content - for virtually all shipping label applications in the market today! The FlagTag™ owes its perfect readability to the special architecture of the label, whereby the RFID antenna sticks out vertically like a flag.
Food Labelling with Automatic Weight Indication and Price Calculation
Another IPACK-IMA highlight will be the new stand-alone
GTe4xxe printer. With the use of SATO Embedded Programming
Language (SEMBL) and an easy-to-navigate menu, the GTe provides
a simple solution for customised labelling. Especially suitable
for the food industry, SATO's GTe can be directly connected
to a weighing scale. The printer program captures the weight,
calculates the corresponding price, and prints the barcode
label to be pasted on the food packaging. As the data is
sent directly to the printer, human errors are eliminated.
The GTe allows for a cost effective labelling solution,
as no software licence or PC are required.
Fresh Food Labelling
Meeting
the manufacturers' need for EU-compliant food labelling (including
product information, ingredients, best before date etc.), SATO introduces
the compact standalone printer HT200e. With its small footprint
and battery option, it can be used directly where it is needed – whether at a production line or a snack bar. Thanks to its integrated
memory, no PC is necessary.
The HT offers a variety of user-friendly features, such as ready-made formats, automatic calculations and touch-of-a-button printing. Its integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) function allows the printer to automatically insert the correct date and time on the label. Employees simply choose the amount of labels they want to print per format. Everything else can be pre-programmed and automatically calculated by the HT. This makes SATO's innovative HT200e the perfect solution for on-demand fresh food labelling.
SATO will be delighted to serve visitors with à la carte labelling and traceability solutions at IPACK-IMA 2006 (Hall 2, Stand A83)!
About SATO
SATO is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry, and the inventor of the world's first electronic thermal transfer barcode printer. It revolutionised the barcoding industry by introducing the Data Collection System (DCS) & Labelling concept – a total barcode and labelling solution providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand held terminals, label design software and consumables. SATO is one of the first in the industry to introduce a complete, multi-protocol EPC compliant, UHF RFID solution.
SATO is publicly listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange in Japan . It has worldwide offices in United States, Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, it reported revenues of US$575 million. More information can be found at www.satoworldwide.com.
