Codico showcases new Domino fibre laser capabilities at Medtec Ireland ’14

By: Codico Distributors Ltd
 
WATERFORD, Ireland - Aug. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- The new addition to the Domino i-Tech laser family, the F220i fibre scribing laser, debuted at this year’s Interpack Dusseldorf. Now Codico, Irish distributor of Domino technology, will take the laser to MedTec Ireland during the 1st-2nd October 2014 stand #503.

The F220i features enhanced beam quality for precision marking and sharper contrast which is particularly suited to marking metals, plastics and flexible packaging.  Contrast is significantly improved through its unique waveform which can be tailored to suit the substrate. The F220i’s high pulse power makes light work of engraving metals or cutting and micro processing harder materials and yet it is able to mark more delicate substrates, particularly materials susceptible to fractures, such as those prevalent in aerospace applications. This extends its coding and marking capabilities beyond food, beverage, personal care and pharmaceuticals, into the medical device, automotive, and electronics sectors.

The flexible i-Tech scan head can be rotated in multiple directions and its compact size makes it very easy to integrate into production lines. The F220i is equally at home for static and on the fly marking and is able to mark unlimited lines in any direction, in a wide variety of font sizes, in both low and high production line speeds.

Additional benefits include F220i’s performance record - low maintenance, high uptime and high reliability, with a long life span of the laser – up to approximately 100,000 hours.

The new fibre laser is particularly pertinent to the medical device sector and can be used to code flexible and rigid packaging or parts, for example surgical trays, vial caps, inhaler cartridges, Tyvek® pouches and plastic dispensers. Label or Direct Part marking is a requirement of the impending U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) legislation requiring medical device manufacturers to code their products with unique device identifiers (UDIs).

Erik Wimmer, product manager (laser) Domino comments, “We’re delighted to launch F220i, our new addition to our laser range as well as the D-Series i-Tech 15, a key technology from our existing CO2 laser range.   Our class leading lasers already help manufacturers to improve their coding and marking applications, bringing business efficiencies as well as bottom line benefits to a variety of sectors; the improved range extends our reach into new sectors which can also benefit from our technologies.  We are confident that the industry will be impressed with our heritage in this field, as well as our commitment to continued innovation.”

Codico Distributors are exhibiting at MedTec Ireland, 1st and 2nd of October 2014, at stand #503.

About Unique Device Identification*

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Commission and other regulators have made patient safety a strategic priority by developing legislation for Unique Device Identification (UDI). UDI is expected to improve patient safety and Healthcare business processes. A single, global system of standards is fundamental to enable an efficient and effective implementation of UDI by all Healthcare stakeholders worldwide.

The implementation of UDI can enhance patient safety and improve efficiency in the healthcare supply chain. The system is expected to unambiguously identify medical devices throughout the global supply chain allowing for more accurate reports of adverse events, more effective management of medical device recalls and reduction of medical errors by providing precise information for healthcare professionals, thereby providing a secure global supply chain.

Using the GS1 global standard, the packaging levels of medical devices, the Device Identifier, DI (GTIN) & Product Identifier, PI (AIs) should be in bar code and in human-readable form on each applicable package level as defined by regulation. Each designated package level must have its own DI (GTIN). For placement of the bar code, the symbols are to be positioned to allow ready access for scanning when the product is stored or stocked on shelves.

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Darragh Reynolds
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