Coding on Candy and Confectionery Packaging

Inkjet code printing on confectionery lines relies on features that support consistency during long production runs. For KEYENCE continuous inkjet (CIJ) systems, these capabilities include:

• Automatic ink monitoring
• Stable character formation
• Self-diagnostic startup controls
• Non-contact printing for flexible packaging
• Reduced reliance on manual adjustment

For confectionery industry printers, code quality is influenced by conditions on the line. Issues like sugar dust building up around equipment, or vibrations and shifting package position affecting where characters land.

Industrial coding for confectionery is expected to operate through these conditions with minimal interruption, with stable output over long runs, which reduces the need for repeated adjustments and helps keep identification readable as products move through inspection, packing, and distribution.

Confectionery lines place very specific demands on coding systems, and information like dates, lot numbers, and line identifiers often change from run to run, sometimes within the same shift. In situations like these, food and confectionery coding solutions need to keep pace without slowing production or requiring extended setup time.

CIJ is commonly used in these environments because it can apply variable information directly onto flexible packaging as it moves through the line. Its role within food and confectionery coding solutions is shaped less by feature comparison and more by how reliably it handles changing print content across different materials.

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