In 2015, the beverage industry performed poorly overall, and the situation remains challenging this year. Currently, rising costs in labor and raw materials, along with issues like product homogeneity and cutthroat competition, are hindering the orderly development of the sector. Particularly in recent years, unethical businesses frequently altering production dates has become a common problem. This not only poses risks to consumer safety and health but also severely damages the brand image of beverage companies.
Despite the many challenges in the beverage industry, there are always more solutions than difficulties. By leveraging advanced laser coding technology, not only can the tampering of production dates be completely prevented, but it can also be combined with an "online traceability electronic platform" to achieve "full traceability via scanning" for beverage products.
Several well-known beverage companies have already adopted Kenbo Technology's "laser coding for beverage bottle caps" solution, successfully implementing functions such as production tracking, anti-counterfeiting and anti-diversion, and prize-mixing upon opening. This has successfully established an "intelligent production line" in the beverage industry.
There is a wide variety of beverages on the market, and products from major beverage giants all have their stories. What's lacking is only a new demand for product differentiation, as differentiation creates new selling points and breakthroughs. Starting with "beverage cap coding" is a great new choice for beverage companies, helping to usher in a new era for the beverage industry.
Kenbo Technology's "Beverage Cap Laser Coding System" mainly consists of five parts:
1. Laser marking system
2. Material feeding and conveying device
3. Visual Recognition and Ejection System
4. Cap Control System
5. Air Purification System
The "Beverage Bottle Cap Laser Coding System" adopts an automatic feeding mechanism to realize the automatic feeding function. It also incorporates discharge detection and counting, automatic counting, and automatic switching between two workstations for discharge, achieving automatic cap collection and boxing. The system consists of one cap arranging machine paired with multiple sets of laser marking systems for online dynamic marking. Each system operates independently and can function simultaneously or separately. The single-channel capacity ranges from 0-400 pieces per minute, and with multiple channels working simultaneously, the total capacity can reach up to thousands per minute. (Note: Due to material differences, the above efficiency is for reference only, and actual efficiency depends on specific conditions.)
The main functions of Hynix "HYLAX" Online Cap Coding System:
● Marking Function: Capable of marking Chinese and English text, time and date, barcodes, serial numbers, etc., and outputting Chinese and English characters, graphics, various barcodes, QR codes, etc. It features a comprehensive font library with up to 200 font styles, allowing for custom single-line fonts and the creation of proprietary single-line font libraries.
● Automatic Prize Mixing Function: Achieves automatic prize mixing based on corresponding text and ratios; it can also perform automatic prize mixing for each batch or carton.
● Anti-Diversion Function: Customizable regional codes facilitate distributor management and prevent product diversion.
● Waterfall Cap Sorting Function: Utilizes a waterfall-style cap sorter to minimize wear or printing damage to caps during the sorting process, especially protecting printed patterns on bottle caps.
● Rejection Function: Each channel employs a visual inspection and imaging recognition system to completely reject caps that are missing or incompletely marked, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of cap marking information.
● Confidentiality function: After editing the marking content, a new interface will appear to keep the marking content confidential when marking begins.
● Production tracking function: Saves data such as production shifts, time, and content for easy monitoring and tracking.
● Automatic counting and boxing function: The system completes marking while simultaneously achieving automatic counting and boxing. When the current box is full, an alarm will automatically sound to remind operators to replace it with an empty box, and this cycle continues.
A domestic beverage brand partnered with Hylas to introduce a "complete intelligent laser marking solution for beverage bottle caps" based on laser equipment and its applications, completing the upgrade and transformation of one of its beverage production lines.
This customized "Online Cap Coding System" has received high praise from the customer:
● No need to add pearlescent powder, saving significant costs: For the beverage bottle caps of this enterprise, traditional infrared light cannot engrave clear marks on powder-free caps, while our marking equipment can produce exquisite, print-like lines on powder-free caps. This not only increases the difficulty of counterfeiting but also saves the cost of pearlescent powder.
● Low energy consumption: After adopting our company's solution, electricity and other energy consumption during production operations are significantly reduced, not only saving enterprises a substantial amount on electricity bills but also contributing to a lower carbon footprint and environmental protection.
● Small footprint: Compared to traditional static marking systems, this set of online coding equipment occupies only one-fourth of the space, making it more conducive to optimizing factory floor layouts.
● Minimal maintenance required: The coding solution we employ features high integration and modularity, ensuring straightforward and hassle-free maintenance.
