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Propack Africa 2013
Feb
27
Every three years South Africa is graced with the largest packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling exhibition on the African continent. It’s time for Propack 2013 and at Pyrotec PackMark we couldn’t be more excited. From 12-15 March 2013 a vast array of the latest products, equipment, machinery services and technologies in the industry [...]
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Success in a Recession: Local Company Gets it Right
Dec
12
Pyrotec PackMark, a division within Pyrotec that supplies coding and labelling equipment, is in the process of realising its three year ambition: to be the market leaders within its category. Through its PackMark brand, Pyrotec provides factory-level coding and labelling equipment to a range of South African manufacturing companies, and is the sole distributor of [...]
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Pyrotec PackMark’s 7031L Laser offers permanent date coding solution
Dec
12
With the recent debacle in the media around product date codes being susceptible to removal by standard household solvents, manufacturers are seeking more durable options for coding their goods. Pyrotec PackMark, a leading privately-owned South African product identification solutions provider, has launched its state of the art Markem-Imaje 7031L Laser Coder – a permanent solution [...]
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Thinking outside the box, What’s hot and what’s not in packaging for 2013….by Rowan Beattie
Dec
12
While admittedly not as glamorous as say – the fashion industry – the packaging industry also has its fashions and trends, its “what’s hots” and “what’s nots”. You only need to look at examples of packaging from a couple of years ago to see how far – and how fast – we progress. Take a [...]
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Proof is in the Pudding: How R146 affects packaging
Aug
23
R146: No more taking things with a grain of salt R2034, which forms part of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics & Disinfectants Act (Act 54 of 1972) regulates the sale, manufacture and importation of all foodstuffs and since 1993, has directed the food industry on what may or may not appear on the labels of foodstuffs. However, [...]
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Pyrotec’s SmartDate X40 Thermal Transfer Coder leaves competitors behind
Jun
27
In today’s fast paced production environment, clients have little patience for machinery that does not run efficiently or smoothly. Supplying a coder is not enough – clients expect a premium product with a comprehensive warrantee and a supportive after-sales service. And that saves them money, to boot. Enter the Markem-Imaje SmartDate X40 thermal transfer coder. [...]
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New features of Pyrotec’s 9232 extend print capabilities
Jun
27
May 2012: In order to remain relevant in today’s fast-paced production environment, it is essential that companies continue to evolve and improve their product offerings. Pyrotec PackMark’s Markem-Imaje 9232 is a small character inkjet printer that has done just that. The powerful printer now boasts several innovative new features, allowing customers to extend their printing [...]
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Date coding options: Solving the solvent question
Jun
06
There has recently been a concern within the retail sector over the matter of date codes, specifically those used to indicate a products ‘best before’ or ‘sell by’ date, being susceptible to removal by a basic solvent found in many households - a bottle of nail varnish remover.
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Pyrotec PackMark releases SmartDate X60 high-performance thermal coder
Mar
20
Pyrotec PackMark, a leading privately-owned South African product identification solutions provider, has once again ‘upped the ante’ with its latest product offering: the Markem-Imaje SmartDate X60 Thermal Transfer Coder. The SmartDate X60 combines a long life, high-speed printhead with blazing-fast performance, and is specifically designed to meet the demands of a challenging high-volume production environment. [...]
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Pyrotec PackMark’s fully equipped workshops ensure uptime
Mar
14
In today’s fast-paced production environment, companies cannot afford to add machinery downtime to the list of challenges which they face daily. Pyrotec PackMark, a brand of the company that supplies factory-level coding and labelling equipment, aims to ensure that its clients’ production lines remain uninterrupted through its advanced product offering, superb service and fully equipped [...]
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Case Study
East Rand Plastics
East Rand Plastics, a Johannesburg-based manufacturer of PVC refuse bags, found that their customers were disputing the number of plastic bags within the packs they supplied. Each pack contained a manually inserted date slip which was automatically discarded when the pack was opened- meaning that the number of bags within the pack could not be [...]
