Labelling solution for seafood products

Based in Maine in the United States, Labeling Solutions has been serving seafood processors across the US through a range of seafood labelling products. The company shares the best way to tag seafood products.

Says company president Donald Tomkinson: “We had an opportunity in the seafood industry with a customer who needed to classify fresh-caught inventory on a daily basis, quickly and accurately replacing tedious manual counting. Based on these requirements, we started looking for a colour printer that could produce on-demand, color-code tags with 2D barcodes and text. Most importantly, we had to find printable, durable tags that could withstand 3 or more weeks in salt water.”

Based on this requirement, Mr Tomkinson and his team developed a solution using an Epson TM-C3400 label printer, which utilises Durabrite inks. In choosing a durable tag, the company selected an 8 mil poly tag to meet the needs of the seafood packaging application. These tags are certified by the BS5609 certification process, which means they are durable and enable high-quality printing.

The best labelling solution says the company comprises several of the “best of breed” components: Epson colour printer, Bar Tender? label software, durable colour tags, handheld mobile PC with Windows mobile and 2D scanner, notebook PC, and physical inventory counting software.

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