TRACEABILITY MEASURE Anti-counterfeit evidence

LINX Clear UV-readable ink 1121 is playing a key role in ensuring the authenticity and full traceability of a range of bottles produced by leading rigid plastics packaging manufacturer RPC Containers Llantrisant. It acts as a covert security feature which, in the event of any problem or quality issue, enables the complete pack to be traced back through the entire filling, supply and manufacturing chain.

The bottles, in eight sizes from 25ml to 200ml, are injection blow moulded by RPC Llantrisant and then fed into a capping machine. Two Linx 4900 continuous ink jet printers code both the cap and bottle simultaneously. The code includes a batch number, date and time, and the line on which the bottle was produced.

The ink from Linx Printing Technologies (www.linxglobal.com) produces a completely invisible code, which is nevertheless very clear and easy to read under the appropriate conditions.