Not only mail order companies, online retailers and freight forwarders need individual and reliable markings for efficient logistics. Almost every industrial company controls internal and external commodity flows with the help of logistics and transport coding on products, packaging and secondary packaging.
Markings in the logistics industry are necessary for automation processes in the warehouse, in the shipping process and when handling returns. The marking and labeling solutions have to fit seamlessly into the processes and production in order to maintain the often high manufacturing and packaging speeds. The most important transport code in international trade is the standardized SSCC/NVE code (Serial Shipping Container Code or shipping unit number). This unique identification number is part of the GS1 transport label and is applied to transport units such as cartons using labels or direct printing. SSCC/NVE codes are used for tracking goods, recalls and quality management, for example.
Challenges of marking in the logistics industry
- Meeting the requirements of industry, retail and transport service providers
- Well readable and durable, even under harsh transport conditions
- Fast application in automated production and packaging lines
- Generation of machine-readable codes
- Error-free serialization
- Seamless integration of the systems into the production lines
