Case Study: Ultra high speed printer increases reliability, efficiency and productivity
Britvic stays ahead of the game with Videojet 1620 Ultra High Speed Printers
Leading soft drinks manufacturer Britvic UK implements Videojet’s (videojet.com) new 1620 UHS, CLARiSOFT® and CLARiNET® software to increase production line speed by 30m/min. A long-time trusted partner of Videojet, Britvic UK looked to the next generation of machines at its Rugby manufacturing facility, in order to meet the increasing production demands of the beverage industry.
The advantage of the new Videojet 1620 UHS is that it is over 40% faster than its existing printers, allowing operators greater flexibility to run faster or print more content, increasing the line speed by 25% to 150 metre/minute and increasing the size of the print character from 7x4 to 7x5 – all without compromising print quality. Paul Ash, Maintenance Technician at Britvic UK, commented: “We now choose to clean the printhead once a week at a convenient time when there is no pressure from the line being down. Due to high print makeup and ink volumes, ink lasts three to four days, maybe more. There is no mess. No problems.”