Accurate date, batch, DataMatrix, QR code, serial-number, and product-identity printing for pharmaceutical and medical packaging.
Application overview
Pharmaceutical and medical products require accurate, readable, and controlled information across cartons, labels, bottles, foil, masks, and medical packaging. Typical requirements include batch numbers, expiry dates, DataMatrix codes, unique serial identities, and production traceability.
TIJ is widely suited to high-resolution codes on cartons, labels, and suitable packaging. UV inkjet provides sharp variable data and immediate curing on tested flat or coated materials. CIJ is practical for high-speed coding on bottles and curved containers. Laser may be selected for permanent marks when the material and process are compatible.
Printing hardware is only one part of a serialization project. Data generation, printer control, code verification, reject handling, record association, and system integration may also be required.
Typical products
- Pharmaceutical cartons
- Medicine bottles
- Blister and foil packaging
- Medical-device packaging
- Masks
- Healthcare labels
- Tubes and containers
- Secondary cartons and cases
Common print content
- Batch and lot number
- Manufacturing and expiry date
- DataMatrix code
- QR code
- Unique serial number
- Pharmaceutical supervision code
- Product identifier
- Traceability and aggregation data
Technology matching
| Requirement | Recommended technology |
|---|---|
| High-resolution DataMatrix on cartons | TIJ |
| High-speed variable data on tested flat materials | UV inkjet |
| Bottle and curved-container coding | CIJ |
| Permanent mark on a compatible component | Laser |
| Serialization with inspection and data records | TIJ or UV plus software and vision |
Ink and validation considerations
Ink must match the packaging material, drying time, adhesion, abrasion, processing, and documentation requirements. The customer remains responsible for its regulatory validation and approved production procedure.
What Inkjetwell needs to evaluate
- Product and packaging level
- Code standard and required data
- Serialization source
- Line speed
- Inspection and reject requirements
- Aggregation and data association
- Material and ink documentation
- MES, ERP, or traceability interfaces
Related content
- T260E and T270E TIJ printers
- JW-6000
- TIJ Cartridges
- UV Inks
- Variable Data Printing
- Traceability
- Pharmaceutical Supervision Code Printing case draft
- Variable Data Printing on Face Masks case draft
Call to action
Send the packaging sample, code specification, serialization workflow, line speed, and validation requirements. Inkjetwell will evaluate the print, inspection, and integration architecture.