Printer News - September 2011

Eco-Friendly Inkjet Printing on Film
BLAUVELT, N.Y.—Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions, has developed a new label that allows plastic films to be inkjet printed with eco-friendly water-based inks. A water-absorbing coating is applied to part of the plastic label, allowing for subsequent marking with necessary variable data. The label design includes a laminate that is placed on top of the bar code after application to the glass container. This laminate protects the code from mechanical abrasion and disinfectants.