A Powerful Industry Collaboration
Are you tracking the rapid evolution of product coding today? Manufacturers historically used simple product codes to track goods constantly. This basic tracking system monitored items throughout their entire life cycle. The original emergence of standard product coding began in the 1970s. However, this outdated system currently creates highly notable factory challenges.
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The Limits of Traditional Barcodes
Traditional UPC barcodes possess severe limitations and frustrating print imperfections. These massive flaws make traditional coding incredibly inefficient or completely useless. Fortunately, modern 2D codes offer significantly better tracking and tracing capacity. They secure the global supply chain and confront product imitation effectively. This smart transition protects both the original manufacturer and the customer.
The Participation Economy
Enhanced logistics and counterfeit protection are not the only driving factors. Modern customer behavior heavily influences the evolution of product coding now. Experts officially refer to this new trend as “The Participation Economy.” Millennial generations specifically demand massive amounts of transparent product data instantly. Therefore, manufacturers must use much denser codes like modern QR codes.
The GS1 Sunrise 2027 Initiative
The primary global authority in coding, GS1, officially recognizes this transition. They recently released their highly anticipated “Sunrise 2027” global transition plan. This specific plan calls for the complete end of standard UPC codes. However, will existing factory coding and marking technologies actually keep up? Facilities currently use Continuous Inkjet, Laser, Thermal Inkjet, and Thermal Transfer Overprint.
Solving Thermal Inkjet Challenges
Comparing these different technologies reveals a clear, highly effective industry winner. Thermal Inkjet represents the absolute best option for shifting coding demands. It easily prints machine-readable 2D codes at incredibly high speeds. Furthermore, it consistently delivers extremely high resolution for complex graphics.
However, standard Thermal Inkjet hardware faces two vital industrial challenges. Operators struggle with a high cost per mark and limited throw distances. Because of this, MapleJet and Funai proudly collaborated to find permanent solutions.
This is the reason that MapleJet and Funai have collaborated to understand.
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