Blister Printing
Blister-Pack Printing: Key Factors Affecting Print Performance
Foil interface, press setup, drying, and ink handling — the everyday variables that decide whether a blister-pack print run holds up.
06 Aug 20263 min read
Knowledge Centre
Insights on Pharmaceutical Printing & Coding
Practical technical guidance on printing inks, coding consumables and production applications for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Application Guidance
Why Production Trials Matter When Changing Printing Ink
Bench tests suggest an ink is suitable. Only a production trial confirms it under the customer's actual conditions.
30 Jul 20263 min read
Coding & Marking
TIJ Coding in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
How thermal inkjet coding fits pharmaceutical secondary packaging — cartridge families, line-side issues, and maintenance in practice.
16 Jul 20263 min read
Coding & Marking
Choosing Coding Ink for Pharmaceutical Packaging
Coding ink choice depends on substrate, environment, cartridge compatibility, and the trial that turns a candidate into an approved consumable.
02 Jul 20263 min read
Substrates
Understanding Porous vs Non-Porous Printing Applications
Porous vs non-porous is one of the first calls a printer makes. Getting it right guides ink chemistry, drying, and long-term adhesion.
18 Jun 20263 min read
Blister Printing
How to Select Ink for Pharmaceutical Blister Printing
Ink selection for blister-pack printing depends on foil substrate, print process, drying, and application testing before regular supply.
04 Jun 20263 min read
Distribution
How Distributors Can Add Specialist Pharmaceutical Printing Products to Their Portfolio
What distributors should consider when adding specialist pharmaceutical printing and coding products to an existing portfolio.
08 May 20263 min read
Supply Chain
Building a Reliable Pharmaceutical Coding Consumables Supply Chain
How to structure a coding consumables supply chain so that changeovers, stock-outs, and specification drift are the exception.
27 Mar 20263 min read
Coding & Marking
How Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Can Evaluate Alternative Coding Consumables
A structured approach to evaluating an alternative coding consumable — from documentation review through line trial to change control.
20 Feb 20263 min read
Coding & Marking
Reducing Coding Downtime on Pharmaceutical Production Lines
How consumable choice, cartridge handling, and line-side routines add up to less coding-related downtime.
16 Jan 20263 min read
Coding & Marking
Common Batch-Coding Problems and Their Causes
The batch-coding issues that show up most often on packaging lines, and the questions that lead to a root cause.
12 Dec 20253 min read
Substrates
Selecting Ink Based on Substrate Rather Than Price
Why the cheapest ink is rarely the cheapest decision once trials, downtime, and rework are counted.
14 Nov 20253 min read
Coding & Marking
Understanding Solvent-Based and Water-Based Coding Inks
The practical differences between solvent-based and water-based coding inks — chemistry, substrate fit, and handling considerations.
17 Oct 20254 min read
Application Guidance
What Information Should Be Provided Before Testing a New Industrial Ink?
Substrate, coder, line conditions, and downstream processes — the information that turns a candidate ink into a productive trial.
19 Sept 20253 min read
Application Guidance
Common Causes of Poor Ink Adhesion in Industrial Printing
A structured walk-through of substrate, surface energy, drying, and handling factors that most often cause adhesion problems.
22 Aug 20253 min read