NEVER LOSE OR WASTE A PRESS RETURNED INK AGAIN!
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" We run eight color presses and we print around 125 jobs each month.
That's around 1,000 buckets of used ink being returned to our ink store!
We needed an effective, simple and easy I.D. system - which Rexson provided "
 Wasting time searching your return ink inventory?
Not sure whats in all your return ink buckets?
Have you known ink to go into the wrong press position?
Have you mixed returns from incompatible ink systems?
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Labelling and identifying a dispensed or returned ink is crucial to the efficiency and profitability of an in-plant ink operation. Now, for the first time, the user can label their solvent based inks at the very moment they are dispensed or returned back to the ink store, as our label printer is part of our dispenser console and is designed for operation in a hazardous area solvent ink store.
Launched in 2004 this breakthrough, which is unique to Rexson, provides a much needed solution to a real customer issue - quickly and easily locating and identifying how much of what colour ink is in which bucket. This time and money saving solution also helps prevent the costly downtime caused by adding the wrong ink into a blend or putting ink into the wrong press station.
Self adhesive labelling has previously only been available for non-flammable ink systems. Rexson are the first (and only) company to bring a solvent based ink, hazardous area labelling solution to the market. Without this new printer development customers would need to write out bucket labels by hand (making barcoding impossible) or retrieve labels printed in a nearby 'safe area' ink lab or office - both time consuming and highly prone to human error.
Hazardous area labelling can also be utilised in paint and chemical dispensing systems where a can or mixing vessel can be labelled immediately at the point of dispense. This brings huge ISO advantages and allows blends to be quickly and easily identified with batch and formulation details as well as dispensed component weights etc, etc. |
WORKING OFF INKS JUST GOT EASIER!
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Self adhesive labels can accomodate a selection of relevant information including:
Print Job Name and/or Number
Formula or Colour Number
Formula or Colour Code
Return Ink ID Number
Return Ink Location
Return ID Barcode
Date and Time
Operator ID
Press ID
 Click here for label sizes
& printer specification
Steps for controlling inks could be as follows:
Step 1. Ink is dispensed, self-adhesive I.D. label is immediately printed and applied to the bucket
Step 2. The I.D. label details the print job, colour and quantity of ink in the bucket
Step 3. This bucket is then delivered to the appropriate press for use on the print job
Step 4. After printing, any remaining ink is returned from the press to the ink room
Step 5. The return ink bucket is placed on dispenser weigh scale and 'booked in' to the Rexson software
Step 6. Return Ink I.D. label is applied to the bucket as soon as a return ink is booked in
Step 7. Operator is instructed to place the return bucket into a dedicated storage rack position for future 'work-off'
Step 8. When dispensing a new ink Rexson Impress flags up any Return Ink(s) available for re-use
Step 9. User retrieves and adds one or more Return Ink(s) into the new dispense color
 Click here to view short video clip of Rexson hazardous area label printer (2secs)
Rexson Impress will log all print jobs ink usage and cost can be viewed at any time to monitor the job performance, its ink consumption and levels of ink returns usage. Additionally, a Final Job Costing Report can be produced once a print job has been completed which will show the individual and total amounts of Virgin Inks and Return Inks issued to and issued from a print job and provide information on the Actual ink usage against the Estimated ink usage as a tool to help monitor and improve efficiency. |
The use of Barcode scanners, in conjunction with self-adhesive bucket labels, further increase the speed and efficiency of the press return usage. This elimantes manual data entry, reduces key strokes and eliminates human error - whilst speeding up dispensing and the booking in and out of ink returns, etc
Barcode readers can enhance some or all of the following operations, if required:
 Dispensing Inks
Booking In Return Inks
Booking Out Return Inks
Return Ink Stock Checks
Locating Return Inks
Stock Inventory Receipts
Job Ticket Data Entry |
| Rexson can also integrate Rexson impress with the customers in-house business system software to limit the amount of data re-entry. For example, Print Job requirements can be automatically downloaded from a customers SAP, ERP or MRP system straight into the Rexson dispenser software, ready for production. |
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