Matthews Marking Systems Blog

With 170+ years of coding and marking experience, our engineers, product managers, developers, ink experts and customer support staff have a wealth of knowledge and insight into industry best practices. This blog lets us share tips and tricks and keep you informed about industry developments.
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Understanding Barcode Verification – and Why You Need It

Verify Twice, Ship Once: Using Barcode Verification to Reduce Errors, Save Money and Protect Your Reputation We’ve all been there: patiently waiting in the checkout aisle as the employee passes your bag of bread or laundry detergent in attempt to scan the barcode. After several attempts and many sighs, the manual entry process begins. Now…

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On the Mark #3

On the Mark #3: Packaging Innovations, IIoT and Bridging the Skills Gap Catching up on interesting news and innovations in production, packaging and more Digital twins reinvent innovation in manufacturing. The digital twin – a computer simulation of any process, machine or system – is quickly becoming an asset of the manufacturing industry. Virtual replicas…

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Three Ways to Make Traceability an Asset

Transform Your Traceability Initiative from Burden to Asset: Three Ways to Make It So Stating the obvious, your traceability plan probably feels like a huge effort and an exercise in jumping through regulatory hoops. However, savvy companies recognize the tremendous opportunity to get a jump on and outpace the competition. Here are a few suggestions…

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Global Produce & Floral Show Recap

Fresh produce industry moves forward with focus on sustainability, traceability Over the years, Matthews Marking Systems has had the opportunity to work with many top produce brands including household names like Sunkist and Calavo Growers helping them to improve automation, traceability, operational efficiency and to reducing marking and coding costs. After a two-year hiatus it…

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Putting a Mark on Pack Expo

Matthews Marking Systems draws crowds at upbeat Pack Expo 2022  Improving sustainability, finding new production efficiencies energize event’s 44,000 attendees  With the pandemic fading in the rear-view mirror, the packaging industry’s most important show drew more than 44,000 attendees to Pack Expo International 2022 held Oct. 23-26 at McCormick Place in Chicago, topping attendance numbers…

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