Wire & Cable Marking Printers

Printing solutions for Cable, Wire and Pipe

The performance of cable marking solutions for the wire and pipe industries needs to match the realities of the production process. Printer downtime that stops the extrusion process can result in expensive reworks and scrap. Poor code contrast or quality and ink transference are further challenges that can degrade the quality of your product. We have extensive application expertise in cable marking and wire coding and a range of printer solutions that address these challenges to help maximise the productivity of your extrusion operations.

High speed Cable Extrusion Marking with Continuous Inkjet or Laser

Videojet has application expertise in marking onto both:

• Flexible extrusion : the fast drying time of Videojet inkjet inks allows high speed, continuous printing of the wire/ cable on the production line. Or alternatively, laser marking makes it possible to print permanent traceability codes with no drying time at all.
• Rigid extrusion : on this application, the marking machine must be placed after the forming and cooling operations. Our printers can be placed virtually anywhere on your production line thanks to their compact design.

Often our inkjets and laser automated cable marking systems can apply codes onto wire, cable and PVC pipe faster than alternative label or cable tag solutions. A combination of high coding speed and high uptime enables you to mark batch codes, logos, BASEC marks (British Approvals Service for Cables) and other traceability information whilst keeping your line flying.

Which Wire and Cable materials can our printers mark?

Videojet cable marking systems integrate easily onto extrusion lines and can print onto flexible or rigid extrusion. Our wire and cable coders can mark onto jacketing or sheathing made from:

• Rubber – TPR
• Plastic – PVC/ PE/ PP/ Polyurethane
• LSZH – Low Sulphur Zero Halogen