Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 22 2019 | Page 57

I can include additional information the day, and only locally in Suffolk,” Sally The example of Pump Street such as batch codes by making a simple explains. “The founder, Chris Brennan, demonstrates other benefits of TIJ over change from my computer.” started working on small-batch, hand- alternative print technologies, according tempered chocolate, and really built this to Rotech. In particular, because it is an up around five years ago. Chocolate has on-demand system, there is no cost or a shelf-life. More and more farmers have wastage when the coder is not in use. TIJ coding is often unjustly overlooked in favour of other coding technologies such as thermal transfer and continuous inkjet (CIJ). Rotech highlights the lower cost of TIJ, when compared with CIJ on the basis been sending us their beans, to the point where we have a global export business.” And because the entire printhead and ink supply system is replaced with each of cost per 1,000 codes. As a general rule, So far, the chocolate brand is stocked new cartridge, there are none of the says the company, the cost with CIJ can by around 200 UK retailers of all sizes. maintenance requirements or mess be over one and a half times as much. Higher-profile names include Fortnum & associated with CIJ. At Pump Street Chocolate, the iJet TIJ Mason, Liberty and Harrods in London. Meanwhile, the quality and versatility of coder is programmed to print a best- When the chocolate room team had made TIJ ink systems is great, providing high before date 14 months from production. it clear that some sort of automated adhesion even on high-gloss surfaces “Because the machine automatically coding system was needed, Chris set and a wide range of shades all the way to updates itself, we tend to use it as our about sourcing the right equipment for high-contrast black. point of reference when it comes to date the job. coding,” Sally says. Once he had visited Rotech at a trade Rotech The chocolate business began as a show and seen the combination of RF Lite spinoff from the Pump Street Bakery, and iJet in action, it was not long before [email protected] which was founded in 2011. “The bakery he acquired a system of his own in early very quickly gained recognition, but the spring. www.rotechmachines.com products could only really be sold on Tel: +44 01707 393 700 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk 57