Why food and drink producers are printing in-house
Tags, labels and short runs sorted:
Why food and drink producers are printing in-house
From chiller cabinets to promotional bottle neckers, the OKI C651dn printer enables food and drink producers to print full-colour tags and labels on demand, cut to shape and personalised label by label.
Short-run labels and tags are where a lot of food and drink businesses lose time and money. Order too many and you’ re stuck with stock that doesn’ t match your next recipe change or promotion. Order too few and you’ re back at the printer next week, waiting on turnaround. For processors, packers and independent producers working with small batches or seasonal lines, that cycle adds cost and slows everything down.
The OKI C651dn offers a practical way out: an A4 sheet-fed colour printer that brings tag and label production back in-house, on demand and in full colour. It prints directly onto A4 pre-cut label and tag sheets, allowing round stickers, bottle neckers, hang tags and other die-cut shapes to be produced without a separate cutting machine or an outside supplier. Load a pack of pre-cut sheets, print, and peel off ready-to-use labels or tags, no minimum order, no waiting on a courier.
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Variable data adds a second layer of flexibility. Batch codes, best-before dates, pricing and promotional messaging can all be personalised label by label within a single print run, useful for date-coded chilled goods and limited-run promotional stickers alike.
Underneath that flexibility sits a printer built for the conditions food and drink packaging has to withstand. The C651dn prints up to 35 pages a minute in full colour at 1200 x 1200 dpi, for sharp text, clean graphics and reliable barcode reproduction. It handles a wide range of substrates, including waterproof, freeze-proof, UVresistant and oil-resistant label stock, so labels stay legible through chiller cabinets, freezers, washdown lines and shelves under bright retail lighting.
It’ s also built for regular use: a metal-reinforced chassis for durability, separate toner and drum units replaced independently, and support for media up to 256gsm.
For quality, compliance and marketing teams alike, that combination of robustness, personalisation, durable substrates and sharp barcode output makes the C651dn a genuinely useful addition to the packaging line, not just another office printer pressed into service.
Key features:
· Print your own tags and labels on demand, in full colour
· Cut to shape using A4 pre-cut sheets, no cutting machine needed
· Variable data personalisation for batch codes, dates, pricing and promotions
· Waterproof, freeze-proof, UV and oil-resistant media handling
· Sharp reproduction barcodes( QR, PDF417) for traceability
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