Inline Serialization
Station for cartoning machines
Serialize the carton as the cartoner runs
The inline station is built for a cartoning machine. Cartons are positioned, a GS1 DataMatrix is printed on the top flap, the code is inspected, and cartons that fail are rejected in the flow.
It is the station for lines that already carton automatically and need item-level identity at production speed: up to 300 cartons a minute on a 4 cm width, and up to 150 a minute on a 15 cm width. Carton length is 6 to 25 cm and height is 1.5 to 15 cm.
GS1 DataMatrix
GTIN, production date, expiry and serial number, printed on the top flap.
Inspected on the station
The camera checks the code. Cartons that fail are rejected automatically.
Up to 300 a minute
Quoted on a 4 cm carton width. Wider cartons run slower — 150 a minute at 15 cm.
Part 11 on the line
SKU profiles, work orders, QC status, quality reports and an audit trail.
Inline, or offline beside the line
On the cartoner
Print, serialization and inspection sit with the cartoning machine, so the pack leaves the line already identified.
- DataMatrix on the top flap: GTIN, production date, expiry, serial
- Automatic rejection of a non-conforming carton
- Work order start, hold and stop from Track’s line software
When packing is still by hand
A manual packaging line uses the offline folded-carton station. The code, the inspection and the software layer are the same family.
- Offline folded station for erected cartons
- Offline flat station when the blank is coded first
- Aggregation and Level 3 sit behind either choice
Specifications
| Station | Inline serialization for cartoning machines |
|---|---|
| Carton length | 6 cm to 25 cm |
| Carton height | 1.5 cm to 15 cm |
| Speed at 4 cm width | Up to 300 products a minute |
| Speed at 15 cm width | Up to 150 products a minute |
| Positioning | Product position enforced before print and inspection |
| GS1 DataMatrix: GTIN, production date, expiry, serial number | |
| Inspection | In-station inspection and automatic rejection |
| Print surface | Top flap, unlaminated |
| SKU profiles | Configured per product |
| Batch and work orders | Start, hold and stop, by API or import |
| QC interaction | Change the status of a serialized product |
| Export | Batch and quality data leave the station |
| Dashboard | Live monitoring and quality reports |
| Users and audit trail | User access management with a full audit trail |
| Manufacturing practice | Built for a cGMP process |
| Electronic records | Software layer aligned to FDA 21 CFR Part 11 |
Gallery
Stations, close-ups and drawings
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