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Project Overview

  • Created process for printing product information on packaging

  • Used industrial envelope printer

  • Product info. included lot number and expiration date

  • Printed on various size peel pouches and blister lids

  • Product information scanned from barcodes onto print software

Pitney Bowes AddressRight DA70S Printer

Input Field Filled by Bar Code Scanner

Sample Blister Lid with Product Info. Printed in Black Ink

Process Design

  • Utilized an old Pitney Bowes DA70s Envelope Printer

  • Used EasyLabel Plus label design software

  • Disassembled/reassembled entire printer to clean components and replace broken shuttlehead motor

  • Created separate print templates for 19 product codes

  • Programmed barcode scanner to extract product info. from work order bar codes

  • Setup variable input fields on templates to accept bar code readings

  • Documented setup and settings for each product code

  • Wrote technical procedure for process and printer

  • Wrote process verification protocol

Design Challenges & Solutions

  • Some product packaging was too small to use feed guide

  • Resulted in improper print feed, and skewed text

  • Designed a new feed guide

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  • Printer jammed or skewed text on some packaging sizes

  • Found ideal printer setups for each type and wrote individualized setup procedures

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  • Printer jammed a lot at first

  • Printed skewed text and ink splotches

  • Disassembled and cleaned all components, removed old label stickers stuck inside ​

SolidWorks Model of new Feed Guide

Packaging Labeling Process

I created a printing process to replace a manual stamping process for labeling product packaging, utilizing a Pitney Bowes printer, a programmable barcode scanner, and label printing software.

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