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Contact UsWarren Distribution Achieves High-Speed Marking of 280 Bottles per Minute with Hitachi CIJ Printers
Hitachi’s industrial inkjet technology helps drive production efficiency for this automotive lubricant specialist.
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- Customer Name Warren Distribution
- Industry
Automotive - Featured Products
Hitachi Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) Printers
- Distributor Palco
Summary
Warren Distribution, Inc. needed a date-marking solution for its automotive lubricant packaging operation in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Over several years, they’ve installed nine Hitachi industrial printers with the support of PALCO, their local Hitachi distributor. Since being deployed, the industrial continuous inkjet printers have proven themselves to be reliable and flexible to changing business needs.
About Warren Distribution The leading national manufacturer and distributor in the automotive aftermarket.
Since 1922, family-owned Warren Distribution, Inc. has been committed to understanding customer needs and exceeding expectations. From locations in Iowa, Alabama, and West Virginia, they blend, package, and distribute lubricants and chemicals for the automotive industry. Beyond producing for private label marketers, Warren makes a significant amount of products under their own house brands.
Business Challenges
- Production Uptime and achieving a target of marking 280 Bottles per minute.
- Date marking stage for each individual HDPE (High-Density Polyurethane) bottle to meet traceability requirements.
- Need for high-speed variable data printing in different colors on various container sizes in high-temperature and humid factory environments.
Solutions
- Hitachi, through its local distributor, deployed nine industrial continuous inkjet printers, designed to provide seamless integration and high-speed printing, without compromising on quality.
Outcome
- Enhanced flexibility in printing variable data in different colors, accommodating various container sizes.
- User-friendly printer operations minimized training time for new operators.
- Compact printers freed up production space for other operations.
- Reliability and clarity in printing were unaffected by fluctuating temperature and humidity conditions.
- Accurate date marking capabilities ensured compliance with traceability requirements.
- Minimal downtime due to same-day technical support.
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From production bottleneck to high-velocity marking, witness how Hitachi’s continuous inkjet printers solved Warren's Marking and Coding challenges.
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