We offer a comprehensive range of near edge ribbons designed specifically for cannabis products. Our selection includes various styles, colors, and materials to meet the unique packaging needs of the cannabis industry. Each ribbon is crafted to enhance the presentation of your products while ensuring durability and quality.
Ribbon Types
Near-Edge Wax/Resin for High Speed Coding on Flexible Packaging
Benefits:
- Specifically developed for in-line packaging applications including Markem SmartDate, Videojet DataFlex, Domino, Norwood Jaguar, and other digital printers/coders
- Excellent print quality at all speeds up to 40 IPS
- Highly compatible at various darkness/energy settings
- Produces dark, black imprints
- Performs well in ambient and cold printing environments
- Acceptable for direct and indirect food contact
- Wax/resin formula offers good durability with resistance to abrasion encountered on form, fill and seal equipment
Recommended Stocks
- OPP
- PET
- Polyethylene
Longer length efficiencies
Benefits:
- Longer length provides less ribbon changeovers
- Increased productivity of printed products
- 20% more ribbon with longer lengths -1100m & 1200m
- Excellent print quality at all speeds up to 40 ips
- Performs well in ambient and cold printing temperatures
- Highly compatible at various darkness/energy settings
- Produces dark, black imprints
Recommended Stocks
- OPP/Metalized PET
- PET/Metalized PET
- PET/LDPE
- Polyethylene
Near-Edge Wax/Resin for Fast Processing
Benefits:
- Fast print speeds – up to 600mm/sec or 24 ips in near edge tabletop printers like TEC Toshiba, Novexx, and Avery
- Exceptionally black images with no show-through
- Prints on a wide range of paper and film label stocks
- Wax/Resin formula provides good resistance to abrasion
Recommended Stocks
- Coated and uncoated
- Polyolefin (i.e. Tyvek)
- Paper tag and label stocks
- Polyimide films
- Polypropylene
- Polyethylene
Near-Edge Resin with Strong Durability for High Performance Packaging
Benefits:
- Long lasting TTO images on polyester flexible packaging materials
- Doesn’t smear or rub off in the packaging process, even with hot fill
- No image ghosting – heat resistance up to 500°F required for lid sealing
- Withstands water and oils associated food production
Recommended Stocks
- PET / Polyester
- OPP / Polypropylene
Near-Edge Wax/Resin for Color Applications
Benefits:
- Near Edge Wax/Resin color ribbons suited to printing tags, labels and flexible packaging
- Ideal for date coding, short run prime labels, brand color matching, inventory control and item matching and sorting
- Available in 11 process and spot colors, including white, metallic white and silver
Recommended Stocks
- Coated paper tag and label stocks
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene