7th June 2005

Maxatec Partners with Imaje for barcode label printers

Maxatec announces a new partnership agreement to distribute Imaje’s High-volume, Compact, direct thermal and thermal transfer label printers.

Imaje, a wholly owned subsidiary of the New York-based Dover Group (NYSE: DOV), is a leading manufacturer of coding and marking solutions. Imaje designs, manufactures and distributes, coding and marking equipment to meet a huge range of product identification requirements.

Imaje offers unique products for the bar code label printing market that combine compact size, small footprint and rugged engineering. The range is extremely robust for high volume printing in challenging environments - rivalling the performance of ‘big-box’ printers - yet their size is comparable to small desktop printers.

Maxatec and Imaje have developed a partnership with the aim of providing customers with reliable solutions that offer the best value in the market today.

Steve Ellison from Imaje said, ‘Maxatec has a great deal of experience in the market and has a well established infrastructure to support sales, marketing and technical support for Imaje products. Imaje are pleased to have Maxatec on board to continue to develop the UK marketplace alongside a company with such good customer focus.’

Steve Berry from Maxatec said ‘Imaje printers are ideal for customers that demand high-speed printing, small footprint and rugged construction. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer this unique range of printers. They are ultra-reliable with a large installed base in warehousing, logistics, in-vehicle printing and ticket printing applications.’

The Imaje Compact Range

Compact desktop printers that are flexible with a wide range of unique features and options. The heavy-duty, small Compact Series is ideal for restricted spaces, high volume and on-demand printing of labels, tickets and tags.
Built-in Features:

• Easy integration with mainframe/ERP systems
• Control of and communication with peripherals such as weigh scales and conveyor belt sensors directly from the printer
• PC-free printing to cut cost and increase production uptime - no risk for PC viruses
• Fast print cycle
• Web server and built-in setup program eliminate operator adjustments
• World-class software support tools
• Flexible options - cutters, peel rewind, label take sensor, stacking and wall-mount kits, RFID version

Rugged and Unique :

• All metal construction · The smallest footprint in its class
• Straight paper path for quick and easy label loading without the need to open the printer
• Easy to use and easy to install.
• Quick release print head and roller
• Configurable Front Button for label feed, repeat print or label dispense
• Non-stick, label resistant surface for clean appearance
• Fast print speed up to 5 inches/sec (125 mm/s)
• 4″ (104mm) print width

About Maxatec

Maxatec offers high quality products backed with high quality service, repairs, support, training and customisation facilities. Maxatec offers expertise in many areas including barcode label printing, RFID printing, portable/wireless printing - WiFi 802.11, IrDA, Bluetooth™, receipt & ticket printing as well as:

• RFID labelling and barcode printing
• Wristband printing, event ticketing and entrance ticketing
• Spill-proof receipt printers
• Two-colour receipt printing - receipts, coupons and vouchers
• Portable and wireless receipting at the point-of-sale or point-of-service
• Touchscreen EPOS terminals and cash drawers

Maxatec is an ISO 9001-2000 certified, Value Added Supplier of printers, peripherals and services. Maxatec’s product portfolio includes TPG point-of-sale printers, Cognitive bar code label printers, Cognitive RFID printers, Extech portable receipt printers, high-volume label printers from Blazepoint, TSC and Imaje, NiceLabel™ label design software, integrated touchscreen and POS terminals from NCR, tablet PCs, cash drawers, media (paper, labels, ribbons), spare parts and in-house service capabilities.

About Imaje

Imaje offers a wealth of expertise in the marking, labelling and coding industry including experience with the latest RFID technology to EPC standards
Imaje is a well established, stable company with long term commitments to their customers

Imaje’s philosophy is to provide a full spectrum of equipment and services that are as “transparent” as possible to manufacturing process. Imaje’s goal is to build partnerships that provide its customers with reliable solutions that offer the best value in the market today.

Imaje technologies include:

• Small character and large character inkjet printers
• Thermal Transfer on Line printers
• Print & Apply label applicators
• High Resolution on line coders

With over 32 subsidiaries and over 50 distributors, Imaje operates in over 120 countries. Additionally Imaje’s customers are supported by 3 R&D centers, 5 manufacturing plants and 6 equipment repair centers strategically located around the globe

For more information please contact:

Maxatec, Atlantic Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5QJ
Tel: +44 (0)161 942 7850 Fax: +44 (0) 161 927 7664
Email: info@maxatec-europe.com
www.maxatec-europe.com

Posted by admin 7th June 2005 at 1:37am