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Connect the data
Data comes from the layout, a database (DBPrint), or externally — Integra Quadro² is fed by a PC, network location or PLC; Integra Quadro sends real-time data 1:1.
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Encode the symbol
The printer builds the 1D barcode or 2D code from fixed text, counters, dates and variables in the layout.
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Print at barcode speed
PACODE’s tables give a separate maximum recommended speed for barcode applications (marked *), so codes stay readable at line speed.
02Application
Barcode & 2D code printing
1D barcodes and DataMatrix codes printed inline on packs and cartons — with counters, date offsets and variable data from a database or a PLC.
01 What it is
Barcode & 2D code printing, explained
Barcode and 2D code printing puts machine-readable data directly on the pack. PACODE’s comparison tables show which configurations support it: 1D barcodes from the Advanced configuration and 2D codes in the Pro configurations of X1JET and Integra PP 108; 1D/2D in the Advanced and Pro configurations of Integra One and in IP-JET HP.
Where codes change for each pack, the data can come from outside the printer. The Pro configurations include DBPrint, Integra Quadro transfers real-time data to its printheads 1:1 without batch processing, and Integra Quadro² takes its data from a PC, network location or PLC.
What can be printed
- 1D barcodes
- Advanced configuration and above (X1JET, PP 108)
- 2D / DataMatrix codes
- Pro configurations; Integra One Advanced and Pro
- Counters & variables
- Advanced and above; variables “with HMI” on X1JET
- Database printing
- DBPrint in Pro configurations
- Recommended barcode speed
- Marked * in PACODE’s tables — e.g. 60 m/min on Integra One Pro
Configuration names refer to PACODE’s published comparison tables.
02 Where it is used
Industries and products
- Pharmaceutical DataMatrix and 1D codes on cartons and labels. Industry page
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01 Industry
02 Application
03 Product
- X1JET HP Markoprint
- X1JET HP Stitch Markoprint
- X1JET HP HandHold Markoprint
- X1JET LX Markoprint
- X1JET MX Markoprint
- X1JET XR Markoprint
- Integra One / One IP Markoprint
- IP-JET HP Markoprint
- Integra PP 108 Markoprint
- X2JET / X4JET Markoprint
- Integra Quadro Markoprint
- Integra Quadro² Markoprint
- jetStamp 1025 REINER
- jetStamp graphic 970 REINER
- 940 REINER
03 Technologies
Technology options compared
Select a technology for its method, print height, surfaces and the PACODE models that apply.
Thermal Inkjet Printers
High-resolution codes up to 600 dpi on primary packs
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Inkjet Print Controllers
Several heads and lines; real-time data from PC, network or PLC
Large-Character Inkjet Printers
Barcodes and DataMatrix codes on outer cartons
Handheld Inkjet Printers
Sequential 1D and 2D codes marked by hand
04 Recommended equipment
PACODE products for barcode & 2d code printing
Based on the applications PACODE states for each model and the capabilities in its published specifications.
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Markoprint Thermal inkjet
X1JET HP
A compact all-in-one thermal inkjet coder — controller and printhead in one aluminium housing — for 12.5 mm codes on absorbent and semi-absorbent surfaces.
- Max. print height
- 12.5 mm
- Max. speed
- 90 m/min (Pro)
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Thermal inkjet
X1JET HP Stitch
A slim HP Class thermal inkjet printer with its electronics behind the cartridge — for tight installation spaces and multi-lane packaging lines.
- Max. print height
- 12.5 mm per head
- Printheads
- Cascade up to 8
- Dimensions (L/W/H)
- 232 × 26 × 102 mm
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Markoprint Handheld
X1JET HP HandHold
A battery-powered HP Class printer for high-resolution marking in several locations, without being fixed to a production line.
- Max. print height
- 12.5 mm
- Weight
- 1.2 kg
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Thermal inkjet
X1JET LX
A cost-effective all-in-one inkjet coder with LX Class printing technology and a double-nozzle-row printhead for high-resolution prints.
- Max. print height
- 12.5 mm
- Max. speed
- 90 m/min (Pro)
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Large-character
X1JET MX
An independent piezo inkjet printer for large print images directly on carton material, with a 50 or 100 mm printhead.
- Max. print height
- 50 / 100 mm
- Max. speed
- 90 m/min (Pro)
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Large-character
X1JET XR
A stand-alone XR Class piezo inkjet system printing up to 71 mm high — suited to painted folding boxes and absorbent surfaces.
- Max. print height
- 71 mm
- Max. speed
- 67 m/min (Pro)
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Thermal inkjet
Integra One / One IP
An HP Class thermal inkjet printer with OLED display, designed for integration into production systems — the One IP version adds IP65 protection.
- Max. speed
- 180 m/min (Pro)
- Resolution
- Up to 600 dpi
- Protection
- IP40 · IP65 (One IP)
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Markoprint Thermal inkjet
IP-JET HP
A sealed, pressurised all-in-one thermal inkjet printer rated IP65 — built for dusty and wet production areas.
- Protection
- IP65
- Resolution
- Up to 600 dpi
- Max. speed
- 180 m/min (Ultimate)
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Markoprint Large-character
Integra PP 108
Markoprint’s first PP Class piezo printer: a circulating ink system keeps the nozzles free of air for a permanently clean print image.
- Max. speed
- 150 m/min (Ultimate)
- Resolution
- 360 dpi
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Print controllers
X2JET / X4JET
Compact, standalone print controllers with a 5.7″ touchscreen — X2JET drives 2 printheads, X4JET drives 4, on one or two production lines.
- Printheads
- 2 (X2JET) · 4 (X4JET)
- Production lines
- 2
- Display
- 5.7″ touch TFT
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Markoprint Print controllers
Integra Quadro
A slim print controller for control panels that runs up to four inkjet printheads — or four print positions — on one or two production lines.
- Printheads
- 4
- Production lines
- 2
- Max. speed
- 240 m/min at 300 dpi
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Markoprint Print controllers
Integra Quadro²
A headless inkjet system controller for up to 8 printheads on up to 4 production lines, fed with data from a PC, network or PLC.
- Printheads
- 8
- Production lines
- 4
- Display
- None
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REINER Handheld
jetStamp 1025
A 100% mobile marking device that prints up to 25 mm high from a single cartridge — for pallets, cartons, packaging and parts.
- Max. print height
- 25 mm
- Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Weight
- approx. 900 g
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REINER Handheld
jetStamp graphic 970
A handy mobile inkjet printer for numbers, dates, text, graphics and barcodes — including machine-readable marks on metal and plastic.
- Max. print height
- 12.7 mm
- Resolution
- 300 dpi
- Weight
- approx. 520 g
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REINER Handheld
940
A 530 g mobile inkjet printer that marks by rolling across the surface — multi-line text, graphics and barcodes, up to 140 mm long.
- Max. print height
- 12.7 mm
- Max. speed
- 400 mm/s
- Weight
- 530 g
05 Typical examples
What the code looks like
2609A0142
LOT 2609A
EXP 09/2028
SN 0142
EXP 09/2028
SN 0142
Illustrations generated by PACODE to show the kinds of content equipment for barcode & 2d code printing can print according to its specifications — not photographs of actual print output. Sample data is fictitious.
Materials
Surfaces it works on
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Paper, cardboard, painted surfaces, foils and plastics (IP-JET HP).
Source: PACODE website — IP-JET HP (previous site: /ip-jet-hp-2/)
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Absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces, with water- and/or solvent-based inks (Integra One).
Source: PACODE website — Integra One (previous site: /integra-one-ip-2/)
Consumables
Thermal transfer ribbons06 How it works
Step by step
Questions
Frequently asked
Which printers can print DataMatrix codes?
Integra One prints DataMatrix codes; 2D codes are also available in the Pro configurations of X1JET and Integra PP 108, in IP-JET HP, and on X2JET / X4JET and X1JET MX. The jetStamp 1025 prints 1D and 2D barcodes by hand.
Is there a speed limit for barcodes?
PACODE’s comparison tables mark a separate maximum recommended speed for barcode applications — for example 180 m/min for text and 60 m/min for barcodes on Integra One Pro.
Can the data come from our own system?
Yes. The Pro configurations include DBPrint, Integra Quadro transfers real-time data 1:1 over Ethernet and USB, and Integra Quadro² is designed for data from a PC, network or PLC.
Related applications
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