05Industry
Coding for building materials
Large-character coding printed directly on carton material for building products — with printers and controllers that PACODE lists for the building industry.
01 Coding challenges
What needs marking in building materials
PACODE lists the building industry for X1JET MX and building materials for X2JET / X4JET. Both are about marking outer packaging: large text, logos and codes printed directly onto carton material.
Building products often travel in larger cartons, where a code needs to be readable from a distance and printed on more than one side. Large-character piezo printers handle the size; print controllers handle the number of faces and lines.
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Large, readable carton codes
X1JET MX prints with a 50 or 100 mm printhead using TrueType fonts for text, logos, barcodes and DataMatrix codes — PACODE lists it for the building industry.
Carton & case coding - 02
More than one side, more than one line
X2JET triggers up to two printheads and X4JET up to four, for two-sided coding or two production lines; PACODE lists them for building materials.
Carton & case coding - 03
Rising or overhead conveyors
X1JET MX comes in Compact, Vario (printhead turns up to 90° for rising conveyor belts) and Top (codes from above) versions.
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Barcodes on cartons
X2JET / X4JET print all common 1D and 2D barcodes with TrueType fonts; configurations add counters, date offsets and variables.
Barcode & 2D code printing
02 Requirements & packages
Common packages and surfaces
- Carton material X1JET MX codes directly on carton material; flat or absorbent surfaces.
- Folding boxes X1JET XR’s XR 980 ink suits painted folding boxes (also suitable).
Commonly printed
Information on the pack
- Product text & logos
- Batch number
- Production date
- Barcodes
- DataMatrix codes
Based on PACODE’s About page (manufacturing and expiry dates, batch numbers, price) and the capabilities of the products below.
03 Technologies
Which technology fits
Select a technology to see why it suits building materials and which PACODE models apply.
Large-Character Inkjet Printers
Large print images directly on carton material (X1JET MX, listed for the building industry).
Inkjet Print Controllers
Two-sided coding or two lines from one controller (X2JET / X4JET, listed for building materials).
04 Recommended equipment
PACODE products for building materials
Models PACODE lists for the building materials industry, plus models marked “also suitable” where a published capability supports the use.
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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 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 Large-character
X1JET XR
Also suitable Prints up to 71 mm high; suits absorbent surfaces and painted folding boxes.
- Max. print height
- 71 mm
- Max. speed
- 67 m/min (Pro)
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Large-character
Integra PP 108
Also suitable PP Class printer for absorbent surfaces with 360 dpi graphics and logos.
- Max. speed
- 150 m/min (Ultimate)
- Resolution
- 360 dpi
- Protection
- IP40
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Markoprint Print controllers
Integra Quadro
Also suitable Drives up to four printheads for both sides of primary and secondary packaging.
- Printheads
- 4
- Production lines
- 2
- Max. speed
- 240 m/min at 300 dpi
05 Connections
From industry to application to product
Related applications
- Carton & case codingLarge characters, logos and codes printed directly onto outer cartons and folding boxes — on one side, two sides or several lines at once.
- Barcode & 2D code printing1D barcodes and DataMatrix codes printed inline on packs and cartons — with counters, date offsets and variable data from a database or a PLC.
Related industries
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