Chester medical&rsquos one of the leading digital carton manufacturers for the pharmaceutical industry, has introduced the printing of braille dots onto a carton without the need for braille tooling.according to chester, this makes it ideal for short runs and digitally printed cartons. The system uses a &lsquopolymer drop on demand&rsquo nozzle to apply the braille, which is then uvcured. After application, a vision verification system checks each carton for dot presence, height, and circumference, and it then translates the braille into human readable text for operators to check.
Chester medical claims the printing yields strong quality, resolution, and adherence of dot to the carton, and adds that transit trials carried out by smithers pira confirmed the robustness of the braille. The font used is marburg medium, is recommended by relevant european and north american standards for pharmaceutical packaging.
David patterson, chester medical&rsquos managing director, said the 150,000 investment puts the company at the forefront of digital carton manufacture for pharmaceutical applications.
