Contact Coding
Whilst ink jet printers are the future, the traditional low cost contact coding and marking printers are still widely used around the world as very cost effective solutions.
Contact coders are ideal where a product requires infrequent message changing or the environment requires a non-electronic solution with zero maintenance.
Sauven manufacture these printers for use with interchangeable rubber "Baselock" type together with either pre-impregnated Plastic-Ink rollers or various sealed ink cartridges.
A unique printer for continuous repeat printing on to metal, plastic or porous materials including steel sheets, extruded film, plastic pipes and cardboard core windings.
It uses a sealed ink cartridge for simplicity and cleanness, with a choice of inks and colours; and is available with various repeat print lengths with up to a 25mm print height.
A compact simple reciprocating printer that is ideal for printing best before dates on products on a production line with clear precise print quality. Sealed ink cartridges give fast drying of the print onto most surfaces including metal cans, glass jars and plastic pots
This low cost stainless steel printer uses air, with no electrical requirements. It is ideal in harsh or wet environments for printing on the top, side or base of a product.
These simple and efficient Codapack contact coders all use replaceable pre-impregnated Plastic-Ink Rollers and interchangeable Baselock Type to print onto cartons, sacks, shrink-wrap trays or continuous material.
They are manufactured in many different print heights and print lengths and can print on the top, side or base of a product.
A range of low cost flexographic printers for continuous printing on to any surface and utilising a wide selection of flexographic inks. They are typically used for printing batch numbers, customer logos, recycle logos and warning notices.
These simple printers do not require any complex drive and are driven directly off the material being printed.
Baselock Type
Baselock type is available in an extensive range of sizes for
all contact coding machines



