For non automated production lines we can offer various manual solutions dependant on the surface being printed and the requirement for ink adhesion.
For porous surfaces
For materials such as cardboard, paper and other absorbant surfaces water based or glyesl based inks can be used which dry by absorbtion into the surface.
Baselock hand stamps
These can be supplied in any size fitted with a ribbed rubber base for use with any size of Baselock Type. Large handstamps can be made with a curved base to give better control when printing. Reciprocating handstamps with an integral ink pad are also available.

Codapack hand roller
These manual printing rollers are simple to use for printing cartons and other porous surfaces. Using Baselock type allows variable information to be set quickly.
The disposable plastic ink rollers are available in black, blue, red or green and will last for many weeks. The model A,B,C and D are available with either continuous station as standard or with spring return.
Sauven Baselock Brochure (PDF, 649Kb)

For non-porous surfaces
For materials such as plastic, glass and metal it is necessary to use a fast drying ink which must be contained within an ink suppy cartridge system to prevent the ink from drying out.
Codaprint hand rollers
This manual printing roller uses fast drying ink in a sealed ink cartridge and is ideal for printing on to plastic and other non-porous surfaces giving a 3 second drying time.Various colours are available including ultraviolet inks for security marking.
Sauven Baselock Brochure (PDF, 649Kb)

Codamark manual coder
For manually marking a product, the free standing Codamark bench model comes complete with coding head and control module mounted in a stainless steel cabinet.
Sauven Codamark Brochure (PDF, 175Kb)



