Alex Breton
Xilinx and PrintDreams

Marking products and packaging are currently cumbersome processes with numerous steps that require meticulous planning. In most cases, they are carried out in production lines, as products pass through a fixed printing station located beside the conveyor line. Post-production marking occurs mainly through labeling, which requires that label rolls or sheets be pre-printed. The labels must then be applied to the product or packaging.

This paper RMPT (random movement printing technology) from PrintDreams can make marking more flexible, easier, and even fun. Powered by Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGAs, PrintDreams' printing technology acts like a magic wand " whatever it touches gets marked. All you need to do is to move the device across the area to be marked and the technology takes care of the rest.