Glenmorangie invests in two Domino print and apply labelers

In order to increase the quality and speed of case label printing, world-renowned Scottish single malt whisky manufacturer, The Glenmorangie Company, has recently invested in two Domino M-Series print and apply labelers. 

As part of its rebranding, Glenmorangie has integrated the M-Series printers into one of the company’s new production and bottling lines. The M-Series offers high quality printing of GS1-compliant bar codes and product information, which ensures supply chain compliance for Glenmorangie, at a throughput of 40 cases per minute.

Launched at the beginning of 2007, the M-Series range of print and apply technologies was introduced to enable Domino to provide a complete range of flexible end-to-end coding solutions, including the full complement of primary, secondary and pallet coding offerings. It comprises a fully modular system consisting of printers, applicators and accessories, which provide Glenmorangie with label application flexibility.

Glenmorangie chose to invest in the M-Series printers following a successful on line trial of the printing solution. Chas McEwan, engineering manager for The Glenmorangie Company, said: ‘We have found the M-Series to be reliable, high speed and easily accessible for operation and maintenance.’ 

Designed to support lean manufacturing processes, the M-Series maximizes production output with minimum disruption. Typical runs for Glenmorangie can be anything from 100 to 10,000 cases, with a turnaround time of around 20 minutes. The M-Series’ simple label selection ensures operator independence, whilst the combination of large label and ribbon capacity, optional sensors to alert operators when consumables are low, and straightforward label and ribbon paths, all allow for managed intervention, minimal downtime and therefore an enhanced and efficient production throughput. 

Domino’s M-Series range includes a high performance intuitive printer control unit with informative operator interface featuring both USB and RS232 connections as standard and optional Ethernet. It is complemented by a range of accessories such as bar code verification scanners, which Glenmorangie uses to check each label and reject any which are not of the highest quality. Other accessories include handheld terminals, fully adjustable stands and beacons.