When to stop for a wrinkle on a pharmaceutical label
On a pharmaceutical label, stop if the wrinkle keeps coming back. Do not print out the whole roll. If it hits the batch code, the expiry date, or a barcode, that label cannot go. It is a slanted or straight crease, and the ink breaks on the crease.
On a pharmaceutical label, stop if the wrinkle keeps coming back. Do not print out the whole roll. If it hits the batch code, the expiry date, or a barcode, that label cannot go. It is a slanted or straight crease, and the ink breaks on the crease.
First see whether it hits a critical spot
A slanted or straight crease, and the ink breaks on the crease. A doctor-blade line is straight, and it sits in the same place on every impression in the machine direction. On a pharmaceutical label, the critical spot is the batch code, the expiry date, or a barcode. If the decoration has no hickey chart, do not invent a millimetre number on the spot.
Side by side
| What you see | Call | Do not |
|---|---|---|
| A slanted or straight crease, and the ink breaks on the crease. | If the wrinkle repeats, stop. Do not print out the whole roll. | Add ink or add impression just because you see it |
| It lands on the batch code, the expiry date, or a barcode | This one cannot go | Wait for a later station to find it |
| Only on the decoration, and there is no hickey chart | Keep a sample and confirm | Write your own millimetre number |
Do this on this turn
- Confirm it is a wrinkle: A slanted or straight crease, and the ink breaks on the crease.
- Check tension, alignment, and the idler rolls first. Do not add impression.
- Log the crease direction and the tension setting.
