Open Date has developed a range of software solutions to complement our coding, marking, and overprinting equipment They include: Thermocode Series 2 and Codesoft format design software and NETMODE printer polling software.
Thermocode Series 2 (Format Design Software)
All machines are supplied pre-programmed with standard print formats, but in order to offer maximum flexibility, each printer is supplied as standard with a copy of our Windows-based format design software package. The standard formats can easily be modified to suit your particular requirements. After modification of a format, the control module offers a “save as” facility in order for data to be accurately stored as required.
Thermocode Series 2 provides the ideal solution for in-line coding onto most flexible packaging materials. The range of printers can be operated locally from the user-friendly control module, directly from a PC, or via the Open Date networking facility.
Codesoft (Format Design Software)
This Windows-based WYSIWYG software design program allows the user to create formats in-house, adding complete flexibility to the on-line coding system.
Product format generation, including special fonts and/or graphics, can be completed in a matter of minutes.
“NETMODE” (Printer Polling Software)
Our in-house design team has developed a unique NETMODE software allowing the user to view each of the printers that are connected to a user’s network on a PC. No need to walk around the factory floor to check on printers in production anymore.
NETMODE can accommodate up to 99 printers with the software linking to the Codesoft design software, utilizing the network named printer settings. The user can then configure which of the network printers are to be viewed on the PC screen.
The following information is updated every few seconds enabling the Factory Manager to have a true indication of what is happening:
printer status
prints/minute
total prints of format
ribbon information
format being printed
view of operator variables that have been entered.
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