Manufacturers of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products always set very high requirements in terms of quality and pureness. Webpages and advertisements communicate these visions to consumers. It all appears white, clean and pure.

But not only externally, also within the own production processes the topic "clean workplace environment" takes an even higher value in company philosophies.

The alphaJET continuous ink jet printer with its extremely low emission values is always the first choice when it comes to meet these requirements.

Goes right under the skin

Headquartered in Berlin MT.DERM GmbH is the market leader for cosmetic devices in the field of injecting substances under the skin.

Colours are produced for cosmetic applications such as permanent make-up, micro-needling and tattoos. In addition to the development of innovative tattoo colours and equipment, MT.DERM is also very successful as a medical technology company in medical applications.

Founded in 1998, MT.DERM products are now exported from Berlin to over 40 countries worldwide. The production for tattoo and cosmetic studios and for hospitals is performed according to ISO 13485 certification.

01 Base case
Transparent packaging made of PE, PP and PET with various bottle shapes are marked with a3 - line marking including product name, batch number and expirydate.

All products were marked from above with black ink. Acompetitor´s continuous ink jet is integrated into a conveyor belt that runs up to 30 m/min.

The odor nuisance emanating from the existing system caused enormous problems. Although an extraction system was installed, the strong smell emission was no longer acceptable to the employees.

02 So simple yet standard
All alphaJET inkjet printers from Koenig & Bauer Coding GmbH are equipped with RE-SOLVE Ultra (solvent recovery) as standard.

With a solvent consumption of less than 2 ml/h (at 20°C temperature), the alphaJET is therefore also the cleanest and most economical continuous inkjet on the market worldwide.

The results are minimal emission and operation costs with positive effects for:

• The employees working atthe production line
• The procurement manager
• The company

03Positive effects
The odor nuisance is a thing of the past, now. The employee on the production line feels valued by improvement of his working environment.

The purchaser, who always has to keep an eye on follow-up costs for operating materials, saves the maximum on solvents. After only 0.7 years, the breakeven point is reached. After 5 years the savings are over € 10,000.

The company is pleased about satisfied employees who demonstrably have less sick days.