In the food industry, strict regulations, laws and regulations, and strict hygiene standards are very important. Inotec, headquartered in Neumst, Germany, has been deeply involved in the food industry for more than 40 years. Its self-produced label materials and adhesives have passed ISEGA certification and can directly or indirectly contact food. This is the only way to meet today's food trade requirements in an absolutely reliable way. Stefan Meyer, the company's technical sales director, introduced the latest solutions for recyclable container labels.

Clean, hygienic, and wise-these are the three inevitable keywords in Inotec's daily practice.

Founded in 1978, Inotec was mainly engaged in the pharmaceutical industry at the beginning of its establishment, and later expanded its business scope to other areas such as logistics and recyclable fruit and vegetable container labels. Meyer said: "Sanitation is the top priority of the food industry. The packaging process of fresh foods such as fruits, vegetables, fish and meat is almost the same. In addition to product sanitation, the traceability of the entire supply chain is also a repeatedly mentioned issue. As a result, the market’s demand for innovative labeling technologies has increased, especially during the epidemic.”

With the help of RFID barcode card or RFID tags, customers of online delivery services can track the status of their orders in real time through the tracking system.

Barcode and RFID tags

There are two kinds of labels applied to fruits and vegetables, namely barcode labels (such as Diobond, Diocard, Diotac, etc.) and RFID labels (InoTag). Commercial barcode systems are still the most in demand and are best suited for multiple purposes. At the same time, however, RFID technology is rapidly spreading. Accordingly, RFID products can store more information than barcodes. Barcodes only indicate the type of product, and RFID tags can display more accurate data. Another advantage of rewritable RFID tags is that they can be read without contact.

The latest product portfolio developed by the company is the InoSpector, a temperature-sensitive product for monitoring. Unlike other similar solutions, this tag has a sensing function and an active battery. Many picnic foods and fresh foods provided online require a sophisticated temperature detection system to ensure the uninterrupted cold chain. With InoSpector, users can read data through smartphones.

Inotec's RFID solution: further development of the potential of recyclable systems

In the past year, Inotec has achieved tremendous growth and acquired two companies, identytag (RFID tag manufacturer) and Winckel (RFID solution consultant). In the long run, for suppliers, the food industry clearly has further development potential.

Meyer said: “The takeaway industry is a fast-growing market segment and will be obliged to use recyclable packaging in the future. Although so far, these takeaways are usually made of plastic packaging, but there have been preliminary ways to customize innovative packaging. Circulatory system. Therefore, in the near future, durable circulatory systems and corresponding identification technologies will continue to be a major topic in the food industry."