In the packaging, labelling, commissioning and dispatch sectors profes
sional labelling and identification techniques form the basis of produ
ct control and follow-up. The direct or indirect printing of packs and
/or parcels is relevant here. Self-adhesive labels printed by the ther
mo or thermotransfer process are those most often used. The machine-re
adable bar code has been the most successful of known code structures.
High-tech equipment with various capacities is now available and can
also be integrated into automatic packaging lines.