At CPHI-PMEC India 2025 in Greater Noida in November, Domino Printech India unveiled its K300 piezo inkjet printer capable of printing high-resolution codes at high speed for variable data printing. It is specifically built for pharma serialization, blister foil, and high-volume pharma packaging applications.
The K300 can be used for late-stage customization on the production line – applied directly to the product or overprinting pre-printed material, allowing for greater flexibility in the production process. The printing system can be used in web applications such as blister foils, labels, tickets and forms; sheet applications, including codes on stamps, plastic cards, security products, late-stage personalization as well as transactional print; high-speed mailing applications such as addressing and personalizing magazines, cards, letters, envelopes, and postal voting; along with tag and barcode printing, including QR codes.
The K300 is said to be optimized for a wide variety of pharmaceutical substrates, including cartons, labels, inserts, mono cartons, and particularly aluminum blister foils, where print durability and contrast are crucial. With up to 600 x 600 dpi native print resolution, the K300 is said to ensure superior clarity for GS1 Data Matrix codes, serialized alphanumeric content, and machine-readable barcodes.
The adoption of GS1-powered 2D codes and QR codes for retail packaging allows for variable data such as best-before dates, batch codes, and serialization to be included within each code. This increases the demand for short-run production, reduces stockholding of generic packaging, and frequent variant switching.
The system seamlessly integrates with serialization software and pharma MES systems. This enables pharmaceutical exporters to achieve global compliance standards, while the system’s low-downtime design and automated monitoring reduce operational risk.
Tanuj Agrawal, managing director, Domino Printech India, told Packaging South Asia, “The K300 digital inkjet printer is not only popular for high-resolution coding at high speed, but also optimizes the operating expense, and it was the highlight at the stand. This solution can be extensively used to print on blister foils using the UV curable ink.”
The K300 can deliver codes at high speed while taking care of wastage and eliminating the changeover period required in traditional printers. It can help print multi-oriented codes onto a particular product. Complex artwork can be printed and replicated at the same time. It can deliver savings in operating expenses for the customer,” he added.
The K300 was launched a few months ago and was displayed for the first time at PMEC, Agrawal said, adding the company is looking forward to opportunities in the market to demonstrate product capability. He said wherever they have introduced the product, the response has been encouraging. “We are excited to take it to the customers,” he said.
Apart from the K300, Domino showcased the Domino Dx660i Pharma Pack advanced laser coding solution for blisters, flexible packaging of medical devices, labels, carton packaging solutions such as boxes and packs, rigid packaging solutions such as tubs and bottles, and direct-on-product printing on medical devices for the pharma and life sciences sectors.
The pharmaceutical segment is going through a lot of involvement in terms of technological deployment, he said, adding that new innovative solutions have come in now.
About PMEC 2025, he said, “The response was encouraging; The senior management team of strategic accounts visited our stand to witness a live demonstration of Domino’s printing technologies and engaged in quality discussions.” The company has been participating in the show for over a decade.
