Factory & packaging line

All guides in factory & packaging line

• What Happens After an ERP Creates a Serial Number?

  A serial number in your ERP is only a reservation. Here is how it travels to the line, gets printed and checked, and what status changes it goes through.

  Beginner·6 min read

• What Does an Industrial Coder Do?

  Industrial coders print batch, expiry and serial codes on moving packs. Learn the main technologies and how coders stay in sync with the line.

  Beginner·6 min read

• Why "Printed" Is Not the Same as "Verified"

  A coder's printed message, a camera decode and an ISO/IEC 15415 grade are different facts. Learn what each proves on a serialized packaging line.

  Intermediate·5 min read

• How Cameras and Barcode Readers Verify Product Identity

  Inline cameras read each printed code, compare it with the expected serial and trigger a reject. Here is how that works, and where offline verifiers fit.

  Intermediate·6 min read

• Why Edge Software Matters on a Packaging Line

  Why serialized lines run their time-critical work on local edge software rather than calling the cloud or ERP for every pack — and what that layer must do.

  Intermediate·5 min read

• What Exactly-Once Serialization Means in Plain English

  No serial printed twice, none lost, none registered twice. How idempotency, state machines and reconciliation achieve that — and what it really takes.

  Advanced·6 min read

• How ERP, Printer, Scanner and Packaging Line Work Together

  Who owns what on a serialized line: the ERP, line software, coder, camera, PLC and cloud platform, with a system-of-record table and common integration pitfalls.

  Intermediate·6 min read

• What Happens When the Internet or ERP Goes Down During Production?

  How a serialized line keeps running through an ERP or internet outage — local serial pools, outboxes, reconciliation on reconnect — and when it should stop.

  Intermediate·6 min read