Coding & Marking Systems
Apply legible, permanent, production-speed codes to every unit. Pineberry designs and builds automated coding & marking systems — hot stamping and dry printing of batch, lot, date, and serialized data on cartons, cards, cases and envelopes — engineered and supported in Oakville, Ontario since 1984.
Code
Batch, lot, date & variable data applied per unit
Mark
Hot-stamp (GSC) or dry-print (GSS), crisp & permanent
Verify
Codes captured/confirmed, ready for serialization
One Capability Across Your Whole Line
Coding & marking is the process that puts traceable, compliant, brand-consistent data onto product and packaging — whether you are dating a food carton, lot-coding a cosmetic case, personalizing a card, or applying the unique code a pharmaceutical unit needs before it is serialized and aggregated for track-and-trace. Avoid rejected products and failed audits with our custom serialization solutions.
Integrate print-and-verify at line speed, GSC (hot stamping) or GSS (dry printing) matched to substrate and durability, and a clean handoff to your serialization / vision / line-management process.
Coding & Marking Technologies
If your cards stack and feed consistently, they can be singulated, counted, and sorted on a Pineberry system.
Where Coding & Marking Applies
Pharmaceutical Serialization
Apply + verify the unique code that feeds track-and-trace
Food & Beverage
Best-before/expiry & lot dating on cartons and packs
Cards
Coding/personalization of plastic & collectible cards
Print & Mail
Variable-data on documents and mailers
General Packaging
Carton, case & envelope coding across cosmetics, nutraceutical, e-commerce
Automatic and Bench Systems
Canadian-built since 1984, integration-ready, and directly supported. One accountable manufacturer for the coding stage of your line. Equipment leasing available.
Coding & Marking Solutions In Action
About Pineberry
For over 40 years, Pineberry has been a global leader in Order Fulfilment, Packaging Automation and Print on Demand Solutions for Brands and Businesses in eCommerce, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Food and Beverage, and the Print and Packaging Industries.
We design, manufacture and integrate our Friction Feeders, Print on Demand, and Sortation systems to automate end to end Order Fulfilment and Packaging Lines.
Based in Toronto, Ontario. Serving Canada and the US. Ask us about equipment leasing and trade-in options.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is coding and marking in packaging automation?
The automated application of alphanumeric data — batch/lot codes, dates, and variable or serialized information — onto product or packaging, for traceability, compliance and brand consistency.
What is the difference between GSC hot stamping and GSS dry printing?
GSC presses a permanent, high-contrast foil mark (premium cartons/cards); GSS applies clean alphanumeric coding with lower consumable use (high-volume in-line data).
What throughput can a Pineberry marking system reach?
The bench solution reaches up to 700 pcs/h; automatic systems run at continuous in-line speeds sized to the application.
Can coding & marking feed our serialization line?
Yes — coded units flow into Pineberry serialization + camera verification + CartonTrac aggregation. See the serialization page.
Do you offer equipment leasing?
Yes.