Manufacturing and development of industrial inkjet inks, special marking and identification inks, and quality stamps in Kulmbach.

CoMI GmbH Coding and Marking Inks

Ziegelhüttener Straße 1, 95326 Kulmbach · Two plants at the Kulmbach siteNew on Amplifa

2004Founded

8Employees

2 plants at the Kulmbach siteProduction sites

17 mmText plate diameter QAS-C1

About CoMI

CoMI Coding and Marking Inks GmbH has been developing and producing identification inks at its Kulmbach site since 2004. The portfolio includes industrial inkjet inks for Continuous Ink Jet, LCP Inkjet and Drop-On-Demand, compatible and plug-and-play products for OEM printing devices from Markem-Imaje, Linx, Videojet, Willett, Hitachi and Matthews (Swedot), complemented by special marking and identification inks as well as a quality stamp (QAS-C1) for quality control. Custom inks for individual applications are developed in the company's own laboratory. CoMI belongs to the owner-managed ACN Group with the companies alpha Stempelfarbenvertrieb and Noris-Color GmbH, where inkjet ink development began in the 1980s. The company also offers disposition including customs clearance, labeling and direct shipping as well as hazardous goods shipping for land, sea and air freight including document creation. All raw materials are continuously checked for classification and approval in accordance with the REACH regulations and other common standards.

Site: Kulmbach
Processes: Inkjet ink manufacturing (Continuous Ink Jet, LCP Inkjet, Drop-On-Demand), Development of custom inks in the company's own laboratory, Manufacture of special marking and identification inks, Quality stamp QAS-C1 (flash technology, text plate diameter 17mm), Hazardous goods shipping (land, sea and air freight) incl. documentation, Disposition incl. customs clearance, Labeling and direct shipping to end consumers, Hazardous goods shipping (land, sea and air freight) incl. document creation
Materials: Inkjet ink (Continuous Ink Jet), LCP ink, Drop-On-Demand ink, Make-Up / Solvent / Cleaner / Additives, Special marking and identification inks, Pigmented stamping inks
Founded: 2004
Employees: 8
Industries: Industrial identification technology, Product identification and packaging labeling

01
Development of custom inks in the company's own laboratory
02
Manufacture of inkjet inks and identification inks
03
Quality control of raw materials and products
04
Disposition including customs clearance
05
Labeling and shipping (incl. hazardous goods)
06
Take-back and proper disposal of residual-empty containers

Products and Technologies

CIJ

Inkjet ink (Continuous Ink Jet)

Industrial inks for continuous ink jet printing devices for product identification.

LCP

LCP ink

Inks for LCP inkjet printing devices including top-ups and cleaners.

DOD

Drop-On-Demand ink

Inks for drop-on-demand printing devices for marking products and packaging.

MAKEUP

Make-Up / Solvent / Cleaner / Additives

Supplementary products such as make-up, solvent, cleaners and additives for OEM printing devices.

SPZ

Special marking and identification inks

Special inks for industrial marking and identification tasks on a wide variety of surfaces.

STAMP

Pigmented stamping inks

Pigmented, opaque stamping inks (black, blue, red, yellow, green, white) for the QAS-C1 quality stamp.

Site

Kulmbach

Headquarters with two plants (production, development, laboratory, shipping)

Materials: Inkjet inks (CIJ, LCP, DOD), special marking and identification inks, stamping inks

Industries

Industrial identification technologyProduct identification and packaging labeling

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Inkjet ink manufacturing (Continuous Ink Jet, LCP Inkjet, Drop-On-Demand)Surface	–	–	–	–	Inkjet inks, Special marking and identification inks
Development of custom inks in the company's own laboratoryEngineering	–	–	–	–	Inkjet inks
Manufacture of special marking and identification inksSurface	–	–	–	–	Identification inks
Quality stamp QAS-C1 (flash technology, text plate diameter 17mm)Testing	–	17 mm (text plate diameter)	–	–	, Aluminum housing
Hazardous goods shipping (land, sea and air freight) incl. documentationEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

6 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Printing device compatibility (no own production machines)	Markem-Imaje	–	–	–	Kulmbach
Printing device compatibility	Linx	–	–	–	Kulmbach
Printing device compatibility	Videojet	–	–	–	Kulmbach
Printing device compatibility	Willett	–	–	–	Kulmbach
Printing device compatibility	Hitachi	–	–	–	Kulmbach
Printing device compatibility	Matthews (Swedot)	–	–	–	Kulmbach

Additional services

Development of custom inks in the company's own laboratoryDisposition incl. customs clearanceLabeling and direct shipping to end consumersHazardous goods shipping (land, sea and air freight) incl. document creationSafety data sheets and technical informationTake-back and proper disposal of residual-empty containersConsulting on transport, processing, storage, safety and environmental protection

Reference customers

Markem-Imaje (compatible inks for OEM devices)Linx (compatible inks for OEM devices)Videojet (compatible inks for OEM devices)Willett (compatible inks for OEM devices)Hitachi (compatible inks for OEM devices)Matthews/Swedot (compatible inks for OEM devices)

History

1980
Development of inkjet inks at the sister company Noris-Color GmbH
2004
Spin-off of the inkjet ink product line under the name CoMI to Kulmbach; part of the ACN Group