End-to-End Track & Trace:
From Physical Line to Site Management

Yes. Mark & Trace is engineered specifically as an open-architecture retrofit. Our modules mount directly onto your existing conveyors, continuous cartoners, blister machines, and case packers. Vision inspection cameras, thermal/laser coders, and high-speed pneumatic reject mechanisms communicate directly with your existing line PLCs (Siemens, Rockwell Allen-Bradley, Omron, Schneider) via industrial protocols (OPC UA, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP) without requiring costly line overhauls or vendor lock-in.

Zero unbudgeted downtime. All software configurations, recipe templates, and communication drivers are fully validated in our staging environment prior to on-site arrival. Physical bracket mounting, sensor wiring, and I/O loop testing are typically executed during a standard weekend maintenance window or planned batch changeover (usually 24 to 48 hours), allowing your line to resume scheduled production on Monday morning without disruption.

No. Mark & Trace real-time vision algorithms process ISO/IEC 15415 optical grading and GS1 DataMatrix syntax validation in under 8 milliseconds. Operating at line velocities of up to 800 packs per minute, our systems trigger millisecond-precision pneumatic rejectors or air-blast nozzles with downstream confirmation sensors, ensuring non-compliant units are ejected instantly without slowing down conveyor throughput.

Mark & Trace comes pre-configured for all primary global pharmaceutical and high-velocity mandates: EU FMD (Directive 2011/62/EU), US DSCSA (interoperable electronic tracing), Russian Chestny ZNAK (crypto-code serialization & aggregation), Turkey ITS, and international GS1 General Specifications. All standard Application Identifiers (GTIN 01, Serial Number 21, Expiration Date 17, Lot/Batch 10) are validated in real time.

Yes, this is one of our primary design advantages. Our modular architecture allows you to deploy only what your immediate budget and market mandates require today. You can start with Unit Serialization & Print Verification and later scale to Carton & Pallet Aggregation with SSCC generation or Plant-wide OEE & Line Telemetry using the same software platform without replacing existing hardware or discarding prior investments.

Mark & Trace acts as a turnkey Level 3 Site Management system. It pulls allocated serial numbers and production orders directly from corporate ERP/MES layers (SAP S/4HANA, SAP ATTP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Siemens Opcenter) and cloud repositories (TraceLink, Arvato, rfXcel). Upon batch completion, validated commissioning, aggregation, and shipping events are exported via secure GS1 EPCIS 1.2 and 2.0 (XML/JSON) and REST APIs.

Yes. The system enforces strict role-based access control (RBAC), dual-operator authorizations for critical batch overrides, and cryptographic time-stamped audit trails logging every recipe change, failed print, and operator action. At batch closeout, an immutable, tamper-evident Electronic Batch Record (eBR) report is generated in validated PDF and XML formats ready for regulatory audits.

Legacy packaging OEMs typically lock manufacturers into proprietary hardware with expensive annual maintenance contracts and costly spare parts. Mark & Trace is built on standard, off-the-shelf industrial components (Cognex/Keyence optical sensors, Zebra/Sato industrial print engines, standard PLC I/O). This lowers initial capital expenditure by up to 40%, eliminates vendor lock-in, and cuts long-term support and spare-part costs substantially.