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# What Are The Benefits Of An Ink Jet Tape Dispenser?

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The Better Pack 500 Ink Jet System is a simple-to-use electronic water-activated tape dispenser. The  System offers reliable performance of an easy-to-operate paper tape dispenser with the added power of an integrated ink jet printer. This gives you the ability to print directly on the paper tape as well as the option to change the message by enabling custom printed one-color messages or time stamps directly on the water activated paper tape as it is dispensed. Learn more about water activated tape and how the Better Pack 500 Ink Jet System can benefit your business. 

## ![BP500IJ_W-Tape1-1.jpg](https://blog.betterpackages.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BP500IJ_W-Tape1-1-2.jpg?width=524&name=BP500IJ_W-Tape1-1-2.jpg) Enhancing Brand Awareness

Branding is a critical element for business growth. By using water activated paper tape, a company is easily able to print its logo or a message in either full color or black and white directly after dispensing from the Ink Jet System. This keeps your brand front and center when your carton arrives at your customer’s home or office.This enhances the company's branding and their professional image. It is difficult and expensive to create printed plastic tape and if a company needs more than one strip of tape, it typically undermines the company’s branding efforts by appearing sloppy. By utilizing the Ink Jet System you'll be able to save money and simplify the process by printing your logo or message directly on the Kraft paper tape so it's the first element people see when receiving their package. 

 

## Saving Money

Unlike plastic, pressure-sensitive tape (PST) and hand-held tape guns, water-activated tape literally bonds to the carton. As a result, you only need one strip of tape to secure a corrugated carton. Plastic, pressure-sensitive tape floats on the carton surface. As a result, packers tend to use several strips of plastic tape to try to secure their cartons. While on a “per foot” basis, PST is often less expensive, because packers use so many strips of tape for closure, the cost advantage quickly disappears and ultimately WAT and the gum tape dispensers are less expensive, not to mention, more effective.

Ultimately, being able to print your logo on water activated tape from the Ink Jet System creates a great canvas for logos and messages in full color or black & white as it's simple to print on Kraft paper tape. Putting logos on your tape is an excellent branding vehicle and one which is potentially cost-saving too in comparison to having various-sized cartons printed with your logo. Printing your logo or message on your tape personalizes your shipments professionally and reflects well on your company building up your brand and gaining more customers.

## Better Pack 500 Ink Jet System Elements

The Ink Jet System is recommended for operations with medium to high volume packaging needs requiring printed tape with messages, dates, times or logos. The follwing are some of the elements you can expect from the Better Pack 500 Ink Jet System:

**Simple and Straightforward**

- 14 preset length keys offer one-touch dispensing of tape lengths from 6 to 45 inches
- 2X key doubles any preset length
- Press and hold the Random key for custom lengths up to 120 inches

**Rugged, Reliable and Safe**

- Steel side frame construction covered in durable ABS plastic
- Meets or exceeds UL, CE and CSA standards for operator and electrical safety
- Safety interlock switch disables the cutting mechanism when cover is open

**Fast and Efficient**

- Dispenses tape at 45 inches per second
- Adjustable top heater warms the water, maximizing the tape's adhesive and bonding properties
- Programmable line speed, print direction and print delay

 

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