Industrial Handheld Inkjet Printer Metal Body One-Item-One-Code Conveyor Ready

• The ZG1680 is the only handheld inkjet printer in this lineup built with a full metal body — weighing in at 898g, it's purpose-built for factory floors, metal workshops, and any environment where plastic-body printers won't survive the daily grind. It's the one you mount on a conveyor bracket and let run for a full shift.

• The intuitive 4.3-inch touchscreen UI lets operators preview the imprint before printing — no guesswork, no wasted cartons. For traceability, the database import/export function supports batch import of unique barcodes and QR codes to achieve true "one item, one code" compliance. In photoelectric continuous mode, the printer runs at up to 30 meters per minute at 300 DPI. The 16.8V removable 2000mAh battery keeps it going through an eight-hour shift, and a spare battery eliminates downtime entirely. Like all our handheld coders, it uses non-encrypted quick-dry solvent ink cartridges: no chip lock, no forced OEM consumables. Multi-language support is built in.

• This is the one for the production supervisor who needs a printer that can handle metal dust, oil mist, and the occasional knock against a machine frame — and still print sharp barcodes, QR codes, and variable data at the end of the shift.

Usage Scenarios

Metal Profile and Aluminum Extrusion Marking

• In aluminum and steel profile factories, every extruded section needs a heat number, specification code, and production date printed directly onto the metal surface before packing. Plastic-body printers crack within weeks from accidental impact against stacked profiles. The ZG1680's metal housing takes the abuse, and the quick-dry solvent ink adheres to metal surfaces without pre-treatment — the 2–5mm spray distance handles the slight curvature of round tubes and angle bars.

Traceability Batch Coding on the Line

• Food and pharmaceutical manufacturers facing traceability mandates need every individual unit to carry a unique code — lot number, production line, timestamp, and a serialized QR code or GS1 DataMatrix. The ZG1680's database import function accepts a CSV file with thousands of unique codes, assigns one per print trigger, and records each output. Mounted on a conveyor bracket with a photoelectric sensor, it prints one unique code per carton at line speed without manual intervention. The metal body meets hygiene requirements that porous ABS housings cannot — there are no surface crevices for powder or dust to accumulate.

Wood and Plywood Grade Stamping

• Sawmills and plywood factories grade each panel by species, thickness, and quality grade — traditionally done with ink rollers or stamps that fade after exposure. The ZG1680's solvent ink dries fast on rough sawn timber and the 4GB memory stores grading templates for every SKU. Operators activate the handheld trigger when a panel comes off the line, or set it to photoelectric continuous mode for conveyor-fed grading stations. The metal body handles the sawdust environment without cracking, and the print preview function means no misprinted grade marks that could devalue an entire panel.