Domino Vx Series Thermal Transfer Overprinter

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Print sharp date codes, batch numbers and barcodes directly onto flexible film, at the moment of packing. No pre-printed labels, no hot-foil rollers to manage.

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Code your film at the point of pack

If you run a vertical or horizontal form-fill-seal line, the code on each pack is the last thing the product receives before it is sealed and sent. Get it wrong and the whole batch is suspect. The Domino Vx-Series is a thermal transfer overprinter (TTO) built for exactly this moment: it prints variable data straight onto flexible film as the web indexes through the machine, giving you crisp, scannable best-before dates, batch and lot codes, GS1 barcodes and ingredient panels at production speed.

Thermal transfer replaces older hot-foil and rotary coders with a digital printhead that lays down a clean, high-resolution image every cycle. Because the print is digital, changing a date or a batch code is a software change, not a mechanical one, so changeovers between products take seconds rather than minutes. For a Maltese producer packing food, snacks or medical consumables in film, that means fewer reject packs, less downtime at changeover and a code that survives the supply chain.

The Vx-Series is designed to drop into intermittent and continuous-motion packaging machinery, so it suits both stop-start VFFS baggers and high-speed flow-wrappers. Where you are coding rigid cases or pallets rather than film, the Domino Cx-Series direct case printer is the better tool, and the two often sit on the same site.

Technical specifications

The figures below are for the Vx350i, the workhorse model in the Vx-Series for intermittent and continuous film coding. Confirm the exact configuration for your line during the site survey.

Specifications taken from the Domino Vx-Series / Vx350i datasheet. Print area, ribbon length and speed depend on the printhead and configuration selected for your line.

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What is in scope from Sirap

Sirap has been Malta’s Domino partner since 1981. When you buy a Vx-Series from us, the printer is the start of the relationship, not the end of it. Our scope covers:

• Site survey and line integration — we assess your bagger or flow-wrapper, web path and code requirements before we quote, so the configuration fits your machine.
• Installation and commissioning — bracket mounting onto your VFFS or HFFS frame, print-registration setup, and message templates built to your date, batch and GS1 formats.
• Operator and maintenance training — including optional Maltese-language operator training so your floor team is confident from day one.
• Genuine Domino ribbon and parts — held locally, with a defined parts SLA and response time. Ask us about current stock and turnaround.
• Ongoing support — preventive maintenance schedules and engineer callout from a team based here in Malta.

Often paired with

• Domino Cx-Series Direct Case & Pallet Printer — codes the outer cases and pallets once the film packs are bagged, so primary and secondary coding run from one supplier.
• Zebra ZT411 / ZT400-Series Industrial Printer — for any peel-and-stick label formats a customer mandates alongside the printed film.
• Food & Beverage coding solutions — to tie pack coding into your wider traceability and date-coding setup.

Could this be grant-funded?

Moving to digital thermal transfer reduces coding waste and reject packs, and the ribbon-saving drive cuts consumable use, which supports an efficiency and sustainability case. That makes the Vx-Series a candidate for Malta Enterprise schemes such as the Smart & Sustainable Investment Grant and Digitalise Your SME. To see which scheme suits your project and what the application needs, read our funding guide and see if your project qualifies, or talk to a Sirap engineer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between thermal transfer and direct case printing?
Thermal transfer overprinting prints onto flexible film using a heated printhead and a ribbon, which is ideal for the smooth film used on bags and flow-wraps. Direct case printing, as on the Cx-Series, jets ink straight onto absorbent corrugate. The Vx-Series is for your primary film packs; the Cx-Series is for the outer cases and pallets.

Will it fit our existing VFFS or flow-wrap machine?
The Vx-Series is designed as a single-box printer-only unit for straightforward integration into vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal machinery. Sirap confirms the bracket, web path and registration during the site survey so the printer indexes correctly with your film.

How does the ribbon-saving feature reduce cost?
The intelligent ribbon drive minimises the gap between prints on the ribbon, so more codes are printed per metre. With up to 1,200 m of ribbon on board and reported savings of up to around 60% versus conventional TTO, you change ribbons less often and consume less per pack. The exact saving depends on your code size and pack pitch.

Can it print GS1 barcodes and QR codes?
Yes. The Vx350i prints 1D and 2D codes including GS1-128 and QR powered by GS1 at 300 dpi, alongside date, batch and lot text. Print quality should be verified against your customers’ scanning requirements during commissioning.

What ribbon types are available?
Standard wax/resin ribbons suit most films, while resin ribbons give greater durability on demanding or treated surfaces. Sirap recommends the right grade for your film during the survey and supplies genuine Domino ribbon locally.

How long does installation take?
This depends on the packaging machine and integration scope. Sirap gives you a realistic timeline after the site survey, including commissioning and operator training.

Talk to a Sirap engineer

Tell us about your film, your packaging machine and the codes you need to print, and we will confirm the right Vx configuration for your line. No pressure, no jargon, just an engineer who installs these systems in Malta.

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