Independent coding and marking advice.
No commissions. No vendor ties. 50+ years of combined experience.
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Vendor-Neutral Advice
No affiliations. Just straight advice for producers.
Vendor-Neutral Advice
We take no commissions, referral fees or sponsorship from equipment manufacturers or software providers. Our recommendations are based on your line and your requirements, nothing else.Â
Broad Technology Expertise
Hands-on expertise across seven coding and marking technologies.
Broad Technology Expertise
Between us, we've worked hands-on with CIJ, TTO, TIJ, laser, LCM, LPA and binary array printing. So we can recommend what fits your line, not what one supplier happens to make.
Why Markpath?
Most coding and marking advice comes from someone with equipment to sell. Ours doesn’t. Here are four reasons that matters for your line.
Decades in the Industry
Independent guidance, backed by 50+ years of combined industry experience.
Decades in the Industry
We both spent years on the vendor side, so we know how equipment is specified, sold and supported. We use that to help you ask the right questions.
Tailored Recommendations
Coding and marking advice built around your line.
Tailored Recommendations
We start with your products, substrates, line speeds and code requirements, then recommend the setup that fits. The goal is readable codes, traceable products and fewer line stops.
"What vendors won’t print."
Everything you need to know about your coding system, without the sales pitch.
TTO Coders: The Essential Guide
Everything you need to know to make the right coding choice for your production line. Written by two authors with over 50 years of combined experience in coding and marking.
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Get in touch
Questions about your coding setup or Sunrise 2027? Write to us.
About us
WHO’S BEHIND MARKPATH
We’re Andrew and Yilmaz, the co-founders of Markpath Consulting. We both spent years on the vendor side of coding and marking, so we know how equipment gets sold. Now we advise the people who have to buy it.
We help food, beverage, pharmaceutical and consumer goods manufacturers get their coding and marking right. We take no commission from any equipment or consumables brand, so our advice is about what works on your line, not what’s easiest to sell you.
With GS1 Sunrise 2027 approaching, many plants are being pushed toward upgrades they don’t need, or aren’t told what they do need. We tell you which is which.
Andrew Robinson
