Exciting News! The Google URL shortener, goo.gl is now available for everyone to use, I can’t wait. Actually, the goo.gl shortener has been around for a quite a while and is really just one new entry into a field with some existing good solutions. Personally I use bit.ly and ow.ly for my URL shortening jobs. However […]
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Outsource Service or DIY For Bar Code Equipment?
When looking at how you maintain and service your bar code and labeling printing equipment, you have choices to do-it-yourself, pay as you go, or outsource it. The most common questions companies look at when deciding are “how can we reduce costs and increase productivity?” and “Can we afford to handle maintenance and repairs our self?” It […]
Need a low profile, unobtrusive, durable label?
Sometimes we want our labels to really stand out and be easier to find. At other times, we might want the labeling to be less noticeable, maybe for military equipment, stereo equipment, cell phones, etc. That’s where our Black Polyimide label material comes in. Winco ID’s black Polyimide (Kapton) labels provide all the performance features of […]
Barcodes for Inventory Control
Well, here at Winco ID it is the end of another financial year so time to check all our inventory. Because we can make pressure sensitive labels in a huge number of sizes, we have a correspondingly large selection of dies to keep track of. Fortunately, barcoding and barcode scanning makes keeping track of all […]
Food Safety Can Yield Productivity Benefits
Growers, harvesters, manufacturers, packagers, and shippers are part of the complex food supply chain that is responsible for delivering safe food to consumers all over the world. The wide variety of products grown and manufactured, the need for more efficient processing to reduce costs, and the volume of fresh and processed food products that must […]