Here in the US, it seems just about the interior of just about every house, apartment, and many other buildings is constructed of a product that has so many different names: drywall, plasterboard, wallboard, sheetrock, gypsum board, buster board, custard board (I’ve never seen this called custard board before, but I saw it on Wikipedia, so it must be right). […]
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Need Individual UPC GTIN Barcodes?
Over the years, one question I’m always asked is “how can I get single UPC barcodes, or get them in small quantities?” There hasn’t always been a good answer for this – the choice has been to invest in a GS1 company prefix (confusing to many people and can be expensive), or to buy UPC […]
Pantone Color of the Year – 2021
Well, this is interesting (ok, slightly interesting, maybe), the folks at Pantone announced their Color of 2021 a while ago and it is actually two colors. In this newsworthy development, the Color of 2021 is yellow (Pantone 13-0647 Illuminating) AND grey, (Pantone 17-5104 Ultimate Gray). What do you think? Exciting stuff? According to the Pantone […]
Shipping Label and Packing Slip Automation
If your company has to ship products, there are a couple of things that always have to take place. Print and apply the correct shipping label to the shipment and also make sure a packing slip (or invoice) is included. The packaging slip can be folded and placed inside the package – either by hand […]
Reinventing Print and Apply Labeling
Print and apply labeling can be a challenge, with conflicting wishes. More output at higher conveyor speeds, less downtime, better print quality – especially for GS1 barcodes, and make things easier for the operator. Checking all of these boxes in one piece of equipment has been difficult in the past, but the brand-new ID Technology […]