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Datamax Corp. announces the DMXScan for fast, hands-free scanning and productive error handling options designed to ensure that barcodes are correctly printed and are scannable. Today, high-profile compliance label mandates impact the automotive, retail, aerospace and defense industries. The costs of non-compliance can mean expensive monetary penalties, delays in shipments, and even lost contracts. Now many […]

Thanks to their acquisition of RJS Verifiers, Printronix offer an in-line barcode verification system for use with their (and other brands) thermal printers. Printronix Online Data Verification (ODV) is the most sophisticated system currently available and verifies the barcodes to the appropriate ANSII specification. The ODV system can be configured to not only inspect every […]

It has been four years since there was a change to MIL-STD-129 so we were due for something new. For quite a while, we were expecting to see a convergence of MIL-STD-129 (labeling of packaging) and MIL-STD-130 (labeling of items) and it seems to be finally happening. One of the changes in the standard is […]

Bar code identification on unit level items is becoming increasingly more important as tracking and traceability of items in the market place is no longer a choice but a requirement for many industries. Each industry has unique challenges when it comes to product identification, compliance labeling, warranty tracking, inventory management, and lot traceability for recalls […]

Government and retail suppliers have adopted RFID and other Unique Identification (UID) Labeling standards to help manage the supply chain process. This movement has affected many businesses around the globe. Except for a very few, it’s no longer a matter of IF you will need to comply, it’s when. The recent trend shows the largest […]