If you are in the produce business, chances are you’ve paid at least some attention to the Produce Traceability Initiative – generally referred to as the PTI. We have certainly spoken with many people over the last couple of years, but PTI compliance has tended to be somewhere on the horizon and doesn’t seem to have gotten the mind share it really deserves. When Wal-Mart announce […]
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Variable Data on Pharma Labels
With the increased demand for item level serialization of pharmaceutical products (the new rules having finally been passed) and the increase in barcoding, pharmaceutical packagers often have to look at ways of adding variable text and barcodes to primary product labels. Traditionally, pharma labels are imprinted with date and lot codes right on the labeling […]
VIPColor VP700 Memjet Printer
You might have read my review of the VIPColor printer VP495 that I posted a while ago. While this printer generally gives pretty good results, I was wishing that it was more industrial and used a printing system that would be faster than the moving head inkjet method. Is is clear that the colour printer […]
We Have Joined ID Technology
We are pleased to announce that Winco Identification is now part of ID Technology (a Pro Mach company). We see this as being a great match and it will enable us to expand our label manufacturing (we now have a network of 6 label converting plants) as well as add exciting new products to our […]
Which Zebra Card Printer? ZXP 1 or ZXP 3?
Our friends at Zebra have done a great job of getting their card printer line up into shape. The project started with the hi-tech ZXP8 and now the product line up looks to be complete with the low end (or Standard as the Zebra peeps call it) ZXP1. At the lower rung of the ZXP […]
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