Over the last few years, we’ve gotten involved in several applications needing colour labels to be printed. There certainly seems to be an increase in the demand for colour – GHS labeling being just one application. One of the problems for us has been that the equipment available for on-demand colour printing, has just not really been up to […]
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Intermec 3400 4400 Series End of Service
Let’s face it, it you are still using any of the Intermec legacy printers, the old 3400 or 440 models, you’ve certainly had your money’s worth out of them. Chances are that your printer still works just fine, here at Winco we support a lot of them still. But here’s the deal, at the end […]
Intermec’s New SF61B Scanner
Intermec seems to have some pretty creative designers around these days and it is always interesting to see what they come up with next. I really like the styling of some of the newer Intermec mobile computers and the latest PM43 printers. The new flashlight style barcode scanners? Hmm, I’m not totally sold on these, […]
Printing Labels For Chemical Drums
OK, you have to print labels for your chemical products that need to be in compliance with the latest GHS regulations. You might have already read our article on the ChemShield label material that is perfect for GHS labeling since it is designed to meet BS5609, the durability standard for chemical drum labeling. In addition, you might well […]
Near Edge or Flat Head Printing?
Does your thermal label printer use flat head or near edge print technology? Do you know the difference? Do you care? When I first got involved in thermal transfer printing, it was with on-line thermal coders (such as the Markem SmartDate) that I was most familiar with. These devices are intended for high speed printing on mainly […]