There are times when the old faithful black barcode on white label just doesn’t work. UID marking applications is one good example. Often the product does not lend itself to have a white or silver label and a black durable label makes much more sense. So if you need to print white barcodes for your […]
Labeling Ideas
Browse through these labeling ideas to learn more about how you can utilize labeling machinery for you specific product requirements. Labeling machinery is versatile to accommodate diverse applications. View these articles to learn about labelers and labeling machinery along with labeling solutions.
Zebra, Link-OS and the Internet of Things
The concept of the Internet of Things isn’t new. The idea of an interconnected network of intelligent devices was first developed way back in the late 1990’s at the Auto-ID Center at MIT. The thinking was that since people are the most problematic part of any process, let’s take them away and have devices communicate seamlessly, without humans […]
Label Printer Resources on Labeling News
Over the last few years, we’ve worked with the best barcode label printer manufacturers, helped a lot of clients to identify the best printer model for their label application and serviced/supported thousands of systems. We’ve also posted a number of helpful (well, I think so anyway!) articles here at Labeling News that are intended to help […]
Should I Get a Service Plan?
You might think that buying a service plan is an unwise investment. After all, hardware is expensive enough, and why pay more when the manufacturer’s warranty will cover your purchase? When deciding whether or not you should purchase a service plan from Winco ID, think about this; the manufacturer’s warranty might not cover a problem […]
Can’t Open BarTender File?
If you use Seagull Scientific’s BarTender label program, you might have come across this little problem. Someone sends you a label file, but when you start up BarTender and try to open the file, you get the error message that tells you the label was made in a newer version of the program and you […]
Durable Labels for Food Safety and Seafood Traceability
Food and seafood have made a splash in the news as of late revealing contaminated spinach, deadly meat, and counterfeit seafood. With the FDA bearing down on regulations for traceability from farm to fork or sea to server, growers/fisheries must be able to identify lots/catches. Many are doing this voluntarily and are moving ahead of the […]
How To Track A Lot Of Information Without a Larger Barcode
One of the common misconceptions in barcode tracking is that the tracking barcodes need to contain all the information that you need to know about the contents of a container, such as the part number, the quantity, the manufacturer, the lot number and the expiration date. While there are content standards, such as that specified […]
FDA UDI Resources
There is a lot of information on the FDA Unique Device Identification program scattered around the web and I thought it would be a good idea to post links to some of the best resources – I started this more my own benefit, but it might help others with an interest in this topic. If you are […]
Custom Booklet Labels
Booklet labels, also known as fold-outs or multi-fold labels, are an economical way to convey lots of information in a small space. Essentially, these labels are multi-paged leaflets folded and laminated to a pressure sensitive label that is attached to the product. The user simply peels back the top layer of the label to open […]
2D Barcode for Mobile – What Size?
So you need to produce a 2D barcode for use with mobile devices? What size should it be to ensure that every smartphone can successfully read it? I had to do some testing on this for one of our clients and I thought it would be interesting to share the results here as well. To […]
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