The US Government is under pressure to reduce spending without sacrificing our military forces. One of the first areas for improvement was inventory control. The US Government now requires anyone who ships product to the Department of Defense to comply with strict mandates for labeling pallets, cartons and products to enhance the accuracy and rapid […]
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.
Latest Updates – FDA UDI
Did you take part in the recent Public Workshop on UDI, hosted by the FDA? I was planning on joining the webcast, but unfortunately missed both days. Never fear, though – a lot of the material from the Workshop has been made available for review on-line. Head over to the Workshop site here and download what […]
FDA Announces Food Tracing Pilot Studies
The FDA announced On September 6, 2011 that the IFT will conduct two pilot studies on track and trace methods for food products.
Update to the FDA’s UDI Regulation
Are you wondering what is happening to the FDA’s Unique Device Identification (UDI) regulation? Nothing is official yet, but the most recent information sheds light on an updated timeline for the FDA UDI roll out plan. The UDI standard is expected to be published in 2012. The first set of deadlines is imposed on Class III […]
Labeling for Horticultural Applications
The labels used throughout the horticultural/nursery industry need to be tough enough to last. From planting in the greenhouse to transporting to the end user, each product needs its label for identification, tracking, and in some cases, compliance. Industry container labeling regulations can require data such as the name of the plant, an accurate measure of […]
Can A Mobile Label Printer Survive Warehouse Use?
Success in warehouse, shipping and receiving, and distribution areas all comes down to efficiency, accuracy and maximum worker productivity. One way to increase productivity is having the ability to print and apply labels right at the point of activity-whether that be labeling a shelf when boxes are moved, a pallet being shipped, an order being […]
FDA UDI – Public Workshop
Have you been wondering what has been going on with the Unique Device Identification program that the FDA is in the process of introducing? You are not alone, there has been very little news on the program and many in the Auto ID industry have been thinking that the idea is being dropped. There is […]
Thermal Transfer Ribbons – Limited Capacity?
We’ve written before about the issues with the Thermal Transfer ribbon supply chain and why prices have been steadily increasing of late. A new post on the VDC Research Blog, suggests that things are not going to be getting back to a normal capacity situation until sometime in 2013. The problems are largely caused by […]
Tri-City Expo – Manchester, NH
If you are in New Hampshire or Massachusetts, the Tri-City Expo is a great event for networking with local business people from all kinds of businesses. The show is jointly organized by the Chambers of Commerce from Nashua, Manchester and Concord. The Winco ID team is going to be exhibiting and we’ll be demonstrating how […]
Host-Based Printing – Is This The Future?
Host-based printing is defined by PC Magazine as “A printing system that relies entirely on the host computer to perform all the printer processing. The computer’s CPU rasterizes the data, which creates the bitmaps of the printed pages. It also sends commands directly to the print heads.” Most of the label printers used today are […]
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