Labeling Ideas

What began as a family effort to send needed provisions to a brother in Afghanistan has blossomed into an organization that aids soldiers and children throughout the Middle East. Paul and Carole Moore began sending their brother Brian and his fellow soldiers needed but unavailable supplies six years ago. Since then, they and their volunteers […]

Full color or monochromatic, ID card printing made fast and affordable. Zebra’s ZXP Series 3 printer delivers full-functionality in a compact printer.

There is more to the patient wristband than meets the eye. As a key method of identifying patients, the wristband provides the foundation for accuracy and safety in the health care system. Bar coded wristbands are a proven way to identify patients and access the data associated with their care. Bar codes reduce errors and […]

Mobile computers offer flexibility for the user by bringing computing power to where it is needed. Printing labels, tags, or invoices with a mobile printer prevents errors and streamlines the labeling task. But the benefits of mobile printing are lost if the wrong thermal material is used for printing. That is why it’s so important to select […]

Admit it, you’ve been using the same software version since Windows 3.1 (or even DOS) and you’re still plodding along with it. You might think this is still cool, but it is high time to go get upgraded. Here are some good reasons why… You’re getting new computers: Your old software probably won’t work with […]

Here at Winco Identification, we are looking for a talented, self-motivated professional to join our sales team and develop new business opportunities within existing accounts and with potential customers. Candidates should have good telephone skills, have experience prospecting, and be comfortable in a team selling environment. Candidates must possess a strong desire and determination to be […]

If you use BarTender Automation for your label design and printing, you might have noticed some other applications that are installed with the software. One of these is called Commander and this can be really useful to help automate the label printing process. Check out this short video where I use Commander to automatically print labels, […]

Flexible packaging presents some unique challenges to labeling – automated packing systems can reach print speeds of up to 24 inches per second, variable data like lot numbers are often required on the packaging, and data must be printed on a wide range of packaging substrates. Such factors influence print quality and performance.   Thermal transfer ribbons are […]

For the last couple of years, our city has had a nice baseball park, but no team. Here in Nashua we have good minor league teams just north and south of us as well as the Red Sox close by as well. As a result, it has been tough for teams to make a success […]

Lot and date information embedded in bar codes The Food Safety Modernization Act that was signed into law in January 2011 made major changes regarding the way food is tracked. A big part of this law deals with documenting processes and inventory in food production, and that includes the packaging used for storing and shipping […]