Labeling Ideas

I recently came across this post from our friends at Zebra Technologies about so-called vanity bar codes. To make packaging more enticing to consumers, bar codes are getting a makeover to make them more visible and fun. The trend was started by companies who wanted to get away from the standard black and white stripes […]

As well as being one of the class guys in the labeling business, Winco’s John Burke is known to be willing to try anything. So this weekend, tempted by a hat with horns and a promise of beer, John took part in Warrior Dash, New England, braving mud, fire, barbed wire and other obstacles! Looking […]

“Organizations such as manufacturers, food processors, and laboratories that make, process or test products which impact human health and safety are all experiencing increasing pressure to prevent defects and contamination and to respond with rapid recalls when problems occur. This pressure is coming from government agencies and from upstream customers who demand compliance with increasingly […]

Bar coding is a reliable way to identify specimens. Printing and applying specimen labels at the point of care reduces the chance of labeling errors and improves patient safety.

Over the last few years, RFID technology has gotten to be pretty good at keeping track of assets – at least in terms of letting us know where they actually are. Our partners at InfinID Technologies (who are always thinking way too hard about things) have come up with a way to make RFID tracking much […]

Technologies that track products throughout the supply chain using GS1 standards are now being used in the foodservice industry as well. Foodservice distributors are finding that industry standards provide safer food and remove waste and costs to produce a more efficient supply chain. At a recent GS1 food safety conference held on May 31 – June 2 in Orlando […]

If you go to a centralized printer to pick up your labels and apply the label elsewhere, you not only waste time and take away from productivity, but this leaves a wide margin for error when the wrong label is picked up or applied to the wrong item. It is proven that productivity and accuracy […]

Just about every organization has assets that need to be kept track of. Where they are, when maintenance or calibration is due, the current value – everything needs to be accounted for. In the past, asset information would be kept using pencil and paper, lists that would be filed away until needed. More recently, asset […]

Electrostatic discharge, commonly referred to as ESD, can cause device failure at the point of manufacture, assembly or in the hands of the consumer. This affects production yield, product reliability and profitability in the electronics market. Moisture, temperature, materials and movement combine to create ESD which can damage printed circuit boards (PCB) and other sensitive equipment. […]

Many mandates, initiatives, and industry efforts are in place to improve traceability and safety in the food supply chain. One important industry effort is the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), which strives to achieve supply chain-wide adoption of electronic traceability of every case of produce by 2012. Bar coding and RFID help the food industry achieve […]