Mobile bar code applications are now spilling into the wine industry. Some wineries, such as JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery in California, are now using 2D bar codes on their labels to inform consumers of their product. If you aren’t a wine connoisseur, it can be confusing to try and select a nice wine just by looking at […]
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.
Label Printing From Cloud Applications
As hosted or cloud applications become more common, one of the issues to be addressed is how to connect to peripheral equipment such as label printers. With traditional servicer-based ERP or tracking systems it is easy to print to label printers that are attached to the network, indeed many printer manufacturers make a big deal […]
Winco DoD Label Templates
One of the ways we can help our DoD contractor customers is by providing our set of BarTender templates for MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129 labels. Here’s a short video tutorial on connecting the MSL label to a spreadsheet to populate the label with the required data. Need a set of these templates? We provide them at […]
Tech Tip – Trial Features in BarTender
I came across this problem just the other day. A client had an activated version of BarTender, but the software insisted on going into expired trial mode and not printing the barcodes correctly. I’d never seen this before – how could the software possibly be activated and in trial mode at the same time? A quick call […]
Teklynx Central GHS
The United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labelling of chemicals. It is an attempt to harmonize the different rules and regulations that have been developed in different countries over the years. The GHS itself isn’t a standard, but countries […]
NH Manufacturing Initiative
I must be honest, when I’m writing about the State of New Hampshire, it is usually to complain about something so this post is rather rare. One part of the State that does a good job is the Division of Economic Development. For a long time we have worked with the team at New Hampshire Procurement […]
DoD Using RFID to Reduce Costs
The DoD is actively moving toward using RFID technology to reduce inventory and increase efficiency. The DoD has been using RFID tags for many years to track movements of supplies, but this next phase of its RFID deployment program aims to bring greater visibility across their entire supply chain. The goal is to use RFID data […]
Video – Complying with MIL-STD-130
Do you have to comply with the Department of Defense’s MIL-STD-130, because your products meet the UID criteria? Don’t panic – we have teamed up with Zebra Technologies to produce a series of videos that show how we can help you get into compliance with the rules. Need help with UID labeling? Feel free to […]
Ecologists Wild About Barcoding
Field ecologist have a new high-tech way of studying individual animals in the wild. Instead of relying on DNA evidence or visual identification, a new imaging technology helps scientists automate identification. Called Stripespotter, this barcode-like scanning system uses the animal’s markings, such as the stripes found on zebras, to identify individual animals from a photograph. Here’s how […]
Labeling for DoD – the video
The first of our series of four short video on getting into compliance with the Department of Defense labeling rules.
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