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Nashua, NH – Winco Identification Corp. has earned the highest level of Platinum Membership for Datamax products in the Datamax and O’Neil 2008 Valued Partner Program. Winco ID works closely with leading manufacturers such as Datamax and O’Neil to offer a comprehensive portfolio of products and services to provide end users with a unique value […]

Complying with military or customer requirements to tag shipments with RFID printed and encoded labels can be expensive without a well-thought out plan for implementation. There’s good news if you plan to implement an RFID system in-house.  Gen 2 protocols offer significant performance improvements over the first generation of EPCglobal UHF protocols, including superior tag […]

If you are in the electronics industry, you probably have to use Kapton (polyimide film) label material to ensure that your labels survive the temperatures and solvents found in the manufacturing process. As electronic components continue to get smaller, the need for information is increasing, meaning that the Kapton labels have to be printed with high […]

Trying to keep up with changes in Military Standards? Do you have to comply but you’re not really sure how? Most often we hear, “How do I figure out what all these changes mean, and how do I get in compliance. What’s the most recent standard, and does it apply to me? This is just painful.” […]

By John Burke- What makes a good label?  A good label is the one that is right for its intended use, or application.  While there are many aspects to consider, there are three basic considerations in selecting the right label.  First, consider how the label will be used and what conditions it will be exposed to.  Knowing how the […]

Introduction The latest version of MIL-STD-130, Version N, was released on December 17th, 2007. Since many contractors, and their subcontractors, have to mark many of the items they make to meet this standard, we thought it would be useful to produce a brief summary of the changes. This document is particularly concerned with how the […]

Welcome to Labeling News, the on-line news magazine from Winco Identification. The idea behind the site is to be a resource for our customers and friends to help keep them up to date with what is going on in the fast changing world of identifying and tracking items and people. Along with articles and commentaries […]

Answer: None. No good to anyone, and yet a big headache for some when the correct steps are not taken to ensure bar codes are readable. Bar codes have become a common way to identify and track items through manufacturing, warehousing, shipping, etc. The humble bar code is the building block on which many sophisticated […]

Datamax Corp. announces the DMXScan for fast, hands-free scanning and productive error handling options designed to ensure that barcodes are correctly printed and are scannable. Today, high-profile compliance label mandates impact the automotive, retail, aerospace and defense industries. The costs of non-compliance can mean expensive monetary penalties, delays in shipments, and even lost contracts. Now many […]

Thanks to their acquisition of RJS Verifiers, Printronix offer an in-line barcode verification system for use with their (and other brands) thermal printers. Printronix Online Data Verification (ODV) is the most sophisticated system currently available and verifies the barcodes to the appropriate ANSII specification. The ODV system can be configured to not only inspect every […]