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I recently came across an interesting article on the Food Production Daily website. It seems that RFID tags can be used multiple times, allowing for effective recycling of packaging and tagging. A study, done in July of this year by the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA), concluded that the RFID tags could be used on reusable […]

The photo IDs that students carry with them each day is now being used for more than identification. Now their ID gives the kids a convenient way to pay for breakfast or lunch at school. Food service management tools, such as those offered by NutriKids™, offer school districts software applications to manage their lunch programs. […]

If you’ve read my RFID printer shootout, you’ll know my thoughts on the rather elderly XiIII design. The Xi series of printer has been Zebra’s flagship model for a few years now and, let’s face it, is in serious need of a facelift! While the XiIII still performs well, it has been overtaken in the […]

The UID Forum hosted on September 8-10th in Orlando, Florida proved to be a valuable resource for DoD employees, suppliers and those who have customers who supply to the DoD and find themselves having to comply with MIL-STD-130 and Unique Identification (UID) marking. We learned that even with the deadlines moving in, there are many […]

If you are involved in medical device manufacturing or healthcare, then you are probably already aware of the FDA mandate specifying a unique device identifier (UDI) for medical devices. In February 2009, the FDA held a public workshop to discuss important challenges surrounding UDI implementation. The FDA sought industry input regarding standards, the technology used […]

Nate Fernald, Sr. Sales Executive, spent this past weekend doing some fundraising for a special cause. MooreMart, a non-profit organization based in Nashua, NH, sends packages containing supplies and personal hygiene items to New Hampshire troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the recent Derryfest 2009, Nate was there raising money for the troops. MooreMart […]

Best of breed equipment for DoD labeling When we are putting together our DoD labeling solutions, we have a great range of equipment to choose from. Quite often our clients will have particular pieces of equipment in mind for their operation and we will always work with them to provide what they request. However, on […]

For a long time, the Symbol P360/P370 has been one of my favorite scanners. As well as having one of the best barcode scan engines that Symbol ever produced, it also bridged the gap between scanners and mobile computers. It has been getting somewhat dated looking for a while though, what with the poor display, […]

It’s no secret – I’m a fan of Seagull’s Bartender label design software and I use it everyday. One of the features I really like is the fact that a database dummy such as myself can easily connect my labels to a datasource to populate my labels with the info I need. Quite often we […]

Compact and affordable new E-Class printers from Datamax are great for small offices, medical laboratories or any place space is limited. One of the best things is you don’t have to settle for a cheap model and wait forever for your labels to print. The E-Class Mark II comes in two models: the E-4205e for […]