There’s something your business does better than anyone else. You exist in a unique world of details, rules, and ideas that would be utterly foreign to others. Your understanding of those things is what enables you to support your customers. In our business, our understanding of barcodes, change in barcode standards and shipping labels is […]
Who’s Controlling Your Online Product Content?
October 12, 2017 in Standards
Every year we assist thousands of companies who are new to UPC identification and barcoding. In most cases these companies are reaching out to us because they know they need to include UPCs on their products but do not really know what that entails or why proper UPC identification is so important. Our professional support […]
Barcode Image File Formats
September 19, 2017 in Barcode Print Quality
Explanation of Image File Formats for Digital Barcode Graphic Files Unless someone has experience with graphic design programs, it is unrealistic to know the differences between the various types of graphic image file formats. Some formats are specifically for web graphics and others are meant for print applications. When an incorrect file format is […]
The Trading Partner Info Exchange
September 12, 2017 in Bar Code Graphics
The Trading Partner Information Exchange (www.tradingpartner.info) emerged as logical solution to a challenge originally faced by the major retail suppliers. The best way to understand exactly what TradingPartner.info provides and why it is an instrumental tool for maintaining compliance is to look back on how it originated. Beginning with the original UCC technical committees for […]
Barcode Compliance Excuses
June 28, 2017 in Barcode Print Quality
“Excuses, excuses” A supplier receives an offset for non-scannable barcode shipping labels. “It’s not our fault,” they say, “the company that printed the labels for us is responsible.” “It’s not our fault,” the printing company says, “we received bad stock from the printing supply company.” “It’s not our fault,” says the supply company, “our stock […]
GS1-128 Shipping Label Glossary
February 27, 2017 in Barcode Print Quality
Identification Labs is the largest North American barcode testing center for barcode symbols, and our web-based testing programs are utilized by several of the largest U.S. retailers, distributors, and manufacturers. This GS1-128 shipping label glossary provides the definitions for terminology used in barcode print quality assessment and compliance support. PHYSICAL BARCODE PARAMETERS Dithering – fuzzy edges […]
Barcode Compliance Auditing
January 27, 2017 in Barcode Print Quality
Every year the testing division of Bar Code Graphics, Identification Labs, evaluates over 10,000 retail barcode shipping labels. Although most retail suppliers are familiar with the barcode certification services we provide to retailers, they are unaware of our function in protecting their interests for supply chain compliance disruptions. Aside from barcode certification, the other components […]
GS1 General Specifications
January 17, 2017 in Standards
GS1 has released the latest revision of the GS1 General Specifications Version 17. The global standards address identification and barcode marking for numerous industries. The vast majority of the retailers follow these specifications. The Unique Device Identifier requirements for medical devices by the FDA include the identification standards of GS1 US. Changes to the GS1 General […]
Amazon’s Updated UPC Policy
January 11, 2017 in Standards
In May 2016, Amazon quietly made a significant policy change to the Amazon UPC barcode policy: What does the Amazon UPC barcode policy change mean for your company? This requirement impacts not only new suppliers desiring to sell on Amazon but also existing sellers who risk having their account suspended. Suspended sellers not only lose time and […]
GS1 Barcode Service – New!
November 14, 2016 in New Product
GS1 US is the US organization, which establishes identification standards for various industries (i.e. retail, healthcare) and licenses unique GS1 Company Prefixes, which are necessary to create UPCs. Bar Code Graphics is now is providing companies assistance obtaining, managing and creating UPC barcodes with GS1 Company Prefixes uniquely licensed to each company directly from GS1 […]
