The Top 5 Frequent Thermal Printing Barcode Problems and How They Can Be Prevented When shipping to any major trading partner, it is essential to closely monitor your print quality. Barcodes with print quality issue could cause severe disruptions in the supply chain, leading to delays, compliance warnings, and potentially chargebacks. Thermal transfer vs. direct thermal […]
The Evolution of the Coupon Barcode
January 28, 2016 in Standards
Companies utilize coupons to expand their business by encouraging spending while sparking the interest of saving. Coupons have been prevalent in society since the late 1800s, with Coca-Cola creating paper tickets redeemable for a free glass of their beverage. Building off the creation of the UPC barcode in 1974 companies made use of the new […]
Announcing the Release of BarTender 2016
January 19, 2016 in Bar Code Graphics
BarTender 2016 is one of the most significant releases in the product’s history, delivering new and enhanced capabilities that elevate the design and printing experience and that make it easier than ever to manage and administer printing operations. Here are just a few of the important features: Dramatically improved data entry forms New Integration Builder […]
Bar Coding Facts; Getting Your Products Labeled Properly
September 16, 2015 in Standards
By, Alan Garton, GS1 US The use of U.P.C barcodes has become a requirement of doing business in most retail and distribution channels. Retailers generally have the expectation that suppliers will place barcodes on their products and that they will comply with global standards for formatting and accuracy. Needless to say, companies who are asked […]
The Significance of GS1 Certification
August 28, 2015 in Barcode Print Quality
Barcode Verification Equipment – The Significance of GS1 Certification As a specialized barcode certification lab, we are dependent on reliable barcode verification equipment, which can provide standardized and repeatable analysis. Our expertise and testing processes would be meaningless if we used testing equipment which could not be measured against a global standard. Consequently, our barcode […]
Label Compliance for Logistics Cartons
August 26, 2015 in Bar Code Graphics
At this time every year, the volume of GS1-128 shipping label compliance infractions significantly increase. The larger retailers’ supply chains are dependent on automated receiving processes, which require suppliers to be in 100% compliance with their carton label requirements. The most effective way to reduce and/or eliminate offset expenses is to focus on improving performance. […]
FDA launches UDI Database
AccessGUDID (http://accessgudid.nlm.nih.gov/) is now publicly available so anyone can search and download information that device labelers have submitted to the FDA’s GUDID about their medical devices. Because the UDI system is being phased in over the next several years, labelers are currently submitting data on only the highest risk medical devices, a small subset of […]
