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Winner of WincoID Survey Drawing Is…
June 1, 2012 By Kathy 1 Comment
Congratulations to Kevin Slicer of New England Industries! Kevin was lucky number "501" which was drawn from the list of responders to our survey using Random.org. WincoID posted this survey to learn more about how people were using labels and barcodes, how they were keeping track of raw … [continue reading...]

NEW: Fade Resistant, Hi-Performance Label – No Outgassing
May 29, 2012 By Kathy Leave a Comment
A manufacturer of Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) for today's hybrid electric vehicles was required to label the energy storage systems with important warnings for the end consumer. The label they used was fading relatively quickly when exposed to the outdoor elements of sunlight and heat. … [continue reading...]

GAO Report on UID Progress
May 21, 2012 By David Holliday Leave a Comment
The GAO (General Accounting Office) recently released a report on the IUID Program and has made suggestions of areas in need of improvement. Check out the full report here. One item that will be of interest to our Defense Contractor customers is that the GAO asks the DoD to do a better job of … [continue reading...]

Have You Taken Our Survey Yet?
May 17, 2012 By Linda Leave a Comment
Our iPad giveaway is almost over. If you haven't yet participated in our survey, you still have time though. We will enter you into our drawing for a brand new iPad just for answering a brief set of online questions about your labeling. Our partners at Datamax-O'Neil are sponsoring our survey, … [continue reading...]

More Changes to Food Labels?
May 14, 2012 By Linda Leave a Comment
According to a recent survey conducted by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), more Americans want additional information on food labels. The IFIC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that communicates science-based information about food safety and nutrition to health … [continue reading...]

Cognitive Printer Cxi Review
May 10, 2012 By David Holliday Leave a Comment
In order to maximize the benefits that on-demand label printing can bring, there has been a need over the last few years to move from large centrally located label printers to smaller ones that are located right where the label will be used. This trend means that for this "distributed printing" … [continue reading...]

