You might think that buying a service plan is an unwise investment. After all, hardware is expensive enough, and why pay more when the manufacturer’s warranty will cover your purchase? When deciding whether or not you should purchase a service plan from Winco ID, think about this; the manufacturer’s warranty might not cover a problem […]
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ZD500R RFID Printer from Zebra
Way back when Zebra launched the GX range of plastic label printers, the original brochure promised the inclusion of an RFID version. This quickly disappeared from the sales literature and the RFID flavour of the printer never materialized. Until now! Zebra has recently announced a new model with the (not easy to remember) name, ZD500R. This is finally […]
Can’t Open BarTender File?
If you use Seagull Scientific’s BarTender label program, you might have come across this little problem. Someone sends you a label file, but when you start up BarTender and try to open the file, you get the error message that tells you the label was made in a newer version of the program and you […]
Durable Labels for Food Safety and Seafood Traceability
Food and seafood have made a splash in the news as of late revealing contaminated spinach, deadly meat, and counterfeit seafood. With the FDA bearing down on regulations for traceability from farm to fork or sea to server, growers/fisheries must be able to identify lots/catches. Many are doing this voluntarily and are moving ahead of the […]
How To Track A Lot Of Information Without a Larger Barcode
One of the common misconceptions in barcode tracking is that the tracking barcodes need to contain all the information that you need to know about the contents of a container, such as the part number, the quantity, the manufacturer, the lot number and the expiration date. While there are content standards, such as that specified […]