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Over the last few years, the pricing for thermal transfer ribbons has remained quite stable – if anything, the competitive nature of the market has been forcing pricing downwards. At the moment however, that situation is changing. The main culprit is the polyester film that is used as the carrier for the ink in the […]

You have probably seen that 2D barcoding has become really trendy in the consumer world, being used for all kinds of interactive mobile marketing. When this got going, a year or so ago, there were two types of barcode that were being used – Datamatrix and QR Code. While Datamatrix continues to be hugely popular for […]

As reported in Healthcare IT News, the health care industry lags behind other industries when it comes to automation using bar code technology. This is not surprising, considering the complexity of patient care and safety. Automating health care processes not only improves the patient/caregiver experience, but also lead to greater patient safety and real cost savings. […]

Today’s businesses across all industries are keenly aware of the need for security and efficiency to survive and thrive. These are the top two reasons that drive companies to look into ID badge systems. Advances in ID card technology allows for easy, flexible customized access control, identification, and tracking to protect your business. These same […]

The majority of the UID labels we ship are either white or silver in colour. Sometimes this doesn’t make sense; for example, we have a number of clients manufacturing night vision or similar equipment. It clearly isn’t sensible to stick a bright coloured label onto these products, but they are still required to have the […]