On a recent inpatient stay in the hospital, I remember looking around to see the different ways labels were used to identify things, maybe keep track of things, information about correct equipment use and safety warnings. The labels on the equipment were mostly durable label materials with a linear barcode and human-readable text which I’m […]
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Should You Attend “Path to Labeling Success?”
With so many demands on your time, it may be hard to justify time out of the office to join us for our free event, “The Path to Labeling Success.” What will you learn? This event was designed in response to business challenges we see with our customers and have been able to help or […]
Hard Working UID Label
If you work for a DoD contractor, you might well have had to print the special labels that are needed to comply with the MIL-STD-130 IUID program. Often this is achieved just by printing the label with just the IUID information and applying it to the product, along with the existing labels. Today, we got to […]
Troubleshooting Common Scan Problems
Some quick troubleshooting tips to try when you are having problems scanning your bar codes.
Summary of our Seminar
At our recent “Demystify DoD Labeling Standards” seminar, held just last week in Nashua, NH, we had a chance to talk with people who are involved with government contracts and needed a better understanding of UID or RFID. For them, the seminar was just the thing to help them become more knowledgeable about labeling standards […]
Latest Update – DoD Labeling
Things may have seemed quiet for a bit on the subject of MIL-STD-129 Department of Defense military labeling standard. Not as quiet as you may think. Reports show both MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129 have been more heavily enforced in the field. Earlier this year, the US Government made the following announcement to the attention of DLA […]
V-Tag – Next Level RFID Tracking
Over the last few years, RFID technology has gotten to be pretty good at keeping track of assets – at least in terms of letting us know where they actually are. Our partners at InfinID Technologies (who are always thinking way too hard about things) have come up with a way to make RFID tracking much […]
Bar Coding and RFID for the Food Industry
Many mandates, initiatives, and industry efforts are in place to improve traceability and safety in the food supply chain. One important industry effort is the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI), which strives to achieve supply chain-wide adoption of electronic traceability of every case of produce by 2012. Bar coding and RFID help the food industry achieve […]
Bar Codes Shown to Prevent Medication Errors
A study published back in November 2010 in the Oncology Pharmacist proves what we at Winco ID have know all along – bar codes are an effective method of providing accurate data and can reduce medication errors in a health care facility. Medication errors are common, according to this report, and occur in different ways. Most often, […]
Track and Trace System For Prescription Drugs
The FDA is currently exploring a track and trace system for prescription drugs through the supply chain. At a recent FDA track-and-trace workshop in February 2011, the FDA and supply chain partners met to identify the types of systems and standards that will ensure proper identification and authentication of prescription drugs, and improve efficiency and effectiveness of drug […]