Selection of barcode labeling methods

Accurate and efficient data collection is the basis of a good automated information management program. If the data comes mainly from barcode labels, it must be decided on which label to print, whether it is pre-printed or on-site, ie, whether it is to buy printed or printed labels or to print labels on its own?

In the automatic identification industry, we can call the "make and buy" choices "on-site and off-site" options.

1. Off-site printing bar code If there is no change data, and there is enough time to purchase from the supplier, the most economical way to produce a batch bar code symbol is to print it. All standard commercial printing methods, such as offset printing, rotogravure, and flexographic printing, can print high-quality barcodes.

2. Barcode printing at the scene If the data is changed and needs to be produced as quickly as possible, or if the demand for each bar code is small, it is best to print on site.
The main problem here is the lead time that can be used, which is the time from getting the barcode data to when you need to print the barcode symbol.
Do you need one or two of the same tags to wait for the shipment to be used now? This is an "instant" application. In this case, it is best to print bar codes at the required time. Can use the shipping department's instant bar code label printer.
Do you need to supply 5000 daily bar codes for production tomorrow? These labels can be printed by a production manager today or tonight with a batch label printer for immediate production use.

3, on-site bar code label printing system on-site printing can print a unique label, which contains the "real-time" information obtained just when printing. The on-site bar code label printing system consists of four parts. They are printers, information input, supplies, and label formats. Whether your printing system uses direct bar code marking on the item itself or on the packaging, or the subsequent labeling method to create bar code symbols and human readable information, these four components are all needed.

4, choose to print a lot of printing technology technology bar code labels, basically in the choice of bar code label printing technology, consider the following questions:
(1) Print Quantity: How many labels need to be printed per minute, shift, daily, each time, or every time you turn on the machine.
(2) Flexibility: How well the machine adapts to the specific printing form required.
(3) Resolution: The density and print quality of the bar code can meet your application requirements.
(4) Cost: Which machine can meet your application requirements with the lowest cost.

Reprinted from: 21st Century Fine Chemicals Network