5 December The DSCSA deadline has passed....now what? Serialization Day in the US has come and gone. In speaking with some of the larger companies since Nov 27, 2018, they were already serializing well in advance. But what of the rest? If you believe ...
4 December Is your Executive Team slowing the process of adopting Industry 4.0 in your plant(s)? When we discuss the idea of coding automation as it relates to Industry 4.0 we are seeing an increase in Executive teams and advisors that are impacting the adoption of all things related to automated...
16 September The Science behind the "Perfect" Code Lasers apply “energy” and any contrast created is dependent on the material absorption and reaction to the laser energy. The understanding of how materials absorb & react to laser energy is called Ma...
23 August The Importance of Labels in Life Sciences....An interesting read! Recently our friends at Healthcare Packaging published an interesting article, geared towards the Life Sciences manufacturers, focused on the importance of the label they choose - and what happens to...
26 July “We don’t have the infrastructure to support the automation of our printing equipment…” We are in plants every day to support coding requirements, and as we explore the numerous advantages of coding automation with our customers, it is not uncommon to hear concerns over perceived infrast...
25 July GS1 has Preferred Label Placement Requirements for Pallets. Are you in the know? While you might know that 1x label on a pallet is the bare minimum from a traceability perspective, it is now recommended that two sides of the pallet be labeled with the exact same data, to ensure a ...
5 July Who's Wagging Who: Why Distributor Compliance is (more) Important A recent study by Amerisource Bergen and McKesson showed that nearly 94% of what was in their warehouse wasn’t coded properly per the DSCSA guidelines. ...
14 June How to Factory Reset Your Router Many factories are using personal networking equipment, from big box stores, as an "add on" to existing networks. This can expose your whole network to potential risk since you have equipment not opt...