Accurate and efficient data collection is the basis of a good automated information management program. If these data mainly come from barcode labels, then you must decide which label printing method to choose, whether to print in advance or to print on the spot, that is, whether to buy printed or printed labels or print labels yourself?
In the automatic identification industry, we can call the choice of "make and buy" the choice of "on-site and off-site".
1. Off-site printing bar codes
If there is no change in the data, and there is enough time to purchase from the supplier, the most economical way to produce a batch of bar code symbols is to ask the printing factory to print. All standard commercial printing methods, such as offset printing, rotogravure printing, and rubber plate rotary printing, can print high-quality barcodes.
2. Print barcode on site
If the data is changing and needs to be produced as soon as possible, or the demand for each bar code is not large, it is best to print it on site.
The main problem here is the available lead time (LeadTime), which is the time from when the barcode data is obtained to when you need to print the barcode symbol.
Do you need one or two of the same labels waiting for the goods to be shipped now? This is an "instant" application. In this case, it is best to print the barcode at the desired moment. Can be printed using the immediate barcode label printer in the shipping department.
Do you need 5000 daily bar code labels for tomorrow's production? These labels can be printed on a batch label printer by a production manager today or tonight for timely production.
3. On-site barcode label printing system
On-site printing can print a unique label, which contains the "real-time" information that was just obtained during printing. The on-site barcode label printing system is composed of 4 parts. They are printers, information input, supplies, and label formats. Regardless of whether your printing system uses the method of making bar code marks directly on the item itself or the packaging, or the method of subsequently attaching the label to make bar code symbols and human readable information, these four components are required.
4. Choose printing technology
There are many printing technologies for barcode labels. Basically, when choosing the printing technology for barcode labels, the following issues should be considered:
(1) Printing volume: how many labels need to be printed per minute, every shift, every day, every machine or every time you turn on the machine.
(2) Flexibility: how well the machine adapts to the specific printing form required.
(3) Resolution: Whether the density and printing quality of the barcode can meet your application requirements.
(4) Cost: Which machine can meet your application requirements with the lowest cost.
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