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Smarter Packaging With QR Codes

5 ways serialized QR codes can lift your product + how to add them to your packaging QR codes are everywhere. Menus, milk cartons, billboards, and even Super Bowl ads have them. In 2020, 70.6 million smartphone users in the U.S. scanned quick response codes, according to Statista, which jumped to 88.9 million by 2022…

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Labeling vs. Marking

When should you choose labeling over printing for product and case coding? Accurate and reliable product identification is essential for product and case coding. But what’s the best way to get the information onto the packaging? Should you choose labeling or marking? Looking at dollars alone, directly printing marks on case is generally the most…

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Production line expansion?

Why automated print and apply labeling should be a top priority Expanding your production capacity is a project filled with potential. Whether adding another line or increasing the speed of an existing line, you’re improving productivity and taking your factory to the next growth stage. And around here, we love growth. But did you know…

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Labeling Technology Evolves – Is It Time to Upgrade?

Why Modern Print-and-Apply Labeling Technology Should Be On Your Priority List Would you send a letter without a stamp? Of course not! Similarly, cases and pallets that leave your facility without proper labeling will suffer the same fate as your stamp-less letter: they don’t make it through the distribution process. Lost inventory, recalls, and the…

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End-to-End Product Traceability is Here

How to Make Track and Trace Marking and Coding Work for Your Company End-to-end product traceability is more important than ever. Track and trace marking and coding ensures supply chain visibility, facilitates smoother supplier and partner relationships, minimizes the impact and scope of product recalls, and bolsters consumer confidence by providing richer information about the…

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