Choose the Right Labels in 9 Easy Steps

When people picture barcode and asset labels, they might not think there is much scope for variation. But labels come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, designs and even the materials they are made from. They make our lives so much easier by improving stocktaking and storage in a warehouse or factory setting. Human error accounts for most mistakes in manual stocktaking, and barcode labels can eliminate these mistakes and ensure you always know where everything is in real-time.

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Case Study: A Bespoke Barcode Solution for the NHS Advanced Waste-To-Energy Plant

GSM Barcoding have completed the development and Integration of a bespoke barcode tracking system, enabling The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust to track its incinerator waste for efficient and economical thermal treatment.

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5 Ways You Can Boost Productivity with Mobile Working

Work smarter, not harder is the often-heard mantra for business, but many of us rarely take the time to step back and think, what technology can boost my operations?  Your warehouse, field operations and business processes are not often thought of as the front line when it comes to business technology.

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Brexit and Barcoding: What Now?

Now that the UK has officially left the EU, warehouse managers need to think about how they can alter their business processes to cope with the changes to come – not to mention all the changes already implemented due to the pandemic.

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Top 10 Benefits of Inventory Management

Inventory management is a necessary process designed to keep supply chains running smoothly. When you have a warehouse full of storage and customer orders to fill, effective inventory management allows you to better organise and streamline daily processes.

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BarTender 2021 Introduces Powerful Document Workflow Management and Mobile Printing Features

Seagull Scientific, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of BarTender 2021, the latest version of its industry-leading enterprise labeling and barcode software.  

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Seagull Bartender 10.1 Support is Coming to its End. A simple Guide on How to Upgrade to Bartender 2021

With the exciting release of BarTender 2021 imminent, we would like to advise our customers that BarTender 10.1 software support is ending on 31st December 2020.

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How Auto-ID & Barcoding Technology Can Help Businesses Through Covid-19

2020 has been a truly unusual year for everyone. From business owners to consumers, everything we know about working practices has changed to cope with COVID-19. More people are working from home, and those who are still physically working will have had to get used to new business practices, such as more frequent hand washing, social distancing and more stringent disinfection of equipment and surfaces.

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Barcodes on Food Packaging

Barcodes can be found all around us, from the items that we buy in shops to billboards that provide people with more information. With the advancement of technology, barcode labels have also developed from when they were first introduced to the UK in 1979.

One of the many industries that use barcodes is in the food industry, but why and how is it used? And are there any advantages with adding barcodes to food packaging?

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How to Create Amazon Transparency Labels

Amazon dominates the e-commerce space and has become an essential sales channel for large brands and small e-commerce businesses and resellers.  Dealing with millions of transactions daily and acting as a hub marketplace for traders, Amazon faces a challenge in preventing counterfeit goods from entering their fulfilment centres and onto their marketplace platform.

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