The Impact of Poor Barcode Labels on Manufacturing Operations: Common mistakes and how to avoid them

The Impact of Poor Barcode Labels on Manufacturing Operations: Common mistakes and how to avoid them

Blog / By / February 28, 2025 / 4 minutes of reading

Without barcode labels, the manufacturing floor would not be as efficient, plain and simple. In fact, barcode labels have such a significant impact that using the “right” or “wrong” barcode labels can make or break your manufacturing operations.

Despite their best intentions, it isn’t uncommon for manufacturers to make barcode label-related errors. Here are some common mistakes, and tips on how to prevent them:

The Importance of Barcode Labels for Inventory Management and Product Tracking

Blog, Manufacturing, Retail, Traceability, Transportation & Logistics / By / February 26, 2025 / 3 minutes of reading

Barcode labels can help streamline every step of the supply chain process. Whether you are utilizing labels for inventory tracking, shipping and receiving, or another component of your business process, they must hold up to your environment and meet your organization’s unique requirements.

Choosing the right barcode labels can be a game-changer and can make a huge difference in your business’ ROI.

Resources for your next barcode label purchase

Resources for your next Barcode Label Purchase

Blog / By / July 20, 2021 / 4 minutes of reading

Resources to simplify your next barcode label purchase. Barcode labels might seem like a simple purchase. I mean, they’re labels, right? Click “add to cart” and move on with your day. Fairly straighforward. Well, believe it or not, there’s actually a bit more to purchasing barcode labels than you might think. For instance, have you …

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L-Tron is your Certified Supplies Specialist: Use Zebra Test Labels to address your unique labeling needs.

Blog / By / June 15, 2021 / 3 minutes of reading

For many jobs, 4×6 standard labels are easy-to-use and readily available. Yet for those of us with unique or tricky labeling needs, it can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive to find exactly what we need. Trial and error is not always the best approach to determining your needs, especially when label failures can results in losses for your business. L-Tron can supply you with Zebra test labels to streamline testing and make your label purchase process smoother.

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Barcode Labels and the Supply Chain: Small Footprint, Enormous Impact

Blog / By / June 9, 2021 / 4 minutes of reading

How effectively do you use barcode labels? Long gone are the days of paper tracking and patiently waiting to see when a shipment might arrive. Not only do online retail shoppers demand fast, trackable shipping when they make a purchase, business customers are expecting the same throughout the supply chain. And the right barcode label makes it all happen. How do Barcode Labels affect the Supply Chain?

10 Ways to use 2D Barcode Scanning in Manufacturing, Part 2

Barcode Scanners, Blog, Industrial Computers, Manufacturing, Traceability / By / October 25, 2016 / 3 minutes of reading

In Part 1 of this series, discussion surrounded the first 3 ways that the manufacturing industry can use 2D barcode scanning technology to improve traceability: Print Circuit Board Component Reels, Print Circuit Boards & PCB Arrays, and Board Sub-Assemblies. In case you missed it, you can read more here. Today, I will share the next three …

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5-Point Traceability Checklist: Is Your Supply Chain Protected?

Barcode Printers, Barcode Scanners, Blog, Traceability, Warehouse / By / November 19, 2015 / 4 minutes of reading

We’ve been talking a lot lately about traceability—and for good reason. A reliable traceability system enables you to track and trace all of your valuable assets. With barcode tracking, you can follow all of your materials and products across the supply chain, from its origin to final destination. In the event of a product recall, …

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Use Traceability to Protect your Business from Counterfeit Computer Parts

Barcode Printers, Barcode Scanners, Blog, Traceability / By / October 15, 2015 / 2 minutes of reading

Competition for new and better technology is being met with threats from the global supply chain—counterfeit computer parts. Both private businesses and the military are facing the challenge of protecting the quality of the components they’re using in their electronic equipment: Recent raids in Singapore uncovered a stash of more than 25,000 counterfeit parts, estimated …

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How to Choose the Right Barcode Label for your Printed Circuit Board (PCB)

Blog, Traceability / By / January 9, 2023 / 3 minutes of reading

The printed circuit board (PCB) is the “brains” of your device, and therefore critical to it’s operation. When considering how to protect the Printed Circuit Board (PCB), barcode labels come into play, enabling automatic identification. How can you choose the right barcode label for your printed circuit board (PCB)? The data contained on a Printed …

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ET Phone Home: The Changing Game of Digital Rights Management

Blog, Technology Trends, Uncategorized / By / April 23, 2014 / 3 minutes of reading

No matter how you feel about Digital Rights Management, the fact of the matter in this day and age is that protecting your software (and thus your investment) is sort of a “big deal.” It was estimated by the Business Software Alliance that in 2011 software piracy alone accounted for over $63.4 billion in lost …

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