Bryan Vidlar, senior technology consultant at Standard Register, a document services providernbased in Dayton, Ohio, suggests this list of questions to check when designing and applying bar code labels:*How long the label will stay on?*What will the label be exposed to? *Should the substrate be paper or synthetic? *Should the adhesive be permanent or temporary? *Will it be exposed to a cold environment? *How much data will be encoded? *Must the label be removable without residue?Jack Walsh, director of sales for brand protection strategies at VideoJet Technologies Inc., a coding, printing and laser marking products supplier based in Wood Dale, Ill., adds:*Check the packaging to assure there is room for the label *Work with the converter to determine if can a second label be added. To see the main story this sidebar was taken from - "Limit Your Liability" - please visit www.automationworld.com/view-3495
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