New labelling solution from Avery Dennison

14/09/2006
US-based information management, brand identification and solution-enabling products company Avery Dennison has launched a new labelling solution to help companies meet Department of Defence (DoD) RFID and bar-code identification requirements. The solution consists of new scalable ItemSight software bundled with a scanner, plus optional label production systems. The label production options include the company’s AP5.4 and 64xx series printers, and ALX print/apply systems.

The user scans the container’s barcode and the software then converts its data to EPC- and DoD-compliant 96-bit formats, such as SGTIN, SSCC96 and DoD96. The converted files can then be electronically transmitted to customers and vendors. With an optional printer, users can produce Gen 2 RFID-enabled labels and barcoded labels for application beneath the existing container label.

For DoD applications, the system provides and records pre-encoded labels. The scanner reads the RFID label and logs the carton content. The system then logs the cartons to the pallet.

The software can be integrated into a company’s existing IT environment, and comes with on-site installation support. Customers can start with the basic programme and then scale up as production levels increase. 

The company’s brand identification products include fashion-inspired woven and printed fabric labels, heat transfers and embellishments for tag-free labelling, graphic tags, integrated bar code tags, leather and leather-like patches and sock bands.