Intermec Media Application Briefs
Intermec offers a mix of media products to address the requirements of many specific industry applications. From food service distribution to horticultural applications to sew-in law and UL component labeling, Intermec has a media solution to fit your need.
With Intermec thermal printers, our labels and tags can be custom-imaged on-site to meet immediate needs in the quantities required, eliminating long lead times and costly obsolescence. Colorful pre-printing can add logos, full-tint color, or provide simple solutions for large production quantities that do not need variable print.
Our media solutions are offered at a competitive price that complements the exceptional performance Intermec labels offer. This ensures that our customers will have the quality product they need for their supply chain requirements.
- Anti-Counterfeit RFID Labeling (PDF) »
- Counterfeiting is a global phenomenon affecting a wide range of industries. Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the potential negative ramifications of counterfeit parts with altered serial numbers being sourced and distributed in the supplier networks. These substandard parts can escape detection and be deployed in areas such as vehicle and aircraft spare parts and maintenance. Poor product quality, deterioration of the brand, and concern for consumer safety pose a very real threat.
- Block Out Labeling (PDF) »
- Labels are commonly used to convey important information about the products they mark. However, an important element of labeling has become more prevalent: concealing inaccurate or out-of-date information previously in place. These kinds of labels can clearly communicate changed pricing without drawing customer attention, or may enable use of re-tasked or inaccurate packaging. Intermec's specially designed Duratran and Duratherm Block Out labels provide this important function, reducing costs and improving efficiency.
- Blood Bag Labeling (PDF) »
- With nearly 5 million Americans requiring blood transfusions annually, there is a tremendous need for blood products to supply these important therapies. Blood banks and collection centers require robust labels to reliably track blood from the donor to the final recipient; these labels need to survive multiple processing, testing, and storage steps through challenging environmental conditions. Intermec's blood bag labeling product set enables durable, positive tracking of these critical components.
- Cold Chain Labeling »
- The cold chain industry faces a standard set of challenges to improve efficiencies, optimize inventory turns, and maintain profitability in a highly competitive environment. However, these are supplemented with increasingly stringent government regulations, the requirement to maintain a highly consistent controlled environment across all four seasons, and the need to document flawless performance when managing sensitive products such as perishable food and pharmaceuticals environment across all four seasons, and the need to document flawless performance when managing sensitive products such as perishable food and pharmaceuticals.
- Country of Origin Labeling Solution (PDF) »
- In 2008, the USDA Country of Origin requirements expanded in scope. By March 31, 2009, food manufacturers and distributors need to clearly identify national origin for many products and provide corresponding recordkeeping documents with each shipment. Mishaps in this process can cost time, money, and even valued customers. Users can now streamline, error-proof, and cost-reduce this process with Intermec’s Country of Origin Labeling solution. (Play Video) »
- Cryogenic Sample Tracking (PDF) »
- Modern life sciences commonly require long term preservation of biological material; cryogenic processing and storage provides a means to this end. With a large quantity of small samples in storage, accurate tracking is critical. Barcoded labels (with linear or 2D symbols) are the preferred method, but the extreme environmental stresses can cause failure with standard media. Specialized Intermec labels survive these severe conditions to ensure reliable sample tracking through cryogenic processing and storage.
- Durable Printing for Lockout/Tagout (PDF) »
- Ensuring employee safety is a foundational focus of any world-class industrial operation. Fully functional equipment has well-documented procedures and robust safeguards in place to eliminate hazardous conditions. However, during installation and maintenance, significant additional risks such as exposed sources of electricity, mechanical force, or pneumatic/hydraulic pressure are encountered. These risks are mitigated by a well-defined set of lockout/tagout policies.
- e-Citation Printing (PDF) »
- Adoption of e-citation among public safety agencies is rapidly increasing due to a quick ROI driven by increased accuracy, legibility (yielding decreased dismissals) and reduced or eliminated manual data entry. However, the ticketing environment has significant performance challenges. Hardware components such as computers or printers as well as citation media must often operate in punishing environments.
- Advanced RFID Extensions (ARX) Software Toolkit (PDF) »
- Intermec introduces the first tag motion software toolkit in a standardized reporting format. Intermec Advanced RFID Extensions (ARX) effectively identifies RFID tags of interest and discriminates surrounding tags, providing customers and software integrators the tools to essentially eliminate false-positive reporting of tags.
- Food Service Distribution (PDF) »
- The food service distribution industry has grown over the years to a multi-billion dollar market. The large providers typically ship to grocery chains, hotels, contract food service operations, healthcare facilities, multi-unit restaurant operations, just to name a few. Both at the carton level and pallet level, items need to be identified and tracked through the distribution channel. Activities include order picking, batch picking, replenishment, and transportation.
- Healthcare Unique Device Identification (UDI) Labeling (PDF) »
- With periodic exposure to fluids, frequent handling, and regular disinfection, healthcare settings can quickly degrade common label materials. Intermec Duratran II polyester labels, paired with TMX3000 series resin ribbons, provide the durability required to ensure survival for the life of the medical device.
- Horticultural Tracking (PDF) »
- Horticultural tracking requirements place special demands on labels and tags. Long days in the hot sun, sudden downpours, wild temperature changes, and soil and fertilizer exposure can quickly compost typical label and tag products. However, the efficiency gained by accurately tracking plants through growth, care, and distribution does not have to degrade with the changing seasons. Intermec has the products and experience to enable reliable identification of these items from initial growth through final purchase.
- Integration of RFID Smart Labels for Third Party Logistics »
- Effective warehouse management involves the control and monitoring of movement of materials including receiving, storage, picking, staging, and shipping. The increased use of outsourcing these activities has given rise to the rapid growth of third party logistics or 3PL. 3PL providers typically specialize in integrating warehousing and operation services that can be scaled and customized to a customer’s requirements. The use of 3PL has become a cost effective way for many businesses to reduce supply chain costs and increase customer satisfaction. With any logistics process, opportunities for human error exist resulting in misplaced or mis-directed inventory.
- IUID Item Unique Identification (PDF) »
- In October 2008, the US Department of Defense published version 2 of the UID(Unique Identification) guidelines requiring a broad range of assets to be marked with a 2 dimensional data matrix code that is unique at the item level. With an extreme assortment of surfaces and durability requirements, finding a product to reliably track these items can pose a significant challenge. Intermec’s comprehensive UID media offering simplifies this daunting task with proven labeling solutions.
- Medical Wristbands (PDF) »
- Effective patient care is predicated on accuracy, but human error is exceptionally difficult to eliminate in the inherently high-touch medical environment. To address this, barcodes and automatic ID technologies are being used increasingly across a wide range of medical practices. Patient wristbands are one common application area. Intermec patient wristbands ensure positive identification for integration with verification systems for medication, samples, and surgical procedures.
- Mobile Admission Ticket Printing »
- Fixed ticketing locations suffer from significant limitations when servicing peak attendance volumes. Limited processing points cause bottlenecks that severely restrict flow, causing delays and dissatisfied customers. This can create safety issues with excessive crowds congregating and limit event purchasing to a captive audience within a venue location. Adding stations requires significant investment without adequately addressing dynamically changing service environments.
- Mobile Labeling For Warehouse/Manufacturing Facility (PDF) »
- Bar coding is a critical component in maintaining accuracy and efficiency in a warehouse environment. Shipping, receiving, and cross docking, picking and packing, shelf labeling, and tote labeling applications are integral to successful operations. Increasingly, companies are leveraging mobile labeling solutions in these applications. By enabling workers to print labels at the point of activity, mobile solutions enable a more flexible workflow, increased productivity and fewer errors. Intermec’s integrated mobile printer and Duratherm media products deliver a comprehensive array of choices to meet these needs.
- Mobile Medical Sample Labeling (PDF) »
- Medical testing provides key information to physicians, serving as a foundational tool for diagnosing patient conditions. Accuracy is critically important; mistakes can lead to undiagnosed illnesses or inappropriate treatments. Current specimen vial labeling methods, however, are error-prone. Handwritten labels are subject to interpretation and manual data errors; labels preprinted at a central station and carried to the patient location introduce the chance for mix-ups.
- Mobile Shelf Price Auditing for the Retail Environment »
- Today's retailer needs increasingly efficient ways to implement accurate pricing changes on the retail floor. Only Intermec provides the total package of mobile printers, mobile computers, bar code scanners, and durable media necessary to label products and shelves at the point of use--key to improving store efficiency and eliminating costly errors.
- Pharma/Biotech Tracking (PDF) »
- The Health Industry Business Communications Council and the American National Standards Institute have developed the ANSI/HIBC standards for packed and item level bar coding for the health care industry. Bar code technology is a proven valuable tool for reducing labor costs, human error and automating data to improve the quality of patient care. Standards for proper identification can be found at http://www.hibcc.org. Analytical diagnosis begins with specimen analysis in laboratories that submit samples to extreme conditions such as centrifugal separation, cryogenic freezing or autoclave sterilization.
- Pharmacy Pill Bottle Labeling (PDF) »
- Advancements in pharmaceutical science enable improved health, better management of medical conditions, and even extended life spans for many. However, realization of these benefits relies on accurate identification of medicines and dosing instructions; mistakes can have severe health repercussions. Specialized pill bottle labels fulfill this critical identification and information role.
- Point-of-Sale Scanning (PDF) »
- What can customers get in your stores that they can’t get online? Retailers who cannot easily answer this question risk losing business to e-commerce competitors – more than 3,100 U.S. retail stores closed in 2011 and more than 5,000 more are projected to close in 2012, according to published industry reports. Retailers who are answering the question successfully are focusing on creating an excellent customer experience. They are creating and enhancing customer loyalty programs, offering new services, seamlessly merging sales channels and providing exceptional customer service. Key to their success is creating a positive customer experience and satifying the desire for immediacy. A speedier checkout experience can do just that.
- Printable Paint Mask Labeling (PDF) »
- Traceability is increasingly important for today's manufacturers. But in many industrial applications, the manufacturing process requires positive item tracking through a painting process that is incompatible with typical identification methods. Intermec's printable paint mask label solves this challenge, enabling companies to easily track parts through the complete manufacturing process and fully realize the benefits of automatic identification.
- Produce Traceability Labeling (PDF) »
- When food borne illness outbreaks are identified, a robust food traceability system can ensure a fast, effective and targeted response. Food traceability systems enable end-to-end supply chain visibility, so that public exposure to unsafe food can be quickly identified and limited through all affected routes to market.
- REACH and GHS Chemical Container Labeling (PDF) »
- Because of the potentially hazardous nature of chemical products, comprehensive regulations have recently been implemented to improve the margin of safety for human health and the environment. Increasingly global in scope, this drive is intended to replace a patchwork of inconsistent practices around the world, ensuring clear communication of potential hazards and recommended handling procedures regardless of geography and borders. Intermec's chemical container labeling solution set enables this critical messaging function while satisfying international regulations for marking durability and design consistency.
- RFID Smart Labels for Reusable Container Management (PDF) »
- Throughout many industries goods are moved from numerous points within the supply chain in what has been intended to be a “returnable/reusable” container. While the expectation is that these containers will be returned and accurately accounted for, the reality can be quite different.
- Sew-In Law Label (PDF) »
- Consumers have become quite familiar with the sight of law labels attached to their mattresses, pillows and other household items. Most of them will never question these products designed to inform and protect them. However, manufacturers know they must attach a durable, legible tag or run afoul of the law, risking costly penalties and manufacturing delays. Tested and approved by IABFLO1 representatives, Intermec’s Duratran II Synthetic tag provides an excellent product choice for sew-in law label applications.
- Traceability Labeling for Food Manufacturing (PDF) »
- When the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law on January 4, 2011, it signaled intent for the FDA to transition from contamination response to prevention. As the broad-reaching changes are fully implemented, they will include requirements for food facilities to proactively integrate plans for corrective action. An effective traceability system provides a foundational element for compliance with impending mandates. Additionally, without an effective traceability system, the negative impact of a potential recall is multiplied.
- UL Recognized Component Labeling (PDF) »
- Some consumers may think that UL only tests finished goods, but the company also tests and verifies a wide range of materials and components that are used to manufacture recognizable products. UL label testing measures characteristics such as print durability, service temperatures, acceptable application surfaces, and chemical resistance; these tests verify that the label will remain securely affixed and readable for the life of a product.
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