Custom Labels 2020-2021

GENERAL INFORMATION Generating a Barcode - What is Needed: • Select type of code, such as Code 39. • Indicate characters to encode. • Choose size (under 3 / 8 " height not recommended). • For consecutive or variable barcodes, please supply data file. Ask for pricing. Expert Label Tips • Static barcodes are no additional charge. If the barcode is a different color than the rest of the imprint, additional ink charge applies. • Need a variable barcode? Please ask for pricing. • Black or dark inks are recommended. • White stock is highly recommended. Clear stock may be used depending on the color of the application surface. • Red Fluorescent, Gold, Silver, White EDP and Laser stocks are not recommended, due to possible scanning problems. A check digit is the last number in barcodes EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E. It is determined by all the preceding digits in the barcode. The check digit cannot be changed on its own. The numbers before it have to be changed first. BARS AND SPACES CHECK DIGIT QUIET ZONE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SYSTEM DIGIT QUIET ZONE MANUFACTURER'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER What Does the Barcode Represent? BARCODES 40 TYPES OF BARCODES SYMBOL CHARACTER SET LENGTH APPLICATIONS/COMMENTS Code 39 variable barcoding available Uppercase letters A-Z; Numbers 0-9 Space - , $ ? + % Varies Widely used; excellent for many applications Code 128 variable barcoding available All ASCII* characters and control codes Varies Widely used; excellent for many applications GS1-128 formerly UCC/EAN-128 All ASCII* characters and control codes Varies Subset of Code 128 which defines data formats for commerce EAN-13 Numbers Only 13+ Check Digit +2 optional +5 optional Most widely used retail product marking worldwide EAN-8 Numbers Only 7+ Check Digit Retail product marking worldwide; compressed code for products with limited label space UPC-A Numbers Only 11+ Check Digit +2 optional +5 optional Retail product marking in USA and Canada UPC-E Numbers Only 7 + Check Digit Retail product marking in USA and Canada; compressed code for products with limited label space Interleaved 2 of 5 variable barcoding available Numbers Only Varies Very compact; encodes digits in pairs so total length must be an even number of digits QR Code All ASCII* Characters Varies 2D barcode *ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character-encoding system. The codes represent data (numbers or text) read by computers and other devices.