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Are You Struggling with Overlays on IBM i Forms?
Here’s a recent inquiry from a would-be customer? “I need help getting our BOL template up and running . . . and our outside programmers cannot figure out the overlay. They suggested the best way to make changes was to use TLAForms.” Jump to the video What is an...
The Digital Product Passport to Europe
When we travel abroad, our passport doesn’t just identify us—it proves where we’ve been and where we’re allowed to go. Products are now beginning to carry that same kind of identity.As part of the European Union’s Green Deal, certain products now require a Digital...
The Future of Bar Coding – Sunrise 2027
Symbols containing data read electronically is an innovation now three quarters of a century old. However, the use and functionality of bar codes continues to grow almost expontentially as time goes on. What started as simple lines and spaces to identify products has...
Can Barcode400 meet Walmart’s RFID 2025 Mandate?
Customer Question: "Walmart's new RFID requirements require us to go from the M730 RFID chip label to the new M830 RFID chip label. Will the TLA RFID label software work with the new M830 RFID label?" Short answer: Yes. According to Impinj, the...
Can Barcode400 meet label specifications for General Motors 1724-A?
TL Ashford Provides pre-Designed Automotive Industry Labels Yes. The General Motors (GM) 1724-A label specification is part of the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) labeling standard that outlines specific requirements for labeling used in the automotive supply...
The Future of Bar Coding – RFID
What is RFID? RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification, is a technology that uses radio waves to automatically identify objects, track inventory, and store and transmit data through chips, which can be embedded inside tags or labels. In 1939, Great Britain...
Can TL Ashford do SSCC-18 bar codes?
Yes! TL Ashford’s Barcode400 Labeling Software is perfectly suited for creating SSCC-18 barcodes. In fact, nearly half of our global customers use Barcode400 for this exact purpose. With Barcode400, you have two key advantages: Pre-Designed Labels – TL Ashford...
The Future of Bar Coding
Today, the bar code can be found anywhere, from your store checkout to concert tickets, or even on the side of a city bus. Did you know the concept of encoding data into printed symbols for scanning is now 75 years old? A quarter century later, Point-of-Sale...
How TL Ashford’s Barcode400 Ensures GS-1 Labeling Compliance for Efficient Supply Chain Management
Ensure GS-1 Compliance with Barcode400 by TL Ashford In today's fast-paced supply chain environment, GS-1 compliance is crucial for suppliers, particularly in the retail sector. GS-1 standards are designed to enhance efficiency by providing a universal system for...