RFID and Barcode Blog
What is a UCC-128 Label?
UCC-128 labels play a critical role in modern supply chains. They enable accurate identification and tracking of shipments between trading partners. Used across warehousing, distribution, and retail logistics, these labels encode standardized data. This helps ensure...
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[Press Release] Thermo Fisher Relies on CYBRA’s RFID Tracking and Alerting Capabilities to Keep Blood Cold
CYBRA’s award-winning, patented Edgefinity® IoT RFID solution allows Thermo Fisher Scientific to accurately track medical serum inventory in real-time in sub-zero conditions. Yonkers, NY July 25, 2023 – CYBRA Corporation, the New York-based developers of Edgefinity...
Warehouse Rack Labels Explained
Warehouse rack labels streamline inventory management, improve order accuracy, and optimize warehouse operations. These labels organize goods, simplify stock tracking, and improve product visibility. This article explains the key uses and benefits of warehouse rack...
RFID vs. BLE: A Technology Comparison
RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) are two powerful technologies used to track assets, monitor movement, and improve visibility across physical environments—but they serve different purposes and excel in different scenarios. While RFID is often used for...
Color Thermal Labels: Enhancing Efficiency and Accuracy
Color thermal labels add clarity and speed to labeling environments where accuracy and fast identification matter. By combining thermal printing with color-coded design, these labels help teams quickly distinguish products, locations, or status at a glance. This...
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1D vs 2D Barcodes [Updated for 2026]
Did you know barcodes are over 70 years old? It's true. The process of visualizing data through barcode was initially developed way back in 1948. And since then barcodes have become an integral part of virtually every industry in the world. Barcodes have...
How RFID Improves Real Time Visibility
Real-time visibility isn’t just a buzzword — it’s a measurable performance driver. Traditional inventory methods often deliver accuracy rates near industry averages of 65–75%, leaving businesses blind to stock discrepancies and vulnerable to stockouts or overages. In...
NFC vs RFID
RFID and NFC are both wireless communication technologies that use radio waves to transfer data. Currently used in a wide range of industries, and both technologies offer tangible solutions. However, there are some key differences between the two technologies. In this...
How to Build a Bin Tracker System With RFID
Bins, totes, and containers are constantly in motion—moving between storage areas, workstations, production lines, and shipping docks. When teams don’t track movements automatically, bins get misplaced, inventory goes missing, and teams waste valuable time searching...
Warehouse Receiving Techniques and Best Practices
For most supply chains, warehouse receiving is where distribution operations begin. Having a smooth receiving process is essential to the overall success of your fulfillment operations. It will ensure that you deliver your orders on time and in full. Yet many...
What Are RFID Stickers?
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags provide powerful innovations for organizations in all sorts of industries and niches. From retail to pharma, manufacturing, utilities, and beyond, RFID is a technology that can assist teams in maintaining and tracking goods,...
5 Warehouse Mistakes to Avoid
Warehouses move fast—and even small mistakes can ripple into costly delays, inaccurate inventory, missed shipments, and frustrated customers. As order volumes grow and supply chains become more complex, relying on outdated processes or manual workarounds creates risk...
Passive RFID: A Complete Guide
Passive RFID is one of the most widely used and practical forms of RFID technology, powering everything from inventory tracking and asset management to work-in-process monitoring across modern supply chains. Unlike active RFID, passive tags operate without batteries,...
How Labeling Car Parts Works in the Automotive Supply Chain
The automotive supply chain moves fast—and every part must arrive at the right place, at the right time, in the right condition. From raw components to finished vehicles, accurate labeling keeps production lines running. It also ensures full traceability across...
How RFID and AI Can Work Together
In the midst of the work-from-home movement, quiet-quitting movements, and an uncertain economy, businesses are looking to technologies that can help them improve efficiency and increase bottom-line growth. Technology that facilitates automation can help scale...
The Benefits of Mobile Barcode Printers
Mobile barcode printers have been growing in popularity in recent years for a variety of reasons. Chief among those reasons is their ability to go virtually anywhere within an organization's environment. But there's much more to these little printers than just their...
What is an Asset Label?
Every organization relies on physical assets—equipment, tools, technology, and infrastructure—to operate efficiently. But without proper identification, those assets are easy to misplace, misuse, or lose track of entirely. That’s where asset labels come in. An asset...
Benefits of an RFID Retail Security System
RFID is typically deployed into an organization's operations when there is a need to track something. In retail, there is always a need to track inventory and ensure high-value items are secure. In recent years, retailers have taken to adding RFID in order to reduce...
What is a VAS Label?
In shipping, a VAS (value-added service) is any extra service a shipper, fulfillment provider, or 3PL offers customers. These may include any of the following: Shipment Tracking Same Day Delivery Product Assembly Pre-printed Shipping Labels One of the more cost...
Can RFID Track Location?
If you are looking into using RFID solutions like inventory management or equipment tracking you may be wondering - can RFID track location? RFID (radio frequency identification) technology can help organizations do so many amazing things. track the location of...
What Are GS1 Traceability Standards?
GS1 Traceability Standards are a set of guidelines for tracking and tracing the movement of goods and products through various stages of the supply chain. They also have to do with safety, interoperability, and transparency. They apply to a variety of sectors, such as...