By: Id Integration
Submitted: 2011-07-08 02:39:41 | Word Count: 436
The Unique Identification process (UID) is a U.S. Government initiated system, which states that the Department of Defense (DoD) is required to validate their assets, hardware, properties, and other possessions by codifying them in order to maintain a record of all manufactured, stored, and exported items. This program was instituted to secure the items from being misplaced or stolen by antisocial elements. The process was introduced as a centralized identification system of both domestic and internationally circulating products. One important criterion regarding the coding is that all items are secured by a permanent marking system. The identity code can either be a number or can be in a binary format. What is interesting is that all the records are data-fed. This means that in order to read and verify the information about the item or article, one has to place it under a 2D-matrix readable scanner, more commonly called UID data matrix verifiers.
How do the UID data matrix verifiers work?
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The main function of UID verifiers is to read the label of the item that contains different codes pertaining to the item's type, price, sub-category, manufacturer's identity code, and the serial number of that particular item (which is unique in the case of each and every item). Apart from identity inspection of the specific article, UID data matrix verifiers also perform other functions that are required to render an object encoded. Quality control of the manufactured items is another important function of UID data matrix verifiers. Until and unless the items have been properly encoded, they cannot be presented to UID data matrix verifiers for quality check.
However, for the UID data matrix verifiers to be able to read the codes properly, meticulous attention must be paid to accurate numbering, legible labels, and proper positioning of the identity coding. If the marking is not properly performed, UID data scanners won't be able to read information correctly. Such a failure would, of course, be a cause of concern with respect to the contract between the manufacturer and the Department of Defense.
By implementing the use of a UID data matrix verifier in-house, a manufacturer can rest assured that their identification is within compliance and fully legible. This will also help to resolve any problems with an application before a company is trying to make amends with the DoD for poor UID marking.
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Jet City Laser manufactures UID registry, UID Data Matrix Verifiers, UID namplates & also offers other UID services. Customers receive verification reports for each UID barcode, assuring 100% compliance to the quality standards of MIL-STD-129.
