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POHODA Label Printer and Barcode Scanner Setup That Works

Most POHODA label printer problems are not printer problems. The scanner beeps but nothing lands in the stock card, the barcode label comes out half a...

Nov 03 2026
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Zebra ZD421 part number decoder: ZD411, ZD611 and ZD621 too

A Zebra ZD421 part number such as ZD4A042-D0EE00EZ looks like noise, but every character is a hardware decision. One wrong letter and you receive a printer...

Oct 20 2026
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CLP Label Printer Checklist: New Font Rules From 2027

From 1 January 2027 a hazard label is only compliant if the text on it is physically big enough. Regulation (EU) 2024/2865, the revision of CLP,...

Oct 13 2026
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Courier Label Printer Shortlist: Which Labels to Order

A parcel label that will not scan at the depot comes back as a failed collection, and the cause is nearly always the media rather than...

Oct 09 2026
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Zebra GK420d Replacement: Which Label Printer to Order

The Zebra GK420d and the GX420 family were the default shipping-label printers in Baltic, Nordic, Polish and Czech warehouses for well over a decade. Zebra announced...

Sep 29 2026
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Comarch Optima Barcode Scanner and Label Printer Guide

Comarch ERP Optima, Subiekt nexo and enova365 each publish a list of supported external devices, and every one of those lists is mostly cash registers and...

Sep 27 2026
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GPSR Labelling Requirements: What to Print and On What

Since 13 December 2024 almost every consumer product sold in the EU has to carry identification and contact data under the General Product Safety Regulation (EU)...

Sep 25 2026
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Which Label Printer for Which Job: A Buyer's Shortlist

Most label printer purchases go wrong in one of two directions. Either a business buys a 60 euro desktop unit for a job that needs 2000...

Sep 22 2026
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Label Printer Setup for Erply, Directo and Baltic ERPs

A thermal label printer that produces a clean test label from its own front panel, then a shrunken, shifted barcode the moment the ERP sends a...

Sep 15 2026
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Label Printer dpi Explained: 203, 300 and 600 Compared

Almost every desktop label printer is sold in two versions that look identical from the outside: 203 dpi and 300 dpi. The 300 dpi version costs...

Sep 08 2026
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The Best Zebra Printers

When it comes to professional label printing, one brand always stands out — Zebra.From retail and logistics to healthcare and manufacturing, Zebra printers have become the...

Dec 08 2025
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Epson ColorWorks Label Printers

Businesses today increasingly need personalised, full-colour label printing — for products, packaging, pharmaceuticals or logistics.The Epson ColorWorks series of label printers offers the perfect answer, combining...

Dec 03 2025
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