Choosing the perfect industrial label printer for your workplace can be tough. You will want to evaluate the needs of our facility for a printer: how many labels you want to create a day, the size of labels the printer produces, how you want a labeling station set up, etc. Today we will look at the LabelTac 9 Printer, the largest printer in the LabelTac series. Why…
Thermal transfer printing is a digital printing method used by the LabelTac line of industrial label printers, and keeps labels looking crisp and lasting for years. Today we will be talking about the technology behind LabelTac printers and how it uses LabelTac ribbon and supply to create custom labels. What is LabelTac Ribbon? In terms of printing, think of the ribbon as the ink and the supply.…
The LabelTac industrial labeling series are a series of printers using thermal transfer technology to create beautiful and durable labels for the workplace. The LabelTac 4 Printer is capable of printing thousands of labels in one day, and without slowing down! Although this model of printer is extremely user-friendly and simple to use, the LabelTac 4 Pro Reference Guide, also called the LabelTac 4 Pro User Manual,…
The LabelTac software is extremely easy to use, even for novice users! This free design and print software, LabelSuite, makes the process of designing professional labels fast and simple. In many cases, you can make a label from start to print in under a minute. Creating custom labels, or even compliant labels should not be a frustrating task. Whether you’re looking to print safety labels, 5s labels,…
The word gemba is a Japanese term that is used as part of many industries manufacturing strategies. The term means ‘The Real Place.’ The concept behind a gemba strategy is that supervisors, manager, and others who may be in charge of different areas need to be spending time in ‘the real place’ where the work gets done. In a manufacturing facility, for example, a supervisor following gemba techniques will…
As a management philosophy, lean manufacturing is all about continuous elimination and reduction of waste in the production and business processes. Small, incremental improvements constantly take place in an organization so that it helps lower costs, increase productivity and maintain top quality products. All these things could be achieved along with profits, and at the same time, put waste to a minimum. For the most part, lean…
In any organization, there will always be problems and issues. It’s a part of the overall process of doing work, and so are the responses put in place to address them. This is why many popular improvement methods and systems abound because they are available for any organization that might need them. One of the favored process improvement methods is Six Sigma, a set of procedures developed…
The need for continuing improvement in the workplace grew over the years with new methods and systems introduced by organizational experts. One hugely appreciated initiative is the “visual workplace”, which is used as both guide and key performance measurement in many companies, businesses and industries. The idea behind a visual workplace is that it helps boost performance and achieve optimum output. On the other hand, its implementation…
The Kanban board has been used extensively in many Japanese businesses for many decades. Tracing back its history, it was practiced by Toyota in the late 1940s to improve their manufacturing and engineering activities. Actual cards were used by the employees to communicate with the group or workers who come next in line. A Kanban card tells the employees involved in the next step of a process…
A workplace culture is the core of any organization, and it can spell success or failure. The character of any business and the personality of any company is its culture. It’s also what makes it unique. Suffice it to say that the total values, behaviors and interactions, the traditions and beliefs of an organization make up its culture. When an organization has positivity, that personality can help…