Transcript WERCS Users Group

Designing and Printing Labels Presentation
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Largest North American Screen Ink
manufacturer
◦ UV, water-base and solvent-based screen printing
inks, flexographic inks, and wide-format digital inks
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87 Years of Inks and Coatings innovation
4 Manufacturing facilities
13 branch locations worldwide
ISO9001:2000 Certified
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A support service concerned with safety, health,
environmental, government regulations and
transportation related affairs
Consist of 3 individuals (over 43 years combined experience)
Read, interpret and apply laws & regulations
◦ EH&S regulations far outweigh US Tax Code
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Incorporate legal and scientific knowledge to a
business environment
Communicate and provide guidance on legal and
scientific matters
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Coordinate all EH&S programs
Liaison between Nazdar and regulating agencies
Develop MSDSs, labels and any other documents relating to
current regulations
Track all federal, state, local and provincial laws
Control all hazardous waste operations
Obtain all necessary regulatory permits
Complete all regulatory reporting requirements
Develop guidelines for shipment of all products from Nazdar
Regulatory resource for new building development and
company acquisitions
Resource for all of our customers – in addition to MSDS
requests, answer any regulatory questions
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Legacy system outdated
Needed flexibility
Control over MSDS formats - no IT involvement
Graphics
Consistency
Global compliance
One system to handle everything Regulatory
related – MSDSs, Labels, supplemental documents
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Live in March 2008
1st time attending
Not purchased label designer
yet
Vendor booths
• Introduced to Brandywine
Labels
– http://www.drumlabels.com/
– Contacts: Steve Donze / Chris
Campbell
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Brandywine Label Booth
◦ See label technology first
hand
◦ Live demonstrations with
actual printer
◦ Unique Label technology
◦ Printed samples of drum
labels to take back
Nazdar + WERCS + Brandywine = Success
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Too many label stocks
Preprinted labels
◦ Minimal control and flexibility
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Too many systems for
doing labels
Difficult to maintain
Lengthy process to
develop new label
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Immediate needs
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Color
Graphics
FLEXIBILITY
Quick turn around time
Control of label design
Quality label stock
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Endless label possibilities
Minimal effort
Endless formatting abilities
Minimal limitations
Basically, if you can think it,
you can do it in the WERCS.
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WYSIWYG
WERCS data codes from
Subformats
Color
Rotatable text
Draw a Box / Elipses
List components
Different fonts
1 or multiple languages
Graphics
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Copy / paste
User entered data
Barcodes
Text fields
Layering
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(send to front, send to back)
Background shading
Label history
And more…
An example of just some of the things WERCS can do.
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Be open minded
◦ Change way of thinking
◦ Look at new ways to do old things
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List types of labels with text needed
◦ HMIS, EU, WHMIS, NAM, hazardous waste, etc
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List containers and sizes with possible label sizes
Determine label stock available
◦ Existing label stock available from Brandywine
◦ Develop new label stock
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Start designing…
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Select label stock size to be used
Determine what content needed for label
 Graphics, text, data code fields, language, etc.
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Make sure subformat in WERCS includes all fields to be
included on label (more on this later)
Determine placement of text as it looks best on container
 3 Panel format, 1 panel format
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Design label based on panel format
Draft reviewed for changes by necessary departments
Make any changes
Label is considered complete
Print completed file to PDF for archival
Label available to production for printing and labeling
product
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Same procedures as in previous slide but customer specific
information is necessary
◦ Graphics, name, address, technical information, etc)
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Benefits both Nazdar and Customer
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Quick turn around time
Impressive label designs
Quality labels
Compliant labels
Immediate feedback and change requests
Provide matching MSDSs with their name and logo
Leaves positive impression with existing and potential new
customers
◦ Confidence in our abilities
◦ Assurance of quality service
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Need easy way to identify labels and their content
Created Label code system
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Example: 2POR-X31-BL5519
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◦ Length of code based on available space in legacy system
◦ Label Stock - Company.Format - Color.Layout
◦ Brandywine label stock (2POR, 3OUT, etc)
◦ Mfg, Toll, In house, Company, Branch, etc (X, R, G etc)
◦ Label format combination (21, 25, 31 etc)
 (US Only, EU only, US/EU, WHMIS only, etc)
◦ Color (GN = Green, BL = Blue, LY = Light Yellow, etc)
◦ Label code (####)
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Separate system houses all production related
information
Enter label code in system
Batch ticket prints
Label code shown on batch ticket
Production prints matching label code
Label applied to product
Ability to automate with connection to ERP
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Number of labels will increase
Need easy retrieval system
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2POR directory
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◦ X / R / G directory
 21 / 25 / 31 directory
 GN / BL / LY directory
 Label files
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For example: To find label 4DWN-Y26-GR1083
◦ Label code directory would be:
 X:\4DWN\Y26\GR\4DWN-Y26-GR1083.wl
Screen shot of
label designer
after NEW label
button is clicked
Only 1 label can be
open at a time.
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Format Tab – Set up page size and number of labels per page
(based on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper)
General Tab – Internal comments (not seen on label), components
DataSource – Connect to your WERCS database
◦ NOTE: Subformat – This determines what data code fields are available for
you to select when adding a Text box
Set up is based on using an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper
Example 1
2 labels per page – Printed Landscape
Format Properties
Example 2
4 labels per page – Printed Portrait
Format Properties
Set up is based on using an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper
Example 3
2 labels per page – Printed Portrait
Example 4
1 label per page – Printed Landscape
Format Properties
Format Properties
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Click NEW button on the Template
Field
Enter Name of field (whatever you
want)
Enter Description (max 32
characters) (this is what user will
see in print station)
Click OK
Add as many as you want
Only add if input needed at time of
printing label (ie Lot number, date
of mfg, etc).
Template fields can appear on
label. Otherwise appear when
using the print station.
Nazdar’s Label properties
example: Designed LAB
Subformat for label
content.
Screen shot of
label designer
after NEW label
button is clicked
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STEP 1
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Add text box
Drag to desired size (always able to resize box)
Double Click Text Box to open up Text Properties
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Example of text properties
STEP 2
 Either begin typing or Click on P to
access data codes (see next slide)
 Use formatting buttons to change
appearance of text (ie color, bold,
center)
Click on Properties tab to access more options
 Turn text outline on or off
 Turn on fill (background color)
 Auto-shrink limit - text shrinks to no smaller than
point size entered
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Data Codes box appears after clicking P on the Text
Box (see previous slide)
Select the Data Codes you want on the label
Select the Language (if other than English)
Data Code Examples –
{IFR} stands for French
{IES} stands for Spanish
All data codes after this will appear in that language.
Different font sizes can be used within
the same text box.
Text fields adjust the font sizes so the
text fits within the size of the text box.
Remember the Auto-Shrink Limit
feature? This is how you use it.
The different letters in front indicate what
type of variable it is. {t} is Text, {p} is User
Entered, {none} is reserved, {v} is Value.
There are many different bar
codes available including
Datamatrix (shown), EAN,
UPC, Interleaved and others.
The current accepted graphic files
are: wmf, bmp, gif and jpg
Only a few graphic files are required to create this label. The remaining is built from Fields from
the WERCS and/or Text typed within a text box on the label. The typed text does not change and
is the same for every product you select.
After you’re
familiar with the
WERCS Label
Designer, it takes
less and less time
to design a label.
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The text is
rotatable at 90,
180, 270 or 360
degrees.
The text box
itself does not
rotate like in
Word (not yet).
Use data codes from your WERCS database
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Type in any text
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Drag features to resize
at any time (box, text
box, rotatable text,
graphic, barcode)
Create specific text or
variable fields to appear
on label
Copy and paste ability
(within the label itself –
not between labels)
List components (works better for US
labels than EU)
Many other features to
be discovered
IDEA: Create fields for
specific use on your labels
For example, Nazdar has a
Photochemically Reactive statement
that appears as Yes or No on the
MSDS (field code PCR). We
created a field [code PCRLBL] that
spells this out for the label. When run
a rule that says, when PCR is No,
PCRLBL says “Nonphotochemically
Reactive” and when PCR is Yes,
PCRLBL says “Photochemically
Reactive”.
Along those same lines, create
specific phrases to show on your label
using the specific fields you created.
An Alias (Product Code) has not
been selected yet. The fields not
associated with a Product Code
will be blank.
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The Alias can be typed in or
selected using the elipses
button. (Filter screen appears)
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Products available to select
depend on user’s security.
• Different locations can
have access to different
products.
The data entered will not
show up on the label until
you hit Refresh or select a
different printer.
Remember the User Input Fields
you can create, this is where they
show up for entry. The BLUE
indicates the data entered by the
user
The name of Person Printing Label is not a field that
appears on the label. It is for internal use and
appears in the Print History table.
If you want a bi-lingual label,
you also have the option to
force the language when adding
the Text box.
{lFR}{tRISK}{tRISKC} would force
these fields to appear in French.
For a different language,
click, enter the language
code you wish to see and hit
REFRESH. Label is now in
Spanish (for those phrases
which have a translation).
The red dashed lines
indicate the print margin
for the currently selected
printer.
To Zoom in on an area, left
click and drag the Blue
dotted box to the size you
wish. Upon release, it will
zoom in.
To Unzoom, left click on the
screen to return to the
original size.
After clicking the Print Batch button from the print
station, the Print Batch box appears.
Remember the Label
Properties General Tab? You
could add a Label Comment
and a Paper Stock Comment.
They appear here.
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The Batch Comment is for internal
use only. It does not appear on the
label.
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The labels are relative to how many
you have per page for 1 Sheet in your
label setup.
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The 2 Out Portrait says 2
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The 4 Down Portrait says 4
Change to how many you need
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Sheet number changes
accordingly
Click Print
Label sheet(s) is sent to Printer
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Search by fields
Sort by fields
Search date range
See data entered into user entry fields
Print list
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Flexibility to design anything
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◦ WYSIWYG
◦ Easily respond to production needs
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Accurate labels
Consistency between MSDSs
and labels
1 system for everything
Significant reduction of label
stock
Control of information
Correct errors – view of Print
History
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Track data
Label on demand
◦ By product, by country, by
region, by language
Immediate label designs for
potential new customers
Decrease in costs
Decrease in labor
Quick product-to-market
ability
Eventually interact with ERP
to become 100% automated
Contact information:
Alanna Morreale
Regulatory Compliance Department
[email protected]
Thank you for listening.