About Uid, The Universal Identification System

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The United States Department of Defense uses a set of standardizations to ensure that defense items are in accordance to specific and necessary demands. These include proper identification provisions. This identification system is key to maintaining a record of several qualities about the item. Among these qualities are the total cost of ownership, consistency and compatibility with logistics system and other related traits. This information is reliant on the UID or Unique Identification system. This is pivotal in maintaining these standards as it provides a universally compatible and recognizable identification system.

Since 1995 non-governmental organizations have been shifting to adopt the Department of Defense standardization practices. This movement has spurred significant participation in utilizing the MIL Specs. Technical and Non-technical commercial organizations and companies are adopting this standardization to gain its efficiency and effective methods.

In compliance to the Department of Defense standards all UID items are marked with a matrix that provides a way for data to be collected about that item ...
... through a scanning device. In addition to these machine readable markings, the item must also have human readable text. The markings must describe the item number, its shelf life or date of expiration, quantity, and preservation methods, among other attributes. These all serve to communicate the qualities of the object in question quickly and effectively. The standardization of identification by way of the UID system limits the amount of error that can arise from an object throughout its lifetime. During transportation, storage and maintenance, the UID serves as a reliable method of receiving vital data.

In addition to its identification purposes, the UID identified item is placed in a Governmental registry for tracking and logistics use. A government employee or contractor may submit an item into the UID registry. This registry is a database of all Department of Defense assets, controlled internally or by contractors.

UID is a standardized method of classification and identification that provides a systematic solution for logistics and storage problems. The universally recognizable marking effectively convey essential data about the item in question; alleviating conflicts that may arise from any incompatible identification systems.

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Jet City Laser manufactures UID namplates, UID Registry & also offers other UIDservices. Customers receive verification reports for each UID barcode, assuring 100% compliance to the quality standards of MIL-STD-130.