How To Be Uid Compliant

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Unique Identification ( UID ) is a standard requirement issued by the Department of Defense (DoD) which requires government property to be marked with a unique identification number (www.acq.usd.mil).
A Unique Identifier or UID is a 2D matrix that the DoD presently uses to track their inventory that are over $5,000. The DoD standard code used is MIL STD 130 . A UID marking or code is required on all items that are successively managed or tracked by the DoD. Automobiles are exempt. The advantage of a UID is that it can be etched onto, say a chip, using minimal space instead of a using a long barcode. Thus, saving a large amount of space. Using the UID also improves the accuracy of the inventory and enables a product's history to be tracked for a long period of time. The greater advantage of using a UID is that it cannot simply be washed off nor can it be peeled off over time. This, of course, would be cost effective.
MIL STD 130 , by itself, has undergone a number of refinements, starting with MIL STD 130 L which laid the foundation for unique item identification and machine readable information (MRI). Followed ...
... then by MIL STD 130L - Change 1, which improved the definitions for the quality standards of the linear bar code and 2-D Data Matrix or UID . A year later, MIL STD 130 M was created. Today, the U.S. military relies on MIL STD 130 N, which permits printing or marking the UID symbol with the current technology that is used to produce a name plate or a label. This should not be a problem for a company's existing process. You do not need to design a new serial number to comply with the UID mandate.
Becoming UID Compliant may seem as though it requires a lot of work, confusing and burdensome from a regulation point of view. But this identification process is a DoD mandate and is required by all businesspersons.
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Jet City Laser manufactures UID registry, 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-130.