Mil-std-130n A Basic Explanation Of Uid

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The U.S. Department of Defense has issued the mandate that all equipment and properties that are issued, stored, produced, or stocked by the DOD should be marked for identification. There are a lot of rules, and standards that go along with this mandate.

These standards are comprised of criteria from many government and non-government publications to act as a general guideline to describe the governmental UID requirements when fulfilling a contract. In the events of conflicting references, this standard will always take priority.

There are also many things that are excluded from the list of items to be so marked that are covered by other regulation or are not subject to the Item Unique Identification (UID). For example a cell phone has an electronic serial number, or a vehicle's VIN. A more complete list can be found in the MIL-STD-130N section 1.3

In the case of items that the DOD requires an UID there are many regulations governing the proper marking. These regulations state that the marks should be applied to a metal or stiff plastic plate that will be affixed to the item to be marked. In some cases the ...
... mark can be applied directly to the item, providing the requirements can be met.

The UID must be placed in a manner so as to provide permanency for the expected life of the item, and be visible and easy to read during normal operation, if possible. Machine readable information (MRI) is preferred, but in the event it is not possible, the human readable information has requirements in the mandate as well.

Naturally, there are exceptions to the UID regulations. Commercial off the shelf items (COTS) clearly marked by a commercial identification may not be subject to the UID standards if there is no problem in the identification of the item.

This is only touching on the DOD's UID regulations. There are many more complicated rules that could not be covered here. The best possible way to gain more info than listed here would be to consult the experts at Jet city laser, they have the knowledge and experience required for any project you may have.

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