MIL-STD-130 and Its Benefits to the Industry
MIL-STD-130 is the DOD approved standard for unique identification marking. Unique identification is necessary for every DOD owned product and property. Product authenticity, as well as security and privacy being the major concerns of the Department of Defense, MIL–STD-130 specifies a set of UID marking parameters.
Material selection, UID marking process, data encoding, and the registration process are given importance in MIL STD 130. Below some of the most crucial compliance standards are discussed.
MIL SPEC 130 enlists materials to use in the unique identification marking process. Metallic nameplates such as aluminum and stainless steels are approved for UID marking. Non-metallic nameplates (such as polyester nameplates) can be used to mark DOD products. Contractors should provide quality materials that can undergo harsh environment and chemical testing procedures.
As for marking procedures, MIL STD 130 approves laser marking equipment, programmable indent marking, industrial inkjet printing, embossing, indenting, stamping, tagging, and labeling. These processes can be applied to metal and non-metallic nameplates and tags. Tags or cable bands are recommended for smaller items.
According to MIL SPEC 130, a UID nameplate manufacturer can include 1D data format to 2D data format. There are specifications for both machine readable and human readable data.
UID registration includes data invoicing, data validation, and verification processes. The UID registration process requires each product supplier to submit their specific PART number, item number, and enterprise number for compliance.
The rules specified by MIL STD 130 ensure quality product marking. As such, apart from DOD, many other private industries are following UID product identification and marking processes. This process offers many industrial benefits with a product marking system.
The UID marking process facilitates better industrial production. UID complaints are bound to follow standards that aim to improve the quality of the products. The products are checked and crosschecked during the registration process. UID marking ensures quality production, which is important for a profitable business.
Rules specified in the aforementioned standards have made UID labels universally acceptable. Each of the UID identified products includes details of weight, serial number, and material and product value. As such, the identification process makes a product traceable. One can easily distinguish and trace products with the help of UID nameplates. It reduces product wastage due to lack of item visibility.
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