Industry 4.0 is here, and your digital transformation starts with BarTender enterprise labeling software.

Manufacturing is undergoing a revolution in automation and digitization. Trading partners have come to expect interoperability and supply chain transparency — if your processes aren’t automated, you’re losing business. New, exciting technologies and ideas are driving the digital transformation, things like AI, Internet of Things (IoT), digital twins.

But at its core, the data management — the actionable intelligence and connected information required — is built on data carriers, like barcodes and RFID. If an item can’t be identified by machine, like a barcode scanner or RFID interrogator, then Industry 4.0 fails.

Getting the connected supply chain right is a complex job. That’s why BarTender® barcode and label software is an integral component of the labeling strategies of the world’s discrete, process and additive manufacturers, from micro-manufacturers to the world’s largest global operations.

SMART LABELS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The Internet of Things (IoT) provides the connections that enable the interoperability and transparency of Industry 4.0, and the IoT is built on RFID. With BarTender, the design and coding of RFID is as simple as creating a standard barcode.

And because BarTender can pull RFID, barcode and human readable data from a common data source, you can group production labeling, component labeling, shipping labeling and even bin labeling in one convenient label template file, increasing accuracy and capturing new efficiencies.

AUTOMATED AMAZON, WALMART, GS1, EPC COMPLIANCE AND CODES

BarTender includes automated compliance with retailer and industry standards. Choose automated Digital Link, DoD, GDTI, GIAI, GID, GRAI, GSRN, SGLN, SGTIN and SSCC, and SGLN, or specify a custom format. And our sample template library is filled with labels you can use as a starting point — the business rules are built-in.

BE READY FOR THE NEXT BIG THING

Concerned about disruption in your supply chain? Global market forces shifting production across many geographies and sites? JIT initiatives requiring new agility? Move production line labeling to any facility in the world in an instant, with BarTender’s powerful Intelligent Templates™.

BarTender continually manages and monitors the serialization — unique, random or sequential — that drives your supply chain transparency. Increment serial numbers at a single printer or at printers across your network. And because global change management is centrally managed, label edits can be cascaded across your facilities immediately, in real time.

Businesses grow and change, and BarTender is built to scale with your business. New manufacturing facility? New product line? New 3PL? New WMS or ERP? New DC? New vendor? BarTender enterprise software comes complete with all features and companion applications, no additional cost, no surprises.

CAN YOUR SOFTWARE USE YOUR DATA?

The data in your labels can come from many places: ERP, database files, spreadsheets, clocks, weighing scales. That same data goes to your TMS, WMS, MRP and Yard Management software. BarTender’s Intelligent Templates™ and Integration Builder platform make it easy to link your data — wherever it lives — to your label.

SIMPLE — AND SOPHISTICATED

With its Windows interface, BarTender enterprise label software is familiar, even from the first time you open it. It’s intuitive — easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to train your workforce.

But don’t be fooled by BarTender’s simplicity, it’s a powerful tool for even the most complex manufacturing labeling. Connect a label to your WMS database. Add accurate GS1-compliant shipping codes with a simple drag and drop. Create Digital Link labeling by simply ticking a box. Automatically format EPC smart labels. The standards are built-in.