Right Item, Right Time, Right Place, Every Time

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U.S. Department of DefenseandPackage / Product
/ Part Marking
Right Item, Right Time, Right Place, Every
Time Best Value Solutions for Americas
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Commercial Best Practices for Part Marking
Frontline Solutions USAChicago, IL - 14 November
2001 Craig K. Harmon, Q.E.D. Systems Mark
Reboulet, U.S. Air ForceDan Kimball, DoD
Logistics AIT
http//www.autoid.org/presentations/FSUS_DoD/PartM
ark.htm
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Craig K. Harmonharmon_at_ia.net

• Q.E.D. Systems
• Advisor to DoD in Migration to Commercial
  Standards

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DoD Is Committed to Standards

• International Standards
• ISO 15434 (Syntax) and ISO 15418 (DIs and AIs)
• ISO 15394 (Shipping Label)
• ISO 22472 (Product Package Markings)
• ISO 16388 (Code 39), 15417 (Code 128), 15420
  (EAN/UPC), 15438 (PDF417), 16022 (Data Matrix),
  16023 (MaxiCode)
• ISO 15415 (2D Print Quality) ISO 15416 (Linear
  Print Quality)
• ANSI Standards
• MH10.8.3 (Syntax) and MH10.8.2 (DIs and AIs)
• MH10.8.1 (Shipping Label)
• MH10.8.6 (Product Packaging) MH10.8.7 (Product
  Marking)
• UCC 1 (U.P.C.), UCC 6 (Shipping Container Codes)

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DoD Is Committed to Standards

• Industry Standards based on ISO and ANSI
  Standards
• AIAG B-4 (Parts Identification)
• EIA 802 (Product Marking Standard)
• EIA 556-B (Shipping Label Standard)

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Other Documents of Interest

• International Aerospace Quality Group
• Data Matrix (2D) Bar Coding Quality Requirements
  for Parts marking
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• NASA-HDBK-P027 Application of Data Matrix
  Identification Symbols to Aerospace Parts Using
  Direct Part Marking Methods/Techniques
• NASA-STD-P026 - Standard for Applying Data Matrix
  Identification Symbols on Aerospace Parts
• Air Transport Association
• SPEC 2000

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Definitions
Product - A first level or higher assembly that
is sold in a complete end-usable
configuration. Product Package - The first tie,
wrap or container to a single item or quantity
thereof that constitutes a complete identifiable
pack. A product package may be an item packaged
singularly, multiple quantities of the same item
packaged together or a group of parts packaged
together. For the purposes of this document the
term product package includes component
packages and packaging intended for storage and
transport. Component - Parts (e.g., for
electronic products, bare printed circuit boards,
integrated circuits, capacitors, diodes,
electronic modules, switches, heat sinks,
resistors, electronic/electrical connector, etc.)
of a first level assembly.
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EIA 802 - Product Marking
5.3.2 Two-Dimensional Symbol Requirements The
two-dimensional symbols referenced in this
document are Data Matrix ECC 200 and MicroPDF417.
The encoding of data in Data Matrix ECC 200
shall be in accordance with AIM International
Technical Specification - International Symbology
Specification - Data Matrix using ECC 200. The
encoding of data in MicroPDF417 shall be in
accordance with AIM International Technical
Specification International Symbology
Specification MicroPDF417. The encoding of data
shall follow the ANSI MH10.8.3M/ISO 15434 message
format and syntax rules.
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AIAG B4 - Part Marking
6.1 Data Matrix When a 2D symbol is used for
parts identification and tracking, AIM USS Data
Matrix symbology as defined in the AIM
International Symbology Specification
Document-Data Matrix, SHALL be used. 6.1.4 Level
of Error Correction It is recommended that ECC
200 be used for all new applications.
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Recommendation 1

• For now, focus on labeling and the use of data
  plates for product marking
• Imager read products should have a minimum
  element dimension of 0.015 (0.38 mm)
• Laser read products should have a minimum element
  dimension of 0.010 (0.25 mm)

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Recommendation 2

• When ISO 15415 is published is plenty soon enough
  to begin the direct marking of parts (CD June
  2002)
• Make print quality part of product quality
  require the same quality for the mark as you do
  the product
• Contribute symbols (good ones and ones that
  failed to read) to the AIM TSC 2D print quality
  effort

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Recommendation 3

• Read all available literature, e.g, IAQG, EIA
  706, and NASA documents before jumping into the
  fray
• http//www.autoid.org/direct_part_marking.htm

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Remember

• Black on White Works Real Well!!!
• Black on White Works Real Well!!!
• Black on White Works Real Well!!!
• Black on White Works Real Well!!!
• Black on White Works Real Well!!!
• Black on White Works Real Well!!!
• Black on White Works Real Well!!!

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Mark Rebouletmark.reboulet_at_wpafb.af.mil

• United States Air Force
• AIT Office

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
l e n c e
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USAF Part Marking Yesterday

• Historical
• MIL STD 130 DoD provides the part marking
  approach
• This is an application standard
• Resulted in specific marking to satisfy the DoD
  business processes
• Our part marking requirements were proprietary to
  us. We have had to pay to produce the data
• Using the data was labor intensive. Our human
  intervention introduced error into data
  transcription

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Historical MIL STD 130ID Plate Example

• Contract number
• Serial number
• Nomenclature
• Design activity
• Part number
• Manufacturer (CAGE)
• National stock number (NSN)
• Country of origin

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USAF Part Marking Today

• Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) directed the
  military adopt commercial standards in accordance
  with acquisition reform initiatives
• Air Force/DoD actively involved in developing
  commercial standards for AIT including
  shipping/package labeling and part marking.
• MIL STD 130 needs to be streamlined to allow the
  DoD to take advantage of these commercial
  agreements.

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Organizations Embracing National/international
Standards

• 28 trade associations and 5 government agencies
• AIAG, American Trucking Association, Caterpillar,
  Consolidated Freightways, Disney, Dow Chemical,
  Eastman Kodak, EDIFICE, EIA, Federal Express,
  General Electric, General Motors, IBM, Lucent,
  Pharmacia, RPS, TCIF, Telcordia, UPS
• Health Industry Business Communications Council
  (HIBCC)
• IEC Technical Committee 91 (Surface Mount
  Devices)
• NATO
• EAN.UCC
• U.S. Department of Defense

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Objective of Standards

• Interoperability
• Within DoD
• Between DoD and industry
• Increase logistics pipeline velocity
• Reduce operating cost
• Increase the value to the tax payer
• Standardize COTS Software

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Types of Standards

• Technology (symbology, RFID, smart card)
• Data content (semantics and syntax)
• Conformance (print quality)
• Application (product and package mark, movement
  label)

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Data Structure / Semantics

• Semantics - the means by which the purpose of a
  field of data is identified
• ANSI MH10.8.2/ISO 15418
• Data Identifiers industrial/manufacturing
• Application Identifiers EAN.UCC (retail)
• ANSI X12/EDIFACT/CII data element qualifiers
• XML
• Spec 2000 text element identifiers

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Data Structures / Semantics for AIT

• ANSI/ISO
• 1PAB9893938409 - part number 1P
• EAN/UCC
• 0100098756100013 - part number 01
• Spec 2000
• PNR AB9293938409 - part number PNR

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Data Structure / Syntax

• Syntax - the means by which multiple fields of
  data are assembled into a machine-processible
  message
• ANSI MH10.8.3/ISO 15434 - Syntax for High
  Capacity ADC Media
• Industrial/manufacturing
• Retail/grocery (EAN.UCC)
• Spec 2000 - message structure
• XML
• ANSI x12/EDIFACT/CII

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Data Structures / Syntaxfor AIT

• ANSI/ISO
• )gtRS06GS1PAB9893938409GSS123B129RSEOT
• EAN.UCC
• )gtRS05GS0100098756100013GS1031293883RSEOT
• SPEC 2000
• PNR AB9893938409/SER 123B129

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Daniel Kimballdaniel_kimball_at_hq.dla.mil

• Defense Logistics Agency
• AIT Office

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Goal for Data Standards

• The DoD AIT goal for data semantics and syntax
  standards is to create an environment where the
  data residing on a DoD AIT device is encoded in
  such a way to foster compatibility between the
  DoD and commercial and industrial counterparts.

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AIT in the Supply Chain
Legend
International I ISO 15416 Print Quality and
Conformance II ISO 15418 Data Application
Identifier Standard III ISO 15434 Syntax for
High Capacity Media IV ISO 15394 Packaging Bar
Code and 2D Symbols for Transport Shipping
Receiving Labels V ISO 15420 Bar Code Symbology
Specification EAN/UPC ANSI A EIA 706
Electronics Industries Association Component
Marking Standard
ANSI (contd) B MH10.8.1M Shipping Labels C EIA
624 Electronics Industries Association Product
Package Bar Code Label Standard D UCC1 General
U.P.C. Specification E UCC6 Application Standard
for Shipping Container Codes F EIA 556-B
Shipping Labels Industry EIA 802 Electronic
Industry Alliance Product Marking Std AIAG B4
Parts Identification and Tracking Application Std
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DoD Requirements for ISO StandardsData
Interoperability Challenge
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DoD Requirements for ISO StandardsData
Interoperability Challenge
One Set of Data Standards
Transportation
Transportation
Acquisition
Acquisition
Maintenance
Maintenance
Disposal
Disposal
Supply
Supply
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Aviation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Acquisition
Acquisition
Acquisition
Acquisition
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Disposal
Disposal
Disposal
Disposal
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Army
Army
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Automotive
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Acquisition
Acquisition
Acquisition
Acquisition
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Disposal
Disposal
Disposal
Disposal
Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply
Marine
Marine
ISO 15418 ISO 15434
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Electronics
Navy
Navy
Sea Vessels
Sea Vessels
Chemical
Chemical
Chemical
Chemical
Air Force
Air Force
Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
DLA
DLA
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The DoD Standard

• USD (ATL) Letter 6 Oct 2000 established
• Data format standards for high capacity media (2D
  symbols, CMB, RFID)
• Data semantics ISO 15418/ANSI MH10.8.2
• Data syntax ISO 15434/ANSI MH10.8.3
• Approved use of Data Matrix and Code 128
• MILSTD 130 change proposal
• Requires ISO 15418 and ISO 15434
• Permits use of AIAG/EIA/TCIF/UCC.EAN standards
• EIA 802 is the default standard

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MILSTD 130

• Commercial orientation
• Approved commercial standards
• AIAG/EIA/UCC/TCIF
• Proposed change in Coordination
• Used as contract language in major weapons
  systems buys
• Default standard is ANSI EIA 802
• Requires ISO 15418 syntax and ISO 15434 semantics
  for machine readable ADC
• Specifically excludes direct part marking
• Lack ANSI/ISO quality standards for 2D symbols

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MILSTD 129

• Standard for marking outer packages
• Requires shipping labels and contract data
• Used as acquisition contract language
• Specifies
• Linear bar code and two-dimensional symbols
  (symbology)
• Content (data elements)
• Data syntax and semantics
• Human readable requirements
• Initial draft expected Jan 2002
• Publication possible Oct 2002

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DoD Uses

• Serial Number Tracking
• Unique Item Tracking
• Weapons Surveillance
• Configuration Management
• Maintenance Histories
• Predictive Maintenance
• Inventory Accuracy, Control and Management

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Data Content

• Configuration Items (tracked by traceability
  number)
• Minimum (3 core data elements)
• Manufacturer ID (CAGE, UCC prefix, DUNS)
• Part number
• Traceability code (serial number, lot, batch,
  etc.)
• Additional data
• Optional or conditional data
• Requested by Service/Agency PM
• Specified by the acquisition activity

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Data Structure

• Syntax
• ISO 15418/ ANSI MH10.8.2
• Semantics
• ISO 15434/ ANSI MH10.8.3

The Only Approved Data Syntax and Semantics
Required by USDL (ATL) Letter 6 Oct 2000
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Questions?