| | | | | identification information of another item and |
| MIL-STD-130L is the most fundamental item | | | | affixed to that other item. A label may be of any |
| identification marking standard by which marking | | | | similar or different material than that of the item |
| requirements for different products can be | | | | to which it is affixed.” This essentially means |
| developed during design activity. The Department | | | | that a label (data plate, name plate, ID plate, etc) |
| of Defense uses MIL-STD-130L as a standard | | | | can now be made of a metallic or non-metallic |
| norm primarily for acquisition of military material. | | | | material. Besides, the labels can be affixed to the |
| Moreover, MIL-STD-130L is also used by other | | | | identified item by any proper means. According to |
| government agencies for conduct similar activities. | | | | the MIL-STD-130N, the UID will now be limited to |
| As a matter of fact, MIL-STD-130L standard is | | | | 50 characters only. |
| being widely used in the non-government | | | | The new UID standard MIL-STD-130N has also |
| industries for developing company specific marking | | | | modified the definition of Validation as follows: |
| guidance for their items. MIL-STD-130L is the | | | | “Confirmation by examination and provisions |
| latest edition (revision L) incorporates and | | | | of objective evidence that the particular |
| implements the DoD Unique Identification (UID) | | | | requirements for a specific intended use have |
| policy issued 29th July, 2003. The latest edition | | | | been fulfilled; that all requirements have been |
| also applies to the area of machine-readable | | | | implemented correctly and completely and are |
| marking by offering a comprehensive guidance as | | | | traceable to system requirements.” |
| this technology standard continues to develop | | | | Besides, the MIL-STD-130N defines Verification as |
| beyond commonly recognized bar code protocols. | | | | follows: “Confirmation by examination, and |
| MIL-STD-130N: | | | | provisions of objective evidence, that the item |
| MIL-STD-130N is the latest version of | | | | identification marking requirements specified in this |
| MIL-STD-130 (with version N) which was released | | | | standard and the associated contract have been |
| on 17th December, 2007. The change will not | | | | fulfilled.” |
| affect the interpretation of different UID coding | | | | These sections are extremely critical as they put |
| requirements such as labels, validation and | | | | the onus on the contractor to be able to prove |
| verification. The new MIL-STD-130N standard | | | | that the UID labeling meets the requirements of |
| defines Label as “An item marked with the | | | | the Standard. |