Labelling
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The labelling of boxes and containers is essential to ensure that the parts contained within them are delivered successfully through the automotive supply chain to the correct destination, whether that is a warehouse location or a specific station alongside the assembly line. Labels also facilitate the digitalisation of the despatch, transport and receiving processes through the use of bar-codes, both 1D and 2D, and through the use of ‘smart labels’ incorporating RFID tags.
Suppliers would, however, struggle to cope if each customer or transporter requested labels of different sizes, with different content using different coding standards and since the 1980s Odette has been at the forefront of developing label standards, using both bar coding and RFID tags, which are in widespread use throughout the global supply chain.
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Meet the Odette Team at Forum Automobil Logistik
13 Nov 2024
The next Forum AutomobilLogistik, FAL2025, will take place on 18 & 19 February at the International Congress Centre, Dresden, the centre of the German semiconductor industry. Visit the Odette Stand to learn more about our latest Supply Chain collaboration initiatives.
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OEM feedback leads to revised VIN label standard
25 Jun 2024
In 2022, Odette and ECG (Association of European Vehicle Logistics) worked together with OEMs and Finished Vehicle LSPs, to establish a standard for the content, design, location and quality of vehicle distribution labels, aka VIN labels. Twelve months later, feedback from OEMs concerning their implementation plans has resulted in some revisions to the standard.
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The new Odette GTL Generator. Successful labelling everytime!
12 May 2023
An increasing number of OEMs and Tier1 suppliers are requiring their suppliers to implement the GTL however not all suppliers have the appropriate back-end systems to produce these labels to the correct specification consistently.
GTL Generator
An increasing number of OEMs and Tier1 suppliers are requiring their suppliers to implement the European Profile of the Global Transport Label (GTL) as specified in Odette Recommendation LL08 (VDA 4994). Not all suppliers, however, have the appropriate back-end systems to produce these labels to the correct specification consistently*.
Odette has therefore developed a simple tool that can generate compliant GTLs from a simple CSV input. The labels are generated as PDF files which can be printed with a large variety of ordinary laser printers or specialised label printers.
The Odette GTL Generator is available free of charge as a portable app.
Available for Windows and Linux.
* The data content as agreed in purchasing contracts/logistics agreements remains the responsibility of the user.
Odette GTL Generator (Windows)
Tool provided by Odette to generate Global Transport Labels (Odette Profile) that meet the standard Odette LL08 (VDA 4994).
Sizes currently supported:
A5 (210mm x 148mm)
A6 (148mm x 105mm)
SLC1 (210mm x 74mm)
Contact us if you require any additional sizes that are specified in LL08.
Odette GTL Generator (Linux)
Tool provided by Odette to generate Global Transport Labels (Odette Profile) that meet the standard Odette LL08 (VDA 4994).
Sizes currently supported:
A5 (210mm x 148mm)
A6 (148mm x 105mm)
SLC1 (210mm x 74mm)
Contact us if you require any additional sizes that are specified in LL08.
Resources
Global Transport Label - Odette Profile
(previously published as European Profile)
Members of the JAIF combined the best features from their own label standards – including ISO 15394, ANSI MH10.8.1, the Odette Transport Label and the AIAG B-10 to produce a standard Global Transport Label which includes features such as the ISO “Licence plate,” Linear Bar Code 128 and 2D Data Matrix, QR Code and PDF417. Based on this standard, an Odette profile has been further developed and maintained.
VIN Labels in the Vehicle Distribution Process
Developed by Odette and ECG, this recommendation has the following objectives:
- Define a standard location and fixing method for the vehicle identification label
- Recommend a size and layout for the vehicle identification label
- Define a minimum content for the vehicle identification label
- Recommend a bar-coding standard
- Provide recommendations for the quality of the vehicle identification label
Global Transport Label
This document details common Global Transportation Label standards on container-labelling for use by suppliers and customers, and has been updated to include Data Matrix and QR code 2D symbologies. It was developed by collaboration between the members of Odette, AIAG and JAMA automotive associations representing more than 80% of worldwide production.
Odette Transport Label - Large (OTL1)
This is the original A5 Odette Transport Label (210mm x 102mm) which is designed to be used on product packaging units and transport packaging units sent between supplier and customer. First introduced in the 1980s, this label spec has been updated several times and is still in widespread use in the automotive industry today.
Odette Transport Label - Small (OTL3)
This Odette label (210mm x 74mm) was introduced to allow its use on smaller units where the original A5 label was too large. It also allows for the inclusion of additional logistics information to facilitate the automated movement of product packaging units from warehouse to trackside.
JAIF Data Identifiers for Use in AutoID
The JAIF* has created a separate table of the ANSI MH10.8.2 Data Identifiers that are actually in use in automotive AutoID applications or are referenced in the various AutoID Recommendations that have been published, either jointly or independently, by JAIF members.
The table of JAIF Data Identifiers is a subset of the full list of Data Identifiers specified in the Data Identifiers standard ANSI MH10.8.2 which is published and maintained by the MH10 Committee for Unit Loads and Transport Packages of MHI.
* Joint Automotive Industry Forum = AIAG, JAMA/JAPIA and Odette
Odette GTL Generator (Windows)
Tool provided by Odette to generate Global Transport Labels (Odette Profile) that meet the standard Odette LL08 (VDA 4994).
Sizes currently supported:
A5 (210mm x 148mm)
A6 (148mm x 105mm)
SLC1 (210mm x 74mm)
Contact us if you require any additional sizes that are specified in LL08.
Odette GTL Generator (Linux)
Tool provided by Odette to generate Global Transport Labels (Odette Profile) that meet the standard Odette LL08 (VDA 4994).
Sizes currently supported:
A5 (210mm x 148mm)
A6 (148mm x 105mm)
SLC1 (210mm x 74mm)
Contact us if you require any additional sizes that are specified in LL08.