An Overview Of The Significant Changes Of Mil-std-130n

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MIL-STD-130N is the current iteration of the set of military standards mandated by the Department of Defense (DoD) which establishes the criteria for the identification, marking or tagging all U.S. military equipment with an Item Unique Identification (IUID, occasionally seen as UID). MIL-STD-130N supersedes MIL-STD-130M and establishes the precedence of MIL-STD-130N, excepting applicable laws or regulations, unless specifically exempted.

There are many significant additions, medications, and clarification of ambiguous content contained in previous iterations of MIL-STD-130. In order to ensure compliance with current requirements, it is necessary and required to have a sound technical understanding of the standard and its application to articles and items needing appropriate identification and proper use of marking and tagging technologies.

Of particular interest in MIL-STD-130N are the definition of an Application Identifier (AI); the establishment of a Data Identifier (DI); expansion of the Human Readable Information (HRI) and its relationship to Machine-Readable Information (MRI); the establishment of the IUID-equivalent ...
... and the exemption of items which already have other unique identification codes; and, a more detailed description of specific elements of the IUID.

Other portions of MIL-STD-130N of special interest are the requirements for labeling and marking supplemental containers of identified equipment. The issues of permanency and human legibility are also further refined. Construction and durability of tags as well as MRI identification are amplified with references to documents establishing standards incorporated by specific definition. Data carriers, especially MRI formats are more detailed. Linear bar codes and 2D data matrix markings are clarified.

MIL-STD-130N also signals the deprecating feature of the old part identification and the superseding new IUID with the specification of two label designs: Construct #1 and Construct #2. Guidance for the obliteration and replacement of the two different constructs is specifically addressed in MIL-STD-130N

MIL-STD-130N has a completely revamped and enhanced the data tables; and, worthy of note, has replaced diagrams and figures to incorporate the changes and provide strong visual guidance for the use of Free Text, HRI, and MRI to include bar codes and 2D data matrix elements.

The defense contractor or end-item provider should consult a qualified subject matter expert. The level of expertise and experience required to stay in compliance with the changes set forth in MIL-STD-130N is a non-trivial task. It is required to label and tag U.S. military items in accordance with MIL-STD-130N. Retaining the services of a corporation with an established reputation in the business of manufacturing conforming labels and tags which meet or exceed the standards mandated by MIL-STD-130N cannot be over-emphasized. Choose a company which is an acknowledged subject matter expert that directly contributed to the specifications contained in MIL-STD-130N. Due to the complexity of the subject matter, please contact the experts at Jet City Laser for more information.

Jet City Laser is a premier supplier of UID that are 100% verified and meets UID MIL-STD-130N requirements. It has helped numerous customers in UID registration products to register data to the UID Central Registry.