Generate and print customizable EAN labels for smartphone and PC spare parts and serialized units: two templates (identification and display), sizes and fonts your way.
In a repair shop managing hundreds of different spare parts, telling a display or a battery apart from dozens of similar-looking boxes by eye alone is nearly impossible. Fixh IT generates printable labels based on the product's EAN code, customizable in size, font, and displayed fields, ready to be physically applied to spare parts, their packaging, or individual serialized units.
Why it matters for a repair shop
The spare parts warehouse of a smartphone and PC repair lab is full of components that often look very similar: OLED displays for different models, batteries of different capacities, charging connectors that are practically identical to the naked eye. A barcode label removes the ambiguity: a single scan tells you with certainty which part you are holding, avoiding the mistake of fitting the wrong component during a repair or selling it at the wrong price at checkout. For ready-to-sell products such as cases and accessories, the same label speeds up checkout without having to search the catalog by hand.
How it works in practice
Every product in the catalog can have an EAN code set on its record: that is the code encoded in the barcode printed on the label. Fixh IT distinguishes two separately configurable label templates: an identification template, meant to be applied directly on the part or its packaging for quick recognition, and a display template, meant for shelves or showcases where the product is shown to the customer with name and price clearly visible.
For each of the two templates you can customize width and height in millimeters, font family and size, and which specific fields to print among those available (product name, SKU, EAN, price, and other record data), so the label matches the actual roll or adhesive sheet format used in the shop. Generation produces a print-ready PDF, selecting one or more products from the catalog.
For products with serial tracking enabled, the label can also include the serial number of that specific unit: by selecting serialized units instead of just the product, each printed label carries the exact serial number of that item, useful for refurbished devices or high-value parts where you need to identify not just the model but the precise physical unit.
Labels already generated always stay consistent with the product record's data: if the EAN code or the displayed price changes, simply regenerate the PDF for that product, without having to recreate the template or the print settings already configured from scratch. You can also select multiple products from the same category at once, handy when restocking an entire accessories shelf or labeling all the spare parts that just arrived with a supplier order.
Quick guide
- Open the product in Warehouse and check or set the EAN code on the product record.
- Go to the company Labels section and choose the template: identification or display.
- Set width, height, and font based on the roll or adhesive sheet format you use.
- Choose which fields to print (name, SKU, EAN, price) for that label template.
- Search and select the products, or the specific serialized units, to include in the print.
- Generate the PDF and print it with the shop's label printer.
- Physically apply the label to the part, its packaging, or the shelf.
Real use cases
A technician receives a supplier order with twenty batteries of similar models but different capacities: applying an identification label with the EAN on each package avoids having to reopen them one by one to tell them apart when picking one for a repair.
A shop displays refurbished smartphones with tracked serial numbers on the counter: it generates identification labels including the serial number of each individual unit, so it can guarantee the customer an exact match between the physical device and the record sold at checkout.
A store with an accessories section uses display labels with clearly readable product name and price on cases and screen protectors on the shelf, while reserving smaller identification labels for technical parts stored in the lab's drawers.
Tips and best practices
Configure size and font once based on the label roll you actually use in the shop, so every future print is already set without reconfiguring it each time. For technical parts, favor a compact identification label with clearly visible SKU and EAN, while for items shown to the public, favor name and price readable even from a distance. Enable serial tracking before generating labels for refurbished devices, so the label with the serial number is ready from the very first warehouse load.
Common mistakes to avoid
Do not generate labels for products without an EAN code set: scanning at checkout or when picking for a repair will not recognize the product. Avoid mixing different label sizes on the same print roll, otherwise the layout will not line up correctly. Do not forget to update the label when the sale price of a displayed product changes: a label with an outdated price causes confusion at checkout and with the customer.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a special printer for labels? Any printer compatible with the PDF format generated by the system is enough; sizes adapt to the roll or adhesive sheet in use.
Do I have to generate a label for every product? No, it is a feature to use on the spare parts and products where you want to speed up identification, sale, and picking via scanner.
What is the difference between the identification and display templates? The identification template is meant to be applied on the part or its packaging, the display template to be shown to the customer on a shelf with name and price clearly visible.
Can I print the serial number of a specific unit on the label? Yes, if the product has serial tracking enabled you can select individual serialized units and print their serial number on the label.
Do labels work for spare parts too, not only ready-to-sell products? Yes, you can generate EAN labels both for products to sell and for spare parts used in repairs.
Can I print labels for several products in one go? Yes, you can select multiple products or units and generate a single PDF with all the labels ready to print.
