Print electronics parts bin barcodes from Excel

Resistors, ICs, and a drawer that used to be chaos. Barcode the MPN, print the drawer front.

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Print electronics parts bin barcodes from Excel

Published: · 3 min read · How-to
Open the free label maker: https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup. Design the label, then print to a Zebra or download PNG, PDF, or ZPL.

Open bin location template

You can print electronics parts bin barcodes from Excel. Open the free label maker, barcode {{mpn}} or {{bin}}, put the value in large type, and stick it on the drawer. No signup. Don't barcode a long manufacturer URL.

Good to know: Barcode the number you will scan later, usually the MPN or your bin ID. Do not barcode a long manufacturer URL.

How to print electronics bin barcodes from Excel

  1. Open https://app.mylabelmaker.com. No signup.
  2. Headers: mpn, value, bin. Set 2x1 to fit a small drawer front.
  3. {{value}} large. CODE128 with {{mpn}}. {{bin}} in the corner.
  4. Upload the Excel file. Print a drawer you can reach. Scan. Then the rest.

Sample spreadsheet

A first pass on resistor and IC drawers.

mpnvaluebin
RC0603-10K10k 0603R-12
RC0603-1K1k 0603R-04
ATMEGA328PATmega328PIC-02

First row is the header. Those header words go inside the curly braces on the label, like {{mpn}}.

Shop tools: tool crib labels. Mechanical parts: parts barcodes.

Print or save

Got a Zebra? Print with Browser Print at the printer's DPI. Everyone else: print from this computer, or download PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, or ZPL. Save JSON if you want the editable master back later.

Label these drawers

The MPN list. A scan on each bin.

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