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Whether you use a barcode testing service or have a barcode verifier onsite, you get more than just problem-solving.  An analogy that works for me is the radar detector. Back in my motorcycling [...]

We got a call from a sporting goods manufacturer. The big box sports store they supplied notified them that their logistics labels were non-compliant. The message was clear–fix it or lose [...]

Business hates uncertainty Investment in capital equipment, hiring, compensation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning—essential business processes have been thrown into uncertainty and [...]

Decodability differs from other ISO 15416 parameters for linear barcode quality. Decodability resembles the other ISO parameters in that if it fails, the barcode may not scan. However, it is [...]

What You Believe vs What You Know Regarding barcode quality, what you may believe isn’t necessarily the same as what you know. Using a smartphone to “verify” a barcode is a good example. “We [...]

Barcode technology is undergoing a seismic shift, doing what barcodes do very well: adapt to change. Perhaps as remarkable as the change itself is the fact it has taken this long, but with pain [...]

Direct Part Marked (DPM) barcodes are a special breed. DPM barcodes are imaged directly onto metal, plastic or other substrates. They are not printed with a pigment on a label, paper or other [...]

Let’s first clear up a common confusion. There are seemingly two kinds of calibration for barcode verifiers: user calibration factory calibration (sometimes called recalibration) User Calibration [...]

Use of DPM barcodes is on the rise. For the unfamiliar, DPM is Direct Part Marking. It is used in applications where a label or tag won’t work. For example, an engine block or subassembly like an [...]

Use of DPM barcodes is on the rise. For the unfamiliar, DPM is Direct Part Marking. It is used in applications where a label or tag won’t work. For example, an engine block or subassembly like an [...]