Chicago TAPPI
Barcode-Test is exhibiting at the Chicago TAPPI Table Top Trade Fair next week. TAPPI is the leading trade association for packaging and converting TAPPI, for the unfamiliar, is the Technical [...]
A Glimpse into the AIDC Future: WSN
A Glimpse into the AIDC Future: WSN Looking way beyond barcodes into the vast universe of sensors, data capture and the internet of things, a recent report from IDTechEX provides a breath-taking [...]
The ISO Barcode Quality Specification: Bending the Rules
The ISO barcode quality specification for testing and grading of linear barcodes is often misquoted and misunderstood. Two frequently misrepresented parameters for ISO 15416 are the ten-scan [...]
Case History: Shipping Container Barcoding
The client, an East Coast medical device company, is a supplier of test kits used to detect specific medical conditions. They were concerned about GS1 Healthcare compliance in their shipping [...]
Bar Width Reduction Part II
The most common cause of barcode failure is poor print quality due to bars that are too fat. There are many possible causes: an absorbent substrate, an ink that wicks because of its viscosity, [...]
Barcode Seminar: The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do To Avoid Barcode Disaster
OK, that title is a bit dramatic—especially from me. But there is more truth than hyperbole in that statement. There is a “…most important thing you can do…”, a thing that is more important than [...]