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High-speed inline barcode verification systems seem to be all the rage right now, and for good reason.  Many of these systems integrate verification info other important compliance functions, and [...]

Previous episodes of Fun With Barcodes have tried to include barcodes where the design license has, in some cases, killed the barcodes and in other cases, made them more interesting but still [...]

It is only natural that the comparison would arise It is as natural as change itself. The evolution of barcodes over the past 40+ years is evidence of this. Woodland and Silver’s round [...]

Barcodes are forgiving of a wide range of inaccuracies. The experiential evidence alone validates that: how many times in recent memory have you encountered a barcode that did not scan quickly—or [...]

The time to decide has arrived. Your company has committed to purchase a barcode verifier and tasked you with the job. It is a considerable responsibility and you want to get it right. Likely [...]

Barcode verifiers are designed to be reliable, which means accurate and repeatable. When they are not, eroded confidence creates an emergency with an uncertain path to resolution. One of the most [...]

It seems like an unnecessarily obvious question until you think about it. At first it also seems overly obvious to ask, “What is not barcode quality?” Obviously it is a barcode that [...]

The Scan Reflectance Profile (SRP) is a primary tool for diagnosing barcode problems. It graphically represents the entire barcode and its scanning performance. This is the most important tool [...]