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In its fullest sense, bar code quality is a broader topic than just the quality of the printed image. There are two additional considerations where the bar code plays an important role. One of [...]

Barcodes are everywhere and used in critical applications. Barcodes keep manufacturing systems operating. They maintain unbroken supply chains; they secure access to aircraft, sporting and [...]

QR Code myths abound. Consider QR Code quality. A recent article describes a graphics design technique that makes QR Code less obtrusive and more “harmonious” with the graphic it accompanies. The [...]

Not all barcode names have significance—UPC or Universal Product Code and Data Matrix, for example, are just generic names with no intrinsic meaning. Other barcode names are more descriptive and [...]

Like most innovations, barcode technology started with a problem looking for a solution. Unlike a lot of solutions, barcode technology wasn’t possible without the existence of a solution that had [...]

Dr. Allais is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of bar coding and automatic identification. As chief executive officer of Intermec Corporation from 1973 through September 1987, [...]

Dr. Jerome Swartz, former CEO of Symbol Technologies is credited with having defined barcodes as “…portable, disposable memory.” Someday I hope to confirm or refute that in a conversation with [...]

 In our recent article Why Are There Different Kinds of Barcodes?  we posed the rhetorical question  “…is there one barcode type that could do it all?” There is a symbology that does a lot. [...]

Since their initial use in grocery checkout, barcodes are used in an amazingly broad range of uses,  including: The full spectrum of consumer retail goods Manufacturing process tracking (WIP) of [...]