Axicon Group has evolved and matured into one of the major forces in barcode verification. I had the pleasure of visiting them in Brentwood almost 20 years ago, and next week I have the unique opportunity to visit them again, now in Weston.

Axicon is one of the top manufacturers of barcode verifiers worldwide

As a distributor and reseller of nearly all brands of verifiers, it is important for me to be as knowledgeable as possible about every brand and every model available. Visiting the manufacturer on their home turf is a great way to do this. Each manufacturer has a corporate personality and some of them are secretive and guarded. It is significant that Axicon is genuinely welcoming and interested in hearing from its distributors. This must have something to do with their having grown into one of the largest   verification specialists in the industry.

Axicon welcomes and listens to its customers

This brief post is to alert you loyal readers that next week will be quite a bit different than previous weeks. I will be less able to post regularly and rather than maintain the usual tight focus on barcode quality issues, next week I’ll talk about Axicon and their products, their philosophy and their direction.

In the coming months and year, I hope to be able to bring you similar posts from visits to other verifier manufacturers—to the extent that they will be amenable.

Axicon invites you to visit with them in Las Vegas

Of course you can have a hands-on experience with the full line of Axicon verifiers at the AIM Expo in Las Vegas in September—see http://www.aim-expo.com/

Later, friends!

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Our company (an advanced software company) recently worked with Barcode Test to source a barcode verifier.  Not long ago, we were awarded a contract requiring products to be marked with IUIDs in accordance with MIL-STD-130.  For that standard, marking labels must pass a verification test that evaluates many variables (contrast, size, clarity, syntax, modularity, and more).  After a thorough search, we reduced our options to a select few.

In our search for a verifier, the Axicon line caught our attention.  Barcode Test is our regional reseller for this product.   From the beginning, they were very prompt with their responses.  We ended up having a quick call with John Nachtrieb to go over our needs.  John was extremely easy to work with and provided a lot of great information.  He was very knowledgeable on the matter and was quick to offer up a demo unit (free of charge).

Upon receiving the demo verifier and testing it, a few questions arose.  John joined a call with us and answered all our questions.  Ultimately, the Axicon verifier wasn’t the best fit for us, so we shipped the demo back.  John was completely understanding.  A few weeks later, Barcode Test reached back out with another possible verifier for us to try.  While they didn’t sell that brand, they just wanted to help us find the best option that met our needs. They even offered to send us the unit that they have in-house to see if it worked to our liking. 

Barcode Test is truly a great company to work with.  Their service and willingness to help the customer are far beyond what you typically get from other companies.  They are experts in barcode quality assurance and seem willing to help in any way they can (even if that means not getting a sale and recommending another option that better fits the customer’s needs).  If anyone is in the market for barcode verification/scanning services or products, I would highly recommend giving Barcode Test a call.

Regards,

Production Manager