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How do you figure out what is wrong with a barcode that does not scan? Where do you start? The obvious answer is to use a verifier. Usually—but not always—when a scanner cannot decode a barcode, [...]

We have beaten the drum of barcode quality for the better part of 40 years. It may only be a slight exaggeration to say that we have made every possible argument for why barcode quality is [...]

Coupon coding is complicated. GS1 Databar Coupon Code does not simplify that—but it solves many issues with coupon offers and the stores that honor them. Coupons are, by their nature, complex. [...]

 Using the verification report to resolve print quality and other problems is a straightforward process. Many of the ISO15415 parameters for 2D symbols will be familiar to someone who has worked [...]

Pack Expo and Healthcare Packaging Expo convened last week. The show alternates between Las Vegas and Chicago, and we have attended at both venues for years. Barcode quality and verification is [...]

The name is a bit of a misnomer. This is not a verifier per se, it is a portable display for an Axicon 1D verifier. But it is a brilliant option. Its functionality will impress, and you will love [...]

On August 22, 2019 Axicon released an update for its 1D barcode verifier software. This is important for those of you using Axicon verifiers. As soon as practicable, please go to www.axicon.com; [...]

Bar width reduction or BWR is pre-press compensation for press gain. Ink spread is one of the most common causes of poor barcode performance. Bar Width Reduction is not just a setting Not all [...]

  QR Code reminds me of me. It is that “second child” that took a long time figuring out what they wanted to do. Not the first one out of the starting blocks. Fame was not high on its list. [...]

Everybody wants a shortcut. Something that gets you to your goal, whatever that may be, without undue delay, expense or obstacles. Shortcuts have trade-offs: that shorter route might be bumpy; [...]