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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 obvious until you think about it. What is not barcode quality? Obviously, it is a barcode that does not scan–and yet, as we have recently written, a barcode that scans perfectly [...]

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 [...]

Today there are 3 different types of barcode scanners. The broad categories are: Laser CCD Camera Technically, there is a 4th type—the wand or pen scanner but this is old technology and few are [...]

Barcode scanning problems fall into two categories: the barcode does not scan at all, or it scans inconsistently. Non-scanning barcodes are the hardest to diagnose since the verifier is not [...]

Q: What could be worse than a non-scanning barcode? The answer might surprise you! A: A barcode the scans the wrong information perfectly. Here is a real train wreck, a case history we personally [...]