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Previously, we wrote about how AI and barcodes work together. To review: • Using computer vision, AI-enhanced scanners can read partially damaged barcodes, or barcodes in poor lighting or partial [...]

Barcodes and AI are becoming quite the dynamic duo. Here’s a few ways they intersect: Automated Scanning AI-powered systems can use advanced image recognition to read barcodes even if [...]

Barcodes fail due to two main reasons: Poor Image Quality: Scanners decode images. Inaccurate printing, lamination, shrink wrap and substrate characteristics can impact scanning Incorrect Data [...]

Visually identifying barcode symbologies (symbol types) can be quite handy when a scanner or verifier isn’t available. Key characteristics include:   UPC/EAN: All start with a pair of [...]

While it is self-evident why barcode verification is necessary, it is less obvious why periodic recalibration of a verifier is important. What could be changing and making it necessary? Isn’t a [...]

There are few things less exciting than barcodes on corrugated, although barcode failures can certainly cause excitement. Retail-level barcoding is not recommended on the undulating corrugated [...]

Barcodes remain relevant because they adapt, work well with other technologies and are inexpensive. Previous articles discuss this in depth. What metrics support this? The growth in sales of [...]

The first question may be, is there a future for barcoding? History is only a good prediction of the future in a few situations, but in this case, it applies. So, the question then is, why has [...]

Decodability differs from other ISO 15416 parameters for linear barcode quality. Decodability resembles the other ISO parameters in that if it fails, the barcode may not scan. However, it is [...]

What You Believe vs What You Know Regarding barcode quality, what you may believe isn’t necessarily the same as what you know. Using a smartphone to “verify” a barcode is a good example. “We [...]