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Business hates uncertainty Investment in capital equipment, hiring, compensation, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning—essential business processes have been thrown into uncertainty and [...]

Accidental deaths due to medication errors are a grave concern within the healthcare sector, shedding light on the critical need for improved practices and safeguards.  Annually, an estimated [...]

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 [...]