A simple enough question and it leads to a qualifying question—do you really want to know? So we’ll start with the simplest answer: a barcode scanner works on the basis of reflectivity, or more [...]
Recently we were asked to weigh in on an ongoing conversation between a label printer and their customer. The GS1 Databar symbols the printer was producing had an 8 mil X dimension which is [...]
We were recently invited to a flexo printer who was getting inconsistent verifier results. The barcode was a UPC on a clear poly bag. When the symbols were tested on the flat, white substrate in [...]
Printing barcodes on difficult surfaces can be confusing because we don’t expect some substrates to be problematic. We received a call recently from a client who was printing 1D barcodes [...]
Most people understand why a smart phone or a scanner is not the same thing as a verifier for testing a 2D symbol. Smart phones and scanners can only decode a Data Matrix or QR Code. A verifier [...]
What does the verifier grade mean regarding scanning? Does an A grade guarantee scanning success? Does an F grade guarantee scanning failure? We wrote on this topic a while ago, and although the [...]
For those of us familiar with verifying 1D barcodes like UPC and Code 128, migrating into 2D symbols like QR Code or Data Matrix seems very complicated. Why is that? With 1D barcodes it was a [...]
In 2009 the global consulting and technology organization Accenture recognized risk management as moving beyond compliance. In 2011 they saw risk management as a source of competitive advantage. [...]
Different brands of verifiers format the verification report differently but the same basic information is presented. The most significant difference would be if the verifier you are using is not [...]
If you are already familiar with 1D or linear barcodes such as UPC and Code 128, you will find a lot of familiar things in 2D or Matrix symbologies, but some of those familiar things may be done [...]
