401

As our name implies, we are a barcode test lab. We get a broad spectrum of barcode types and problems every day. It is a fun and fascinating business, which also provides us with a glimpse into [...]

You can check a lot of barcodes with an inline verification system. A lot. Like every single one. That is the sole benefit to such systems, but is it really a benefit? Are there any other [...]

After many months of technical committee work, the ISO has released an update to the ISO 15416 standard for linear barcodes. In common parlance, this known as “continuous” or “fractional” grading [...]

When a barcode verifier cannot scan a barcode, it can be a puzzling, frustrating situation. Without a verification report, how do you correct an unknown problem? You can access a previous article [...]

After many months of technical committee deliberations, the ISO committee has released an update to the ISO 15416 Standard. This impacts how 1D barcode verifiers calculate and report grading. The [...]

For those of us who remember the early days of barcode verification, the issue of selecting the correct aperture for the 1D barcode we needed to verify may be an unpleasant memory. Early [...]

The increasingly popular shrink sleeve presents an interesting, although not altogether unique challenge, to the issue of verifying the barcode. The challenge derives from the maxim that the best [...]

Earlier this month we published an article about DotCode, a new symbology designed specifically for high speed ink jet and laser dot printing on corrugated cartons or other substrates as they fly [...]

AIM Incorporated, the trade association for the AIDC industry, has released the revised International Symbology Standard for DotCode. In their announcement, AIM described DotCode as follows: [...]

As a company that champions barcode quality, we encounter two types of groups: those who agree with us that barcode quality is important, and those who don’t. There is a range of conviction in [...]