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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Barcode technology is undergoing a seismic shift, doing what barcodes do very well: adapt to change. Perhaps as remarkable as the change itself is the fact it has taken this long, but with pain [...]
Here are the two most common reasons we hear for not buying a barcode verifier: Barcode verifiers are too expensive. It isn’t necessary to buy a barcode verifier because we’ve never had a [...]
The ISO 15416 linear barcode parameter Decodability differs from other parameters because it measures element (bar and space) widths and positions. All of the other ISO parameters are based on [...]
Almost every discussion about barcodes is about the critical role they play in supply chains, but barcodes have usefulness far beyond tracking a product from manufacture to the end user. Of equal [...]
1. My barcodes scan fine with my Smartphone By design, a barcode scanner must use a laser-emulating red light. Smartphones use ambient light or white light. Scanners cannot see anything printed [...]
