The monthly newsletter Amazon Science recently published an article on how they are working to eliminate barcodes from their distribution centers. The Thomas Industry Update suggests this [...]
Use of DPM barcodes is on the rise. For the unfamiliar, DPM is Direct Part Marking. It is used in applications where a label or tag won’t work. For example, an engine block or subassembly like an [...]
As a barcode quality and compliance test lab, we get a lot of questions from callers who are struggling to understand the verification report. We have noticed that those questions seem to change [...]
Why verify a barcode? What could possibly go wrong? Here is an incomplete, constantly evolving answer. Verification is all about barcode quality—so let’s start by defining of what “barcode [...]
The death of the ubiquitous UPC symbol has been predicted almost from the start. The parade of successors has including everything from RFID to computer recognition, but it looks like the UPC [...]
Which is better, inline or desktop verifiers? Have inline verifiers made desktop verifiers irrelevant. This article examines the benefits and shortcomings of both types of barcode verifiers. [...]
You can identify a barcode symbol type just by looking at it. It is a handy skill to have when a scanner or verifier is not readily available. You do not need to understand how the barcode is [...]
For commercial printers, packaging companies and brand owners, you might think their worst nightmare would be a barcode that does not scan. A reasonable assumption—and wrong. When a scanner does [...]
Barcode quality is not static. Often I use the analogy that the world is made of rubber. Nothing stays the same. There are many steps in getting a barcode on a product package. Each step involves [...]
Our recent article about the longevity of barcodes triggered a range of responses. One comment referred to barcodes as the “weakest link” in the supply chain. There are many links in the supply [...]
