Since their initial use in grocery checkout, barcodes are used in an amazingly broad range of uses, including: The full spectrum of consumer retail goods Manufacturing process tracking (WIP) of [...]
Whether it is the barcode on your product, or the barcode you printed for a customer, you are confident it should work right. Well maybe your confidence is misplaced; if something goes wrong, [...]
Next to the predicted (and bogus) death of QR Codes, probably the next most prevalent doomsayer forecast is that online shopping will kill barcodes. And one of the most-oft stated causes is [...]
The tiny little town I live in is a crossroad with a gas station, a post office and a small diner which is a Saturday morning breakfast ritual for us and most of the town. Last spring an elderly [...]
The 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 [...]
All barcodes do the same thing… All barcodes do the same thing: they store data. Whether they are 1D symbols like UPC and Code 128 or 2D symbols like QR Code and Datamatrix, they are all [...]
Who Assigns the GTIN? Who is responsible for assigning and managing GTIN’s on medical devices? Typically, the brand owner is responsible for every aspect of GTIN management. Where the medical [...]
Some substrates can be very challenging for barcodes. The UDI requirement has introduced some new situations. Recently we were invited to a company that prints linear barcodes on clear plastic [...]
No Virginia, there are no 3D barcodes but we hear them referred to quite often. It is a common misconception, so let’s be clear: Data Matrix Code and QR Code are 2D barcodes, and UPC and [...]
Barcodes were invented to solve a problem. That is why they exist. Market research by Kroger led to the first retail scanning of a barcode in 1974. From there, every evolutionary step in barcode [...]
