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 [...]
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 [...]
