For most of its history, barcode quality has been a matter of print quality: can the scanner read the barcode? Originally barcode verification was based on measuring bar and space widths. This [...]
When a barcode verifier cannot scan a barcode, it is a puzzling, frustrating situation. What could be worse? What about when the verifier reads the barcode but the scanner does not? Now you are [...]
Axicon, the UK-based barcode verifier company, has an exciting display solution for their range of 1D verifiers. There aren’t a lot of companies manufacturing barcode verifiers. Axicon is one of [...]
Recently I ran across an excellent article* about Measurement Systems Analysis. The opening paragraph caught my attention: “Despite a persistent and incremental march toward automation, people [...]
Many people refer to all photocopiers as Xerox machines. At last count, there were at over 30 different brands of photocopier. The same is true of barcode verifiers generally and 2D verifiers in [...]
One of the mistakes often made in business is failing to ask the obvious question. Often the obvious question deserves a carefully considered answer: the answer to the obvious question is not [...]
The name is a bit of a misnomer. This is not a verifier per se, it is a portable display for an Axicon 1D verifier. But it is a brilliant option. Its functionality will impress, and you will love [...]
The total cost of ownership of a barcode verifier varies, but the right verifier can pay for itself over time. Minor compromises in selecting the right verifier can increase risk. The wrong [...]
Not all barcode verifiers are the same, and the Axicon S range is both proof and prime example. It is so different and so much better than other 1D barcode verifiers, it is really a class of its [...]
It can be difficult and confusing to relate the ISO parameters on the verification report to what is actually happening in a barcode. Here we will attempt to connect those dots in a way that [...]