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 an even smaller number who only produce verifiers. Acquisitions of two other verifier-only manufacturers has made companies like Axicon even more unique. This single focus may be the reason Axicon does what they do so well—they listen to users. You experience this in their very smart but amazingly user-friendly interface.

A Smart User Interface makes Barcode Verification Simple

The new Axicon 1D verifier solution is an Android version of the PC-based 1D software. This might not seem like a big deal, but it is really a game changer if if you need a portable 1D verifier. Up until now, you had only two options:

  • carry around your verifier tethered to a laptop computer—not a very portable situation
  • use the optional portable display.

The Axicon PV1000 portable display has enough processing power to support the verifier in a small handheld computer, using 4 hard-to-find 2700mAh AA batteries. Competitive brands have a similar solution, which is bulky, expensive and begging for an update.

Axicon Android Verifier brings portability to a new, modern level

The Axicon Android Verifier is software, available to download at the Google PlayStore. The user must provide the Android platform, which could be a smart phone or a tablet. We use the Axicon Android Verifier on a Best Buy Insignia brand 8” table we bought for less than $100. A micro USB-to-USB Type A (female) cable is also needed to connect the verifier’s USB cable to the device. Did we mention that the software download is free?

Axicon Android Verifier is Free!

All of the verification data can be viewed on the PV1000 but a lot of scrolling is required on the very small 2 line LCD screen. This is where the advantages of the Android platform really shine. The large display shows the entire verification report including each of the ISO parameters and the Scan Reflectance Profile. Color coding highlights problem areas with the barcode, directing the user’s eyes to the most important areas and making the report quick and easy to interpret.

Axicon Android Verifier: Modern, Easy and Intuitive

The new Axicon Android Verifier has achieved something none of their competitors has accomplished. They have created a barcode verifier that is complete, compliant, easy to use and incredibly inexpensive. It is only for 1D or linear barcodes and only interfaces with Axicon verifiers, but that is more of an advantage than a disadvantage, as Axicon 1D verifiers have the best warranty of any manufacturer—2 years. Unlike some other brands, Axicon verifiers have evolved steadily over their lengthening history, improving the user experience, updating the software in sync with ISO specification changes and adding industry-specific applications such as GS1 Healthcare and UDI.

Equally impressive is Axicon’s global presence, with distributors on every continent and support available 24/7 worldwide. Done right, barcode verification is all about making a highly technical, complicated risk management task quick and easy for the user to understand. Axicon has done it again.

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Our company (an advanced software company) recently worked with Barcode Test to source a barcode verifier.  Not long ago, we were awarded a contract requiring products to be marked with IUIDs in accordance with MIL-STD-130.  For that standard, marking labels must pass a verification test that evaluates many variables (contrast, size, clarity, syntax, modularity, and more).  After a thorough search, we reduced our options to a select few.

In our search for a verifier, the Axicon line caught our attention.  Barcode Test is our regional reseller for this product.   From the beginning, they were very prompt with their responses.  We ended up having a quick call with John Nachtrieb to go over our needs.  John was extremely easy to work with and provided a lot of great information.  He was very knowledgeable on the matter and was quick to offer up a demo unit (free of charge).

Upon receiving the demo verifier and testing it, a few questions arose.  John joined a call with us and answered all our questions.  Ultimately, the Axicon verifier wasn’t the best fit for us, so we shipped the demo back.  John was completely understanding.  A few weeks later, Barcode Test reached back out with another possible verifier for us to try.  While they didn’t sell that brand, they just wanted to help us find the best option that met our needs. They even offered to send us the unit that they have in-house to see if it worked to our liking. 

Barcode Test is truly a great company to work with.  Their service and willingness to help the customer are far beyond what you typically get from other companies.  They are experts in barcode quality assurance and seem willing to help in any way they can (even if that means not getting a sale and recommending another option that better fits the customer’s needs).  If anyone is in the market for barcode verification/scanning services or products, I would highly recommend giving Barcode Test a call.

Regards,

Production Manager