Our SERVICES
We are barcode experts, helping users understand barcode technology.
Barcode Testing
barcode verifier training
verifier certification
Policies and procedures
Barcode quality
Barcode testing
If you design, provide pre-press services, print barcodes or are a brand owner using barcodes, a poorly performing barcode is a liability. The only way to manage that risk is to test your barcodes. It s a highly recommended practice to have your barcodes tested by an independent third party—even if you have an in-house barcode testing program and it is especially important if you do not.
- Spot Checks
- Batch Testing
- Barcode Processes Review
- Barcode Procedures Review
Verifier Training
Now that you have purchased a barcode verifier, the next step is to make the most of your investment. We can help, starting from the basics of installing the software, configuring and calibrating the device and verifying your first barcode. If you haven’t yet purchased a verifier, we can help you establish which one is the best one for your particular requirements—whether or not you decide to purchase from us.
Verifiers, whether for 1D barcodes like UPC and Code 128, or for 2D for symbols like Data Matrix and QR Code, test and grade in accordance with an ISO Specification. The ISO Specification grades symbols based on its reflective and other key characteristics called parameters. These are not familiar to many print reproduction people, and it can be challenging to figure out how to adjust the print process based on the verification test report. Whatever print method you use–thermal, ink jet, litho, flexo or direct part mark–we can help.
We can help you install and configure your verifier to do what you purchased it to do—control your barcode-related risk and protect your trading partner relationships. Our verifier training helps users to understand and apply the information in the verification report to resolve problems and predict problems before they become—problems.
Verifier Certification
A barcode verifier is a precision opto-electronic device, and requires periodic performance confirmation testing to make sure it is working within its operational tolerances. Often this is done at the manufacturer or a designated testing site; it can take days or weeks, cost a lot of money and disrupt your operation. Barcode-Test has a better way: we offer scheduled service to test and re-certify your verifiers to ISO compliance and ship them back, usually the same day as received. Schedule an appointment with Barcode-Test, provide a shipment tracking number and we do the rest. Your verifier arrives back at your facility the next day, cleaned, inspected and re-certified.
Policies & Procedures
It is important to communicate your expectations for barcode quality to your employees, and it is just as important to communicate it to your vendors and suppliers. Risk and liability due to bad barcodes does not go away if you rely on vendors to design or print your barcodes or to mark your incoming inventory. Referencing supplier quality, a sage person once said “You get what you enforce.” But if you haven’t told your suppliers what you expect, what is there to enforce? A barcode quality policy statement and document is how you let them know—in writing.
We can write your policy statement and procedures document quickly and comprehensively. You can merge it into the employee handbook, the corporate quality document or add it as an addendum. If you are an ISO compliant company, it is undoubtedly a requirement. Let us help.
