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The biotech sector faces an unprecedented challenge in 2025. As federal funding streams tighten and the post-pandemic landscape reshapes industry priorities, companies must navigate a complex [...]

A large Midwest flexo label printer was struggling with an order for 6 million UDI labels for an important medical device customer. The press was sitting, the clock was ticking, and the grading [...]

If your company uses barcodes on a product or process or is responsible for designing or printing barcodes on a label or package, being concerned about barcode quality is a great starting point. [...]

Barcode technology is undergoing a seismic shift, doing what barcodes do very well: adapt to change. Perhaps as remarkable as the change itself is the fact it has taken this long, but with pain [...]

Today there are 3 different types of barcode scanners. The broad categories are: Laser CCD Camera Technically, there is a 4th type—the wand or pen scanner but this is old technology and few are [...]

Barcode scanning problems fall into two categories: the barcode does not scan at all, or it scans inconsistently. Non-scanning barcodes are the hardest to diagnose since the verifier is not [...]

  The Realistic Return On Investment of a Barcode Verifier A common, undeniable objection to barcode verifiers is that they are expensive. Compared to a scanner, a verifier is indeed pricey, [...]

Inline barcode verification is the hot fashion of the moment—if ever barcode verification was fashionable. Claimed advantages rest on the following points: Low cost compared to a person with a [...]

There is a widely held belief these days that bar code quality isn’t as big an issue as it once was—say back in the 80’s and 90’s. We have consistently and emphatically taken the position that [...]

    You are invited!     The Barcode-Test blog has reached its 100th posting (whew!).  In celebration, this is an invitation and an opportunity for you to speak. You may feel [...]