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What is the best way to buy the right barcode verifier for your specific needs? Hint: Price is definitely an important consideration, but not the most important one. So what is the most important [...]

While it is self-evident why barcode verification is necessary, it is less obvious why periodic recalibration of a verifier is important. What could be changing and making it necessary? Isn’t a [...]

Like everything else you own, a barcode verifier has a service life. It’s obvious when to replace your computer or your smartphone, but not so obvious when a barcode verifier has reached the end [...]

Let me clarify what this article is about. There is never a bad time to verify your barcodes; neither is there a best time. NEVER. Barcodes must always work right. But when is it not the time to [...]

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 decision has been made. You have the go-ahead from purchasing: go ahead and buy a barcode verifier. Motivated by what? (a) The cost of chargebacks, (b) collateral damage to your vendor [...]

Not all barcode verifiers are the same, and the Axicon S range is proof and prime example. It is so different and so much better than other 1D barcode verifiers, it is really a class of its own. [...]

  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 [...]