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     The Future of Barcoding
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In Barcode Advice
    Posted December 20, 2024

    The Future of Barcoding

    The first question may be, is there a future for barcoding? History is only a good prediction of the future in a few situations, but in this case, it applies. So, the question then is, why has [...]

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     The Fascinating History of the QR Code
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In AIDC Founders Series
    Posted October 14, 2024

    The Fascinating History of the QR Code

    Meet Masahiro Hara, born in Tokyo in 1957. Mr. Hara studied electronic engineering at Hosei  University and graduated in 1980, finding work at the Toyota Group. Having seen the benefits of [...]

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     Barcode Breakthrough!
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In Barcode Symbol Types, Barcode Use Cases
    Posted September 30, 2024

    Barcode Breakthrough!

    Almost from the beginning, the demise of barcodes has been predicted. Barcodes are still relevant on their recently-celebrated 50th anniversary. The longevity of the barcode is based on two [...]

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     Happy 50th Birthday, Barcode
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In AIDC Founders Series
    Posted June 27, 2024

    Happy 50th Birthday, Barcode

    Wednesday, June 26 was the 50th anniversary of the first commercial scan of a barcode on a consumer product, a pack of Wrigley chewing gum. Those of us who were involved had no idea when and [...]

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     The Long History of the Barcode
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In Barcode Advice
    Posted May 4, 2020

    The Long History of the Barcode

    Our recent article about the longevity of barcodes triggered a range of responses. One comment referred to barcodes as the “weakest link” in the supply chain. There are many links in the supply [...]

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     Where Did Barcode Technology Come From?
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In AIDC Founders Series
    Posted February 18, 2020

    Where Did Barcode Technology Come From?

    Like most innovations, barcode technology started with a problem looking for a solution. Unlike a lot of solutions, barcode technology wasn’t possible without the existence of a solution that had [...]

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     What Are Barcodes and Why Do They Exist?
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In AIDC Founders Series
    Posted February 11, 2020

    What Are Barcodes and Why Do They Exist?

    Dr. Jerome Swartz, former CEO of Symbol Technologies is credited with having defined barcodes as “…portable, disposable memory.” Someday I hope to confirm or refute that in a conversation with [...]

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     Barcodes: The History, Present and Future
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In Barcode Advice
    Posted January 9, 2020

    Barcodes: The History, Present and Future

    All barcodes do the same thing… All barcodes do the same thing: they store data. Whether they are 1D symbols like UPC and Code 128 or 2D symbols like QR Code and Datamatrix, they are all [...]

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     The History of Barcode Verification
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    By John Nachtrieb
    In Barcode Verifier
    Posted November 26, 2019

    The History of Barcode Verification

    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 [...]

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