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Of the 450 or so articles published at www.barcode-test.com,  how Barcode Test LLC (BCT) does business has not been discussed. We are a little different, and I hope you find this interesting. [...]

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 [...]

Calling this a Case History is misleading—an actual occurrence happening now best demonstrates the importance of the impending replacement of the UPC. On June 2, Costco announced a voluntary [...]

Barcodes and AI are becoming quite the dynamic duo. Here’s a few ways they intersect: Automated Scanning AI-powered systems can use advanced image recognition to read barcodes even if [...]

Barcodes fail due to two main reasons: Poor Image Quality: Scanners decode images. Inaccurate printing, lamination, shrink wrap and substrate characteristics can impact scanning Incorrect Data [...]

The ISO 15416 linear barcode parameter Decodability differs from other parameters because it measures element (bar and space) widths and positions. All of the other ISO parameters are based on [...]

There are two kinds of barcode mysteries. Both are bad. one is worse. BAD One kind of bad barcode is the one that does not scan at all. Like the crossword puzzle in the airline magazine, the [...]

Some substrates can be very challenging for barcodes. The UDI requirement has introduced some new situations. Recently we were invited to a company that prints linear barcodes on clear plastic [...]

Recently I ran across an excellent article* about Measurement Systems Analysis. The opening paragraph caught my attention: “Despite a persistent and incremental march toward automation, people [...]

Decodability is one of the graded ISO parameters that determine barcode quality. Why test and grade a barcode for quality? This is done to predict with reasonable accuracy that the barcode scans [...]