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Once the barcode on your product leaves your control, it could encounter a wide variety of scanners. They could be lasers, linear CCD arrays, area CCD arrays, camera-based and maybe even some old [...]

When I met Jeff several years ago, he was a work in progress—and so was Barcode Test. His very life was an expression of his non-conformity. On the other hand, I had about 35 years of barcode [...]

Statistics about barcode use, and in particular, barcode problems are difficult to obtain. Some of the information we have been able to gather is a bit out of date. However, we feel confident [...]

We have opined about the importance of barcode quality from a business perspective. What about the perspective of nations, economies and even humankind? If eye rolls were audible, I can imagine [...]

The barcode on your product must be the right kind of barcode for your supply chain. The wrong type of barcode containing the right data is not acceptable in most supply chains. Check with your [...]

There are many mistakes one can make with the Unique Device Identification (UDI) barcode, but there is one that we see more often than others in the lab at Barcode Test. The simple rule that is [...]

Whether you are using 1D barcodes such as GS1-128 or 2D symbols such as Data Matrix codes for UDI compliance marking, UDI barcode verification is essential for assuring barcode quality. Here are [...]

It can be difficult and confusing to relate the ISO parameters on the verification report to what is actually happening in a barcode. Here we will attempt to connect those dots in a way that [...]

Does an A grade guarantee scanning success? Does an F grade guarantee scanning failure? Did your mother not teach you, there are no guarantees? “If there are no guarantees, why did I buy a [...]

Barcodes that don’t work right can be a liability. Managing that risk begins with a well conceived, diligently executed barcode quality procedures document. Yes, a document, a step-by-step [...]