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One of the mistakes often made in business is failing to ask the obvious question. Often the obvious question deserves a carefully considered answer: the answer to the obvious question is not [...]

How do you figure out what is wrong with a barcode that does not scan? Where do you start? The obvious answer is to use a verifier. Usually—but not always—when a scanner cannot decode a barcode, [...]

 Using the verification report to resolve print quality and other problems is a straightforward process. Many of the ISO15415 parameters for 2D symbols will be familiar to someone who has worked [...]

Pack Expo and Healthcare Packaging Expo convened last week. The show alternates between Las Vegas and Chicago, and we have attended at both venues for years. Barcode quality and verification is [...]

Quality Magazine, June 2019 published a great article entitled “The Current State of Quality,” by Michelle Bangert, Managing Editor. She makes the case that quality has changed over the years, [...]

What does a barcode verifier provide? A novel analogy that works for me is the radar detector. It was not my idea—I first heard it from my customer, Jeff.  He had a radar detector on his [...]

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 [...]

After Modulation, discussed previously, Fixed Pattern Damage (FPD) is likely the next most prevalent problem with 2D barcodes. The “fixed pattern” referenced are the omnipresent locator targets [...]

In a previous article, we took a bird’s eye look at the ISO 15415 report, and defined the pass/fail and graded parameters that are the basis for the final symbol grade. Understanding the [...]