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 S range does what no other verifiers do and that makes it easier for the user, and produces a significantly better report.

First the basics. As mentioned above, these are 1D only. They cannot test and grade 2D symbols such as Datamatrix and QR Code.  Like all Axicon verifiers, the S range are contact devices–you place the verifier in direct contact with the barcode. This does limit the size of the barcode the verifier can read and grade—but there is an important reason.

Non-essential light must be eliminated

Scanning (and therefore verification) works by detecting reflective differences in the barcode. It is of paramount importance the light and dark reflectance values be measured accurately, and to do that, the influence of extraneous light must be eliminated. Axicon’s solution is to position the verifier directly on the barcode.

Because the verifier cannot be moved closer or away to capture shorter or longer barcodes, Axicon offers three versions of the S

range.

6100-S

• • 2.6” maximum scan width (including quiet zones)
  • Ideal for GTIN12 and 13 and other smaller barcodes
  • Automatic aperture range from 3mil to 20 mil

6525-S

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  • 4.9” maximum width (including quiet zones)
  • Ideal for Code 128 and other medium size barcodes
  • Automatic aperture range from 5 mil to 20 mil

7100-S

• • 7.6” maximum scan width (including quiet zones)
  • Ideal for GTIN14 and other very large barcodes
  • Automatic aperture range from 8 mil to 20 mil

    

Axicon verifiers can produce a single verification report with a push of the scan button. But the S range generates the recommended ten scan average by moving the verifier down the height of the barcode, taking 10 individual scans which the software is set to average into a final report. This is where the S range differs because it has a continuous scan mode.

A single push of the scan button with an S range verifier launches a scan sequence; the operator moves the verifier down (or up) through the entire height of the barcode.

The verifier captures up to 100 scans per second. The S range verifier tests and grades the full height of the barcode in a fraction of a second—hence a quicker, more complete and more accurate verification report.