Axicon Group has evolved and matured into one of the major forces in barcode verification. I had the pleasure of visiting them in Brentwood almost 20 years ago, and next week I have the unique [...]
Prepress verification of barcodes is a common practice in many printing companies. The reasons are partly from experience and partly practical: verification at prepress catches problems before [...]
Bar width reduction or BWR is a method for adjusting the graphics design file of a barcode to compensate for press gain. Press gain or ink spread is one of the most common causes of poor barcode [...]
Administrator’s Introduction In an unexpected move, Printronix sold the brand and assets of the Inspector series linear barcode verifier to a newly formed company, RJS Technologies of [...]
When to verify–the question seems to imply that there are times not to verify, and that is not what I’m suggesting. It is always better to verify than never to, but there are better times [...]
Verifier shortcomings are a neglected side of the barcode verification science. Product literature and over-enthusiastic resellers would have you believe that nothing can go wrong as long as you [...]
Barcode Quality is a unique opportunity in a bad economy Barcode quality is an oportunity in a bad business climate. This is important work that can be done now that was more difficult to get to [...]
Verifier silence can be even more confounding than decodability and modulation. Relating these rather exotic parameters to the print process and using them to decide what to do is sometimes [...]
Barcode Quality is an attribute of supply chain optimization Barcodes are more than ubiquitous—they are an integral component in the supply chain. As such, barcode quality is integral to supply [...]
“Validation is to spelling what verification is to penmanship.” Think about it. Spelling is making sure the word is really a word. After all, a misspelled word may not be recognizable as a word [...]
