We have beaten the drum of barcode quality for the better part of 40 years. It may only be a slight exaggeration to say that we have made every possible argument for why barcode quality is [...]
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 [...]
Everybody wants a shortcut. Something that gets you to your goal, whatever that may be, without undue delay, expense or obstacles. Shortcuts have trade-offs: that shorter route might be bumpy; [...]
Decodability is one of the most difficult to understand of the barcode standards. The definition, “the ability of a barcode to be decoded” is simple but unclear for understanding its [...]
It all started in 1974 in an Ohio grocery store, scanning the first UPC symbol. Today there are dozens of different types of barcode symbols. Why is that? Why not just use the humble, reliable [...]
Barcode quality is risk management. This risk can take several forms. A chargeback is the cost of stickers and labor to over-label bad barcodes. But the damages do not end there. A further risk [...]
When a barcode fails to scan, the silence of no “beep” is deafening and troublesome. What to do? Where to start? The obvious answer is to use a verifier. Usually—but not always—when a scanner [...]
Barcode verifiers are expensive. But price is one kind of number, and cost is another kind. How much does it cost to own a verifier? There are several factors: Maintenance annual re-certification [...]
Sometimes the best of intentions yield less than the best results. A common example: brand owner supplying the barcode file to their package printer. This is not intrinsically a bad idea. The [...]
Recently we wrote about the future of barcode quality. As print and scanner technology evolve, will barcode quality become obsolete? But change is the only constant. Quality itself is [...]
