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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 [...]

Barcode compliance is essential in open loop systems, such as a supply chains. Item identification or other information moving through a process is stored in a data carrier. These could be paper [...]

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, [...]

High-speed inline barcode verification systems seem to be all the rage right now, and for good reason.  Many of these systems integrate verification info other important compliance functions, and [...]

Barcodes are forgiving of a wide range of inaccuracies. The experiential evidence alone validates that: how many times in recent memory have you encountered a barcode that did not scan quickly—or [...]

The time to decide has arrived. Your company has committed to purchase a barcode verifier and tasked you with the job. It is a considerable responsibility and you want to get it right. Likely [...]

Barcode verifiers are designed to be reliable, which means accurate and repeatable. When they are not, eroded confidence creates an emergency with an uncertain path to resolution. One of the most [...]

It seems obvious until you think about it. What is not barcode quality? Obviously, it is a barcode that does not scan–and yet, as we have recently written, a barcode that scans perfectly [...]

The Scan Reflectance Profile (SRP) is a primary tool for diagnosing barcode problems. It graphically represents the entire barcode and its scanning performance. This is the most important tool [...]