Barcode, Labels and Equipment Blog
- What is the definition of "Barcode"?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesWhat is the definition of “barcode”? Barcodes are a technology. Like most things technical, the barcode world has developed a lexicon of its own. Of course this includes a long list of acronyms which make our technical communications faster. But ultimately we serve non-technical people in…
READ MORE » - Third-Party Barcode Test Labs: Independent Barcode Evaluation
Friday, June 13, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesWhat are the Benefits of Barcode Verification? Discussions about barcode verification usually trigger two strongly held positions:1- “What is it” is usually a monolog about what it is not: it is not validation. 2- “How not to do it” is usually a monolog about verifiers versus scanners…
READ MORE » - The Future of Barcoding
Monday, May 12, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesThe Future of Barcodes- That is a bold statement for several reasons. For one, it assumes there will be a future for barcodes: there are many voices, from the RFID community and others, forecasting the demise of barcodes. Another voice, or maybe it is more…
READ MORE » - Fotel Supports ISO-Certified Companies
Monday, April 21, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesISO Certification presents some strange and exotic challenge to the companies who achieve it, and some strange and exotic combinations of services for companies who support them. A case-in-point is two ISO-related services available from Fotel. 1-Honeywell Quick Check Verifier ISO READ MORE »
- IMB - End of the Postnet Barcode for USPS
Monday, April 21, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesIMB- The Intelligent Mail Barcode: The USPS Goes High Tech You might be surprised to find out where the latest and most highly-efficient barcode is being adopted: the United States Postal Service. Their “magic bullet” is the Intelligent Mail Barcode or IMB and it will go…
READ MORE » - Free Barcodes Online: Getting What You Pay For
Friday, March 14, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesSometimes free stuff is worth what you pay for it. Sometimes it is worth even less than that. The web is well populated with free barcode generator sites. Why should you pay Fotel $25 or more for a barcode file when you…
READ MORE » - Barcode Verification Reliability
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesGage R & R in Barcode VerificationWhether or not you’ve thought about it, a barcode verifier is a gage. And like any gage, reliability is everything. How is gage reliability assured? In the world of statistical process control (SPC), ISO9000 and Six…
READ MORE » - BISG Carton Label Format
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesWhat’s the buzz about New BISG carton Label Format?Recently, many publishers may have noticed that certain retailers are now requiring that inbound cartons be marked according the carton marking requirements established by the Book Industry Study Group. These guidelines might have been a recommendation in…
READ MORE » - Quick Check 600 - QC600 Portable Product Retirement
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesFuture Trend in Barcode Verification: No More Wands? When Handheld Products, now Honeywell Imaging and Mobility, discontinued the Quick Check 600 family of verifiers last year, it was the death knell for thousands of verifiers in the field. Soon enough, those instruments would no longer be…
READ MORE » - RFID as a Process Transformation Strategy
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 | Posted in: BarcodesRFID technology can potentially impact so many areas of a company and its processes, the rush to implementation often causes companies to implement poorly and ultimately jeopardize not only maximizing the possible benefit, but the overall value of the integration. In his recent article, “
