The RJS Inspector 5000 is the industry’s most flexible and cost effective ISO/ANSI method barcode verifier. Extremely easy to use, simply point and shoot the I5000 barcode verifier to analyze the essential verification parameters. Additionally, the RJS Inspector 5000 can decode ISO/ANSI and percent of decode information.

This unique, powerful dual mode barcode verifier supports popular linear symbologies. Access common data points such as store and print capability, multiple scan averaging, and sub-symbology choices through a seven-button user interface. Analysis information appears instantaneously on a large color LCD. In order to keep up with the latest standards, free firmware upgrades can be downloaded and installed for the lifetime of the RJS I5000.

Key Features

• Point and shoot decodability only verification method (Requires CR2 or CR3 scanner)
• ISO 15416 and ANSI X3.182 verification method (Requires optional Auto Optic scanner)
• Auto-Optic scan head allows menu selections for four aperture sizes and two light wavelengths
• Detailed data content and bar code encode testing and results information
• Auto-detects common symbologies
• Bidirectional scanning
• Large color LCD display
• Viewable Scan Reflectance Profile with color coded modulation, decodability, and defects
• Narrow bar width calculator
• Integrated lithium ion battery

The patented Auto-Optic scanner is the industry’s most flexible ISO/ANSI method verifier. Key features include a patented Auto-Optic scan head that allows for eight optical arrangements settable via menu selection. This includes four aperture sizes and two wavelengths of light. Repeatability between units makes the Inspector 5000 an ideal choice for standardizing ISO/ANSI methods throughout your organization.

If needed, a detailed hard copy printout can be produced from the Inspector 5000 using an optional direct thermal printer. Inspection data can transferred to any Windows PC. Once transferred the inspection data can be saved or printed to any standard Window printer or exported to a spreadsheet like Microsoft Excel for analysis.

The RJS Inspector 5000 barcode verifier is the perfect choice for high-volume, busy industrial environments. Contact us today for more information about the I5000.

Shipments with unreadable labels cannot be automatically scanned by an overhead barcode reader. These exceptions require manual intervention leading to a chargeback. A chargeback can be as much as 15%–20% of an invoice and gets automatically deducted from the supplier’s invoice.

In this webinar, Barcodes Group and Honeywell showed how integrated label verification technology provides customers with error-free printing, and cost savings of $15K per printer.

Key takeaways demonstrated during this webinar:

• How verification technology ensures bad barcodes do not get used, eliminating hidden chargeback fees
• How precision printing addresses the trend toward miniaturization, resulting in cost savings of $6K in scrap costs per printer
• Why the Honeywell PX940V is the only ANSI grading inline verifier and has automatic void/reprint

If you have any questions, please contact us here.

Wednesday, July 14th, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Shipments with unreadable labels cannot be automatically scanned by an overhead barcode reader. These exceptions require manual intervention leading to a chargeback. A chargeback can be as much as 15%–20% of an invoice and gets automatically deducted from the supplier’s invoice.

In this July 14th webinar, Barcodes Group and Honeywell will show how integrated label verification technology provides customers with error-free printing, and cost savings of $15K per printer.

In the webinar, you will learn the following:

• How verification technology ensures bad barcodes do not get used, eliminating hidden chargeback fees
• How precision printing addresses the trend toward miniaturization, resulting in cost savings of $6K in scrap costs per printer
• Why the Honeywell PX940V is the only ANSI grading inline verifier and has automatic void/reprint

PRESENTED BY:

Raul Cepeda Jr. – Barcodes Group

Casey Moore – Honeywell

Hokan Wallenius – Honeywell

We hope to see you there!

From manufacturers to shipping and retailers, workers from across the industries use barcodes to track products. A failed barcode can slow down production lines, cause costly reprints, wasted labels, and shipping chargebacks. Barcode verification is the best way to ensure scannability to ensure that your barcodes gets scan correctly the first time, every time. Poor quality barcodes can cost you time, productivity, and money. When it comes to barcode verification, it is helpful to have a barcode verifier to enable the verification process where it grades the 1D or 2D barcodes to its industry ISO standards set from GS1. Barcode verifiers analyze the barcode and assign a quality grade to them usually with letter between A through F, where A is the best and F is the worst. A barcode with a C or above is consider a passing code to be used. Verification helps confirm that a code will be read and accepted anywhere and by any reader. It ensure the readability along the supply chain, correct formation of data, and prints reports listing grades to certify industry standards to be met in order to prevent product rejection and possible fines. When purchasing a barcode verifier, here are a few key questions to answer:

• What type of barcodes do you need to verify? 1D or 2D?
• Are you verifying codes for internal or contract compliance use?
• How many barcodes needs to be verify daily?
• Will you need printed records?
• Will you need a traditional or ISO/ANSI verification?

For a flexible and cost effective barcode verifier, the RJS Inspector 5000 barcode verifier meets all your verification needs. Multiple scanner options are available; 2D camera (coming soon) ,auto optic scan head or laser scanner, this portable scanner is quickly adaptable and can be used in any environment. It follows the ISO 15416/ISO 15415 and ANSI X3.182 barcode inspection method with store and print capability. The verifier can easily be installed by the user and is easily assessed through a simple seven button user interface with large color LCD display. Features:

• Full ISO Analysis for 1D bar codes (2D coming soon)
• Auto- discriminates between popular symbologies
• Large color LCD display
• Viewable scan reflectance profile
• Bar coded data is broken down and explained in detail
• Field upgradable firmware (free lifetime software upgrades)
• Searchable database storage (1,000 inspection record) with time/ date stamp

Barcode analysis results will appear on screen with an audible tone and pass/fail notice to indicate if the barcode is up to standard. With optional report printer (or VCIR PC software) you can obtained a detailed hardcopy printout of the results. Making sure you have a solution that will verify to the quality and standards you need to meet is essential to getting the most out of your system. A proper verification system provides the insurance that your barcodes will scan at every level of the supply chain for increased efficiency and smooth customer/supplier relations. Contact Barcodes if you have any questions regarding barcode verification and we can start a verification procedure in your operations today.

Challenge
Astute Medical manufactures biomarkers that are used to identify high-risk, acute medical conditions in critically ill patients. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued a mandate that medical devices must carry a Unique Device Identifier (UDI), which requires a greater volume of information than had been previously required.

Astute Medical sought a compliance labeling solution that would meet UDI requirements in accordance with GS1 Standards. The manufacturer also wanted to receive accurate and repeatable verification results and a solution that included a Validation Protocol to document compliance with these requirements. We needed to not only comply with federal regulations, but also ensure that we were sending out our medical devices with a high-quality barcode, “to avoid returns,” explained Susan Shelton, Materials Management and Procurement Manager of Astute Medical.

Analysis

Astute Medical designs, engineers, and manufactures novel biomarkers that enable clinicians to identify acute conditions in their critically ill patients before the symptoms become evident. Products like the NephroCheck Test and Astute140 Meter fall under the guidelines of the FDA’s Unique Device Identification rule. This system was established to identify medical devices throughout their distribution and use, providing critical traceability that benefits the patient, caregiver, manufacturer, and distributor.

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Accurate barcode verification is key to avoiding issues with large customers like Walmart and the DoD as well as the costly fines involved with non-compliance. In addition to having the right verifier, regular calibration of your verifier is essential to consistent performance.

All of the verifiers from Webscan are easily maintained with their various calibration cards but for many people the cards are somewhat of a mystery. In the following some of the key questions that come up with verifier calibration are covered to get you started on your way.

Why do I need to calibrate?

Calibration is the process of the adjusting Reflectance levels. Checking these levels routinely will ensure that you’re getting the most accurate results.

Do I need to calibrate more than once?

Every company has their own policy on how often you should calibrate, at Webscan we recommend you do it every 30 days.

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When you hear the term verification in regards to printing barcodes we are referring to much more than just making a readable barcode. Verification is a much more specific requirement for the quality of a 1D barcode or 2D symbol according to an agreed-upon quality standard. Not meeting these standards with your customers, be it Walmart or the DoD, will end up costing you in fines and time lost.

Lucky for all of us we have manufactures like Microscan who make verification easy so you can catch the barcodes that don’t meet the mark before they ever leave your facility. There are essentially 3 main things that can go wrong when printing a barcode that will lead to failing verification.

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We have all heard a legion of tales about the importance of barcode verification. Many of the stories follow a similar path: verify and prevent problems—end of story. But in the real world that is not always the end of the story—it often is more interesting than that. Here is one such scenario:

XYZ Labels LLC (not the actual company name) did business with a healthcare device manufacturer for many years. The barcoded labels were used on a packaging line. The label printer enjoyed a reputation as a quality shop and had a rude awakening with a batch of bad barcodes which they replaced at great expense. The seeds of loss, financial, reputational and self confidence, sprouted a new crop of self-examination and diligence around quality assurance, and the plant manager led the charge by buying verifiers for each press and training each press operator how to use them.

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Microscan’s new barcode verification kits bundle complete tools for ensuring the readability and compliance of printed 1D/2D symbols or direct part marks. Engineered to meet ISO and AIM quality standards and designed with the ideal lens and lighting configurations, each kit includes a Vision HAWK smart camera, NERLITE Smart Series industrial lighting, and AutoVISION machine vision software in the most convenient, all-in-one packages for inline or offline verification.

• Three kits for common verification needs:
  • Large Linear Verification Kit
  • 1D/2D Label Verification Kit
  • Dot Peen Verification Kit
• Verify to ISO 15415, ISO 15416, AIM DPM
• Includes compliant camera, lens, lighting, mounting hardware, and software
• Inline or offline verification

For more details on any of the verification kits or help finding the best Microscan solution for your needs, contact us at Barcodes Inc.

Microscan has announced their recent certification as a U.S. GS1 Solutions Provider. The designation reinforces Microscan’s commitment to providing manufacturers with expert solutions and services that address barcode verification applications and compliance with GS1 standards.

GS1 is an international association dedicated to the development and promotion of global standards and solutions in a broad range of industries, including barcode and identification tools. With 30 years of Auto ID experience, Microscan can offer guidance and support to companies implementing GS1 Standards, and employs certified GS1 Barcode Professionals on its staff with the knowledge and experience to successfully implement barcode verification solutions in industries ranging from electronics assembly to pharmaceuticals to food and beverage packaging.

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