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.

Blockchain technology is a digital record-keeping mechanism that makes it easier and safer for businesses with supply chain operations to work together over a shared network. In supply chains, blockchain can document a transaction every time a product or asset changes hands. From the product being made at a manufacturing plant to being picked off the shelf in the warehouse to being delivered to a retail location to ultimately being purchased by the customer. Each chain of events can be documented for traceability, accountability, security, and documentation that leads to enhanced operational efficiencies in the work force.

Revolutionize your supply chain with block chain technology, in this blockchain technology white paper we will answer some of the common questions below.

What is blockchain technology? 

How blockchain technology work?

What are the benefits of blockchain technology in the supply chain?

What are the current challenges of blockchain technology in the supply chain? 

How can Barcodes and Zebra help you with blockchain technology in the supply chain?

Contact Barcodes if you are seeking in ways to improve your supply chain operation. Our team has extensive experience across manufacturing, distribution, transportation, retail, healthcare, government industries to find the best solution that will provide the best value for you.

Looking for portable power? Newcastle Systems mobile powered workstations are designed to hold and power a large variety of additional equipment. It can be used in a wide variety of applications including retail, warehousing and manufacturing. The powered wireless workstations can be integrated with computers, industrial barcode printers, barcode scanners, test and most other small equipment. Together they can improve inventory control, process control, information recording, label printing, product testing, order picking and much more. Newcastle System’s workstations can help eliminate unnecessary foot travel and significantly improve accuracy by having your mobile wireless workstation right at you fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere!

In case you miss our webinar today, click on the video and discover how Barcodes and TrackX can help you drive business intelligence and improve inventory visibility with RFID tags and sensor data.

Key Takeaways include:

1. Improved asset utilization
2. Reduction in shrink, loss and theft
3. Brand protection and loyalty (increased customer service)
4. Increased supply chain velocity
5. Increased life of asset

If you have any questions, please contact our marketing manager, Lorna Malja, at [email protected] or at 855-253-5508.

 

BarTender Software by Seagull Scientific enables organizations around the world to improve safety, security, efficiency, and compliance by helping create and automate the printing and control of labels, barcodes, RFID tags, plastic cards, and much more.

Some of the world’s largest companies and hundreds of thousands of small businesses rely on the BarTender software because it has labeling software for every industry and regulation.

A few of those industries and regulations include:

• BarTender Software for Chemical Labeling: BarTender software is already solving the labeling challenges of chemical facilities around the world as it is an integral component of the GHS compliance labeling strategy of these chemical facilities, from ICIS top 10 manufacturers to small, regional operations.
• BarTender Software for Food Labeling: BarTender barcode and label software is an integral component of the compliance, traceability and supply chain interoperability labeling strategies of food producers, processors, logistics providers and manufacturers around the world.
• BarTender Software for Labeling and Marking Medical Devices: Built to help meet security demands of UDI, BarTender provides full audit trail capabilities throughout the entire labeling process. BarTender is scalable to any system requirement and is adaptable to the entire spectrum of AIDC technologies.
• BarTender Software for Pharmaceutical Labeling: BarTender is at the heart of FDA-validated pharmaceutical manufacturing installations around the world. It delivers secure, auditable barcode and RFID labeling, all backed by industry expertise.
• BarTender Software for Supply Chain: BarTender can help you accelerate your value chain transformation, providing integrated business planning and interoperability while offering ease of deployment and legendary technical support while being backed by industry expertise. BarTender enables compliance with the expanded security requirements of the labeling processes in regulated environments.
• BarTender Software for EU Food Allergen (FIC) Labeling: The BarTender EU Allergen Label template is completely configurable. Automates emphasis and formatting of allergens in your ingredient list. An editable list of allergens allows easy modifications should the regulation be updated or you need to comply with other, similar, regulations that may be enacted.

Impinj has introduced the xSpan RAIN RFID gateway to improve item visibility throughout your facility or across your global supply chain. Elegant enough for retail stores, yet rugged enough for warehouses, the Impinj xSpan gateway helps businesses reduce costs and increase sales by providing item monitoring and transition detection in real-time. When combined with the Impinj platform, the xSpan delivers always-on, hands-free Item Intelligence to provide each item’s identity and location along a path, making it ideal for facility entrances and exits, doorways, hallways, and similar spaces.

xSpan’s Features Combine Real-time Monitoring and Transition Detection in a Simple-to-Deploy Package

• Real-time Monitoring: A single xSpan provides continuous item visibility in a coverage area up to 1,000 square feet. Multiple xSpans combined with other Impinj connectivity devices can cover larger areas.
• Transition Detection: Able to track items as they move along a path, xSpan can help companies understand when items are entering or exiting areas, or transitioning between zones.
• Simple Deployment: xSpan is power-over-Ethernet (PoE), low-profile and lightweight, making it versatile and easy to install on both ceilings and walls. xSpan maintains peak performance with Impinj’s patented Autopilot technology, which automatically optimizes xSpan’s settings based on its environment.