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Bar Codes and Packaging
Bar codes and Packaging This article discusses issues to consider when placing or designing a bar code on a package. A number of links to industry standards documents are available at the end...
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Monster Inventory Problem Solved
Case Study:Monster Inventory Problem Solved by Wasp Barcode Technologies - Vendor Goes from Excel to a real Inventory Tracking system with great success There’s no denying that a monster truck...
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Long Range Bar Code Scanning
Long range barcode scanning can be an effective way to reduce labor cost, improve safety and increase profitability in your warehousing management operations. Mobile computers equipped with long...
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Barcode Beasties Free Gaming App For Android
Barcode Beasties is a free gaming application designed for Android-based mobile devices. The current version of Beasties allows you to scan up to two barcodes via barcode scanning software available...
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Tag of the Week: Art and the 2D Barcode
The Bar Code News is pleased to present our "Tag of the Week" series, written by Bret daCosta. Known as the "Tag Master" for his artistic renderings of Microsoft Tag, Bret explains how his obsession...
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Bar Code Quiet Zones Illustrated and Explained
What is a Bar Code Quiet Zone? This article offers an explanation and illustration and we are grateful to Dennis Hensch at www.autoidsolutions.com for providing it. (Please allow a few extra seconds...
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Barcode Technology Amps Up Leather Factory
Computer Generated Solutions Inc. (CGS) announces that legendary leather outerwear producer Schott® N.Y.C. has successfully implemented CGS' Leadtec™ shop floor control (SFC) solution at its...
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Trade Show Specialist Utilizes Bar Code Readers For Automation
Technology Resource Corporation (TRC) is emerging as the go-to provider nationwide for companies looking for innovative, customizable computer and audio-visual solutions for trade shows and events....
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Make Your Own QR Codes for Free
By now we've all seen, if not scanned, a QR code. But did you know that you don't need to be a corporate conglomerate to benefit from them in business or in life? The BarCode News happily announces the...
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Tag of the Week: Green Light for 2D Bar Codes
2D barcodes are typically only discussed when it comes to advertising and marketing. I believe there is much potential for 2D barcodes when applied to sustainability. Tags can reduce wasteful paper...
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Sell Cars with QR Codes: The New Physical/Digital Age
Have you seen this QR code sticker in traffic yet? A New-York based website, carcle.com allows you to sell, rent or share your car through the use of well-placed QR Codes. Carcle.com uses clean design...
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Why Thermal Label Printing Continues to Dominate Ink Jet and Laser Label...
Thermal printers, both thermal transfer and direct thermal printers have been available since the late 1970’s, with Sato being the first company to introduce a bar code label printer. Today, other...
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How to Add a QR Code to Your Gmail Signature
Are you using QR codes in your email signature? If not, you might want to start. While not everyone is in agreement whether to include a QR code in your email signature (as many people read their email...
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How QR Codes Can Spice Up Restaurant Marketing
Although restaurant marketers have been slow to incorporate Quick Response (QR) codes into their menu design and marketing packaging, there are several reasons to include the coded information as part...
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Barcode shoe tracking system pleases customers at Macy's
We’ve all been there - shopping for that perfect pair of shoes in a department store. If choosing the right pair wasn’t hard enough, finding out that your size or color of out-of-stock is even more...
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Tag of the Week: Custom App Download Tags
This custom 2D bar code was created from a Microsoft App Download Tag. It recognizes the type of phone scanning it and automatically directs golfers to the right download for their specific...
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Barcode.com Announces Industry's Largest Free Online Directory of Barcode...
Barcode.com, the bar code industry's hub for industry-related news, events and information, offers the world's largest online directory of its kind. The directory's database contains over 1,600...
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RFID Asset Tracking Saves Time, Money at Texas Police Department
More than 6,000 Assets Tagged In the Richardson, Texas, police department, equipment check-ins and check-outs are mandatory with shift changes. Officers were spending up to 15 minutes each shift...
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READING BETWEEN THE LINES™ - All about 1D bar codes
(This article by Marsha A. Harmon was originally published in 2011, and remains one of our most popular articles) Black and White Have you ever looked at the black and white symbol on your grocery...
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How to get a Bar Code
So, you have a product, and you want to be able to sell it through retailers. Now you’re wondering how to get a bar code, or more specifically, a Universal Product Code (UPC). A UPC is a unique...
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