When you are beginning the process of engineering a data collection platform, one of the most important steps is to utilize the barcode symbologies that best fit your requirements. Here are some items for your team to consider when determining which symbologies to use:
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A fundamental key to achieving optimal performance is choosing the right barcode reading technology when dealing with a data collection solution. Now, as more technologies are developed, the choices are more varied than ever. There has been much debate concerning
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In part 1 of this blog posted last month we discussed what an embedded barcode reader does
and how the type of data desired to collect will determine the type of scanner needed and what aspects of engineering must work harmoniously for successful implementation. Now we will focus on the latest trends with embedded scanners and the consequences of a bad reader choice.
Topics: 2D Barcode and Vision System Technology, 1D Barcode Technology, Auto ID Product Design, Auto ID Design
In this two part blog series we will discuss the promise of embedded barcode reader options,
considerations for successful implementation, and the latest trends with embedded scanners. We will start off by talking about what an embedded barcode reader does and how the type of data needed to collect will determine the type of scanner needed and what aspects of engineering must work harmoniously for successful implementation.
Topics: 2D Barcode and Vision System Technology, 1D Barcode Technology, Auto ID Design
In June of 2015 the race horse American Pharaoh accomplished what no thoroughbreds horse had accomplished since 1978 by winning the Triple Crown. Engineers today are striving to hit a different triple crown with every design….Smaller Footprint, more capabilities and lower overall system cost. When designing an embedded barcode solution, one option that may allow your engineering team to meet these challenges is to utilize an embedded scan engine. We will look at some of the additional value a scan engine can bring to your design over a fixed position reader.
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As a part of a development team for a laboratory automation system or clinical analyzer, you and your colleagues have been chosen to develop the specimen traceability portion of the instrument. In your mind you believe this should be a fairly easy task, correct? Now tell me, what automation technology will you chose? Will it be laser-based or image-based, and what do you have to consider prior to making your decision?
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On June 26th 1974, the era of barcoding began when the UPC code was read on a pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum at a grocery store in Ohio. During the next 40 years, the use of barcodes has grown to where we see it in every facet of our daily lives including UPC codes on a gallon of milk, QR codes in magazine advertisements, and 2D codes on hospital patient’s wristbands that provides the caregiver with patient data. Over this time, the technology around the barcodes themselves, as well as the hardware, has evolved and continues to evolve today.
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