New Cognex Dataman 8000 Series

For quite a while, Cognex has made one of the best high end barcode scanners, the Dataman 7000. We have sold a bunch of them, especially the version … [Read more...]

GS1 – The Value Chain

GS1 is the organisation responsible for many of the standards that make supply chains work. If you are here in the US, you probably still think of … [Read more...]

UID Labeling – avoiding simple mistakes

We’ve been helping DoD contractors (and their sub-contractors) get into MIL-STD-130 compliance for a few years now and have 100’s of customers for … [Read more...]

Replacing Paper Forms with Barcode Scanning

"There is nothing as inexpensive or as flexible as a number 2 pencil and a paper form, which is why many organizations continue to use them" - writes … [Read more...]

Empower Your Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy

Today's manufacturers are faced with many challenges to survive and thrive in a global economy. One rising crisis affecting their success is … [Read more...]

Google’s QR Code Generator

My friend Tim over at Zebra (@ZebraTechnology) posted a link on Twitter to this clever little service offered by Google. The QR Code Generator lets … [Read more...]

Considering a Bar Code System?

If your organization is looking to implement or upgrade an existing bar code system, then you may have questions like "where should we start?", "what … [Read more...]

GS1 Food Safety Initiative

GS1, the barcode standards organization has teamed up with a number of leading food processors to come up with a standard for improving … [Read more...]

New Symbol Scanner/Mobile Computer

For a long time, the Symbol P360/P370 has been one of my favorite scanners. As well as having one of the best barcode scan engines that Symbol ever … [Read more...]

Review – Cognex Dataman 750s

Barcoding is getting  more sophisticated and demanding all the time and this is clear in the rise of 2D barcodes. Along with the well known linear … [Read more...]