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...]

