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Bar codes and their types and uses

Barcode is collection of lines representing information about the product on which it is attached. The barcode contains optical machine readable data.  The information or data is in the different width, spacing of the lines. Originally, the barcodes were in lines and were linear. Later one dimensional and two dimensional codes were developed. These codes were in rectangles, dots, hexagons and geometry patterns. All the codes can be read only with the barcode reading devices. Now, the software to read the barcodes also comes in Smartphones. Types of bar codes – Barcodes can be divided into numeric only, alpha numeric only or 2 dimensional codes.   Code 39 can be of any length and has large number of characters enclosed in it. This bar code has upper case letters , digits and some special  characters space , minus , period , dolor sign , percentage , plus and slash . This code 39 can be extended by encoding several other characters like lowercase letters and additional symb

What Are Several Benefits Associated with Using Barcode?

Barcode is attached to different objects as an optical machine-readable representation of data. The use of barcode is associated with several advantages as compared to traditional data representation means. For the purpose of effectively cutting cost and saving time, the use of barcode is often recommended in various warehouses and storage centers. The use of barcode is used in various business centers for the purpose of improving efficiency. Besides this, the barcode is used in various industrial sectors for the purpose of reduction overhead, as a valuable choice. Besides cost effective in nature, the use of barcode is associated with reliability. The use of barcode is effectively reduces or eliminates the chances of human error in various business operations. As per the recent survey, it was reported that the use of barcode is associated with few human error as compared to manually entered data in various business operations. The chances of human error is very highly when d

Benefits of Using Barcodes in Business

Barcodes not only contains lot of information about the product but their use improves efficiency in business.  The use of barcodes reduces the chances of human error. The entering of data by hand can lead to some wrong entery. But the use of barcode ensures that possibility of wrong data is nil. The barcodes scans fast and takes fraction of a minute compare to the manual entering of data. The training time of employees is also reduced by the use of barcodes. The hand held machine can be perfected in few minutes. After mastering the use of bar coding machines, employees do not have to remember the whole inventory list or price of each item. The whole exercise of using barcodes reduces the waste time for the company and helps increase productivity. Barcodes are inexpensive to make and design. They can be made on any customer specifications in any sizes and material. These barcodes can be attached on any surface of the item or product. This helps to track the movement of the produc

Different Types of Barcode Labels and Their benefits

Barcodes are used in different industries. The width of the bars, the distances between them, character set, all are converted into electrical signal when barcode reader is moved on barcodes.  These electrical signals represent some data that is of vital use in getting some information about the product. The barcodes can be divided into following categories. Numeric only barcodes –These are the old types of barcodes often used in library or blood banks. The code 11 numeric barcode is used in labeling telecommunication equipments. EAN 8 is a compressed version of the EAN code which is used for small products. EAN 13 is a European retail code. Interleaved 2-5 codes are widely used in air cargo and related industries. Plessey is older code and is mostly used for retail shelf marketing. MSI is other variation of the Plessey code, which is used in the United States. Post net is used by postal services of the United States. UPC –E, this is compressed version of the UPC code for small p