How are Barcodes Used
Barcodes are used as a means of quick identification. Nearly every industry uses barcodes to automate and simplify traceability by tracking everything from where something was produced and when it was shipped, to which retailer sold the product, at what time, and for how much. Overall, barcodes provide better accuracy, traceability, and sorting abilities than relying on manually-entered data.
Safety and liability are also drivers behind industry adoption of barcodes. In recent years, governments around the world have started to require medical devices and pharmaceutical manufacturers to apply machine-readable codes on every package down to individual medicine containers. Should a defective product reach a store shelf, automated tracking of every package will accelerate safety recalls while making quality-control data available to the entire supply chain.
Related Content Introduction to barcode reading
- What is a Barcode
- How are Barcodes Used
- 1D Barcodes
- 2D Codes
- Printing and Marking Methods
- Laser Scanners
- Image-Based Barcode Readers
- Barcode Reader Lighting
- Selecting a Reader
Barcode Readers
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Fixed-Mount Barcode Readers
Fixed-mount readers offer high performance barcode reading, flexible options, and compact sizes.
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Handheld Barcode Readers
Handheld readers are designed for tough environments and quickly read DPM and label-based codes.
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