Barcodes come in many different code formats, sizes and shapes and are found on all types of products in retail, commercial and industrial applications
Once a barcode has been printed onto a label or product it will require to be read, decoded and the information rapidly sent to a computer or checkout terminal
A barcode consists of a series of thick and thin alternating vertical dark and light bars of different widths which are printed on to labels and packaging
- AlpVision will participate for second year in IP Protect Expo and demo iPhone authentication app
- IP Protect Expo is an annual networking space for…
Mike Fairley visits Pitkit in Israel to see how the company has developed a global reputation for high quality, specialized labels and unique security…
US-based converter Lightning Labels has found the rapid adoption of smartphones and increasing popularity of Quick Response (QR) codes have opened new…
Smartrac, a manufacturer of RFID transponders and inlays, has teamed up with US-based application provider ClikGenie and partner FineLine Technologies…
Schreiner ProTech has developed an authenticity seal to complement Huber Packaging Group’s Draftking party keg.
Provided it is purchased unopened, the…
Dr Martin Schmitt-Lewen is Heidelberg’s senior manager of technologies for future business. Nick Coombes talked to him at the conclusion of Drupa 2012…
John Foley Jr, CEO of Interlink1 and GrowSocially, looks at profitable ways of incorporating QR codes into your client’s printing initiatives
In order…
Schreiner PrinTrust has developed the ((rfid)) Document Label for fast and reliable driver’s license checks. Data such as the validity of the document…
Tamper Technologies claims to reduce packaging waste by up to 50 percent per roll with its linerless label technology.
The security and tamper evident…
Schober has introduced its VHFA 2650 rotary heat embossing and hologram system, aimed at eliminating product counterfeiting and piracy while enhancing…
API Holographics has upgraded its selective release label base, enhancing its existing portfolio of security options.
The material allows companies to…
The ProSecure business unit of label converter Schreiner Group has started to operate under a new organizational structure. Existing activities are to…
Barry Hunt examines developments in the world of smart/RFID labels
Making labels cleverer, smarter and more intelligent is where the future is said to…
Journalists from the UK Sunday Times’ In Gear Publication, together with the AA, chose Label Lock security seals to authenticate their recent Guinness…
Sato, a supplier of barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID products, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nodos, a privately held corporation…
Convergence Systems Limited (CSL) has signed a reseller agreement with Impinj. CSL will launch the CS462 series of multi-port UHF Readers based on the…
Flint Group Flexographic Products is the first sleeve supplier to be qualified in the US to manufacture sleeves for the 'smartGPS' system from Fischer…
At Productronica 2009, Polyonics was recognized with SMT’s 2009 Global Technology Award in the labeling category for its ProductSentry series of label…
At the official launch on November 17 of Lumoza, a joint spin-off from Belgium’s Hasselt University, nanotechnology research institute IMEC and screen…
Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based provider of pharmaceutical labeling products, has developed a transparent hologram seal that provides evidence of…
Spinnaker Coating has added a new product to its SafeTE line of tamper-evident constructions. White Void Polyester is a film engineered to show tamper…
In addition to digital plates for direct and indirect letterpress security printing, Flint Group Flexographic Products now offers a digital version of…
A new labeling system that allows manufacturers to meet US Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requirements for product tracking, and then…
Businesses must not be distracted from brand protection efforts in the economic downturn, an international trade association has urged. According to a…
International shirt manufacturer Seidensticker, based in Bielefeld, Germany, has selected Avery Dennison radio frequency identification (RFID) for its…
Branding and design specialist Nilorn UK is using a new DNA-based technology to put a stop to fakes and track down counterfeiters.Nilorn UK has teamed…
Avery Dennison RFID, a UHF inlay manufacturer and RFID technology provider, has promoted Maggie Bidlingmaier to director, global sales and marketing. …
Finnish apparel company NP Collection has opened an intelligent clothes stores in Hollola, Finland. In this new store, customers can try on clothes in…
UPM announced during Labelexpo Americas its plan to adopt a new business structure consisting of three groups where the company was previously divided…
