Bar code verifier for pre-press use offered by Symbology

Symbology, Inc., in cooperation with Axicon products, now has three pre-press bar code verifier models available for their clients. Inspecting the bar code early in the process - at the film/artwork stage - instead of waiting until the printing process has begun can save a great deal of time and money. 

The primary difference in function from standard verifiers is that codes in film are inspected using light illumination from beneath the code vs. illumination from above. This ensures much greater measuring accuracy. Printing a bad bar code image can mean significant costs in terms of rework, or even cause the producer to incur penalty fees for creating non-scannable codes. Codes must contain correct data and be dimensionally accurate, meeting industry specifications. 

Each verifier model provides several precise, in-demand elements to the pre-press trade. Prime features include:

• Inspects quality of the bar code film master image in either Positive or Negative format

• Measures each bar/space to the UPC/EAN worldwide specification

• Provides a printable/email-able report as value-add for end user customers

• Delivers a timed inspection log that can be used for further resolution of bar code quality issues

• Operates on Mac computers (predominantly used by pre-press companies)

• Dual capabilities - pre-press verifier models can also be used to verify printed codes

• Includes Insider’s Hints created by Symbology, Inc. - Indispensable information that goes beyond the standard user guide to provide seamless and simple set up, calibration and use.

Pre-press companies typically focus on packaging design, graphic services, and image carriers such as print cylinders. The three verifier models are customized for various functions. Diverse aperture sizes allow for optimal accuracy in reading a wide range of bar code sizes. Models include the Axicon Pre-Press 6000, 6500, and 7000.  Further Verification Product details are available on Symbology’s web site Bar Code Verifiers - Symbology, Inc.