Otherwise known as the UCC-128 barcode, the GS1-128 lets companies define and track products as they transfer through the supply chain. They’re used on everything from entire pallets to single cartons. But it’s no secret that their implementation and advantages can be hard to spot. In the following sections of our guide to the GS1-128 […]

Inventory management was a critical factor in the invention and history of barcode technology. They entered the scene in the 1950s, along with the Baby Boom generation. You might say that, together, they heralded the age of mass consumerism. Since then, barcodes have become icons of standardization and consumerism. These scannable labels are found on […]

Data Matrix barcodes are inching into the QR territory and gaining ground in industrial environments. Data Matrix are two dimensional barcodes in black and white square modules with some white spaces in-between. They can be generated and used for various applications. It is certainly more likely that this trend of DM dominance in industrial environments […]