We’ve seen barcodes on trees, barcodes on town signs and even barcodes on cows, but barcodes on gravestones? A funeral director from Poole in Dorset has started to attach QR codes to gravestones to allow visitors or family members to find out more about the person laid to rest. The QR code can be scanned […]
New blood tracking software has been revealed by the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The barcode label tracking system uses software which controls the access to blood fridges and allows each barcoded unit of blood to be matched to a patient’s wristband barcode. The system from Msoft eSolutions has been named Bloodhound and is designed […]
Barcode technology can improve accuracy of data recording and can also save company time. Scanners can read data instantly and then transmit this information wirelessly to a computer system. The need for manual data entry which can result in errors can thus be eliminated if an employer moves to a barcode scanning system. There are […]
We are all familiar with barcodes. These are the small sequence of lines which feature on just about every product we buy today. Barcodes are used for pricing, inventory tracking and product allocation reasons and are a firm part of our everyday lives. However they don’t have to be printed onto a product packaging at […]
Apple fans are waiting with baited breath for the arrival of the new operating system this autumn, with iOS 6 set to change the landscape yet again with regards to what is possible with mobile devices. Over the past few years the ‘app’ has really taken off, with all smartphone manufacturers looking to get in […]
Barcode technology has moved on leaps and bounds over the last few decades. From their use on retail packaging to their use as an asset marking technology, it’s clear that barcodes are here to stay. If you regularly go shopping you’ll recognise that barcodes are attached to every product you buy. They are an easy […]
We are used to seeing barcode labels printed onto just about every product we buy. However a barcode’s use is not confined to retail packaging. Barcodes are the perfect way of identifying a product and can be used as an effective asset management tool. Barcodes can be printed on a variety of substrate materials which […]
Asset labels are now used the world over to keep track of inventory or stock. And when used alongside barcode labels this dynamic duo are a match to be reckoned with in terms of the efficiency and labour saving benefits they provide. Item tracking One of the main benefits which asset labels and barcode labels […]
