Everyone has seen a barcode on a product they have purchased. They are a set of thick and thin black parallel lines with a set of numbers beneath them. Barcodes are used as a way of attaching some form of data to an item without the need for the information to be printed on the […]
Many companies are now realising the importance of tagging all the assets they own. Expensive items such as laptop computers, clothing, tools and other sensitive equipment can all be tagged with a unique tracking code so that it can be found at a moment’s notice. There are many benefits of using asset tags, some of […]
Companies are starting to realise that asset labels are a necessity in every business sphere. Essentially an asset label is a tag or label which is used to identify individual items. These asset tags are also usually numbered to help identification of similar items. Asset tags are usually used alongside asset management software so equipment […]
If you run a small business you can instantly make your business more efficient by using barcode labels and asset tags. If you are fed up with human error causing havoc to your stock taking processes and are searching for an easy way to gain accurate stock identification results, then you should take a look […]
It seems that barcodes are getting more attention than ever if a recent news release is anything to go by. It has been reported that eBay app RedLaser, the iPhone barcode scanning app, has now been downloaded more than two million times in the UK. The app lets iPhone users, and Android users, scan barcodes, […]
We are all familiar with that barcodes that appear on just about every item that we buy. But barcodes aren’t just confined to being used on goods or produce; they are also used in many other innovative ways. A banana plantation owner from Western Australia has just started to barcode her banana trees so that […]
Many factories are now embracing barcode and asset tagging technology as it gives them a competitive edge when they are looking to improve efficiencies. Barcode technology has been in use for decades, but in this time it has mainly been used by retail establishments to provide a unique code to identify products. This unique labelling […]
A barcode is a vertical arrangement of lines of different widths which can be analysed by a barcode reading device and a unique code obtained. This code can then be referenced with a database which holds information about this code, so information pertaining to the item on which the barcode is printed can be updated. […]
