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Since the 1970s, bar codes have provided a reliable, inexpensive form of machine-readable identification. Although bar coding has numerous benefits, its primary function is to error-proof the ...

The device does high-speed scanning, and the lens adjusts from 800 to 1,200 scans/sec. Code-reconstruction software rebuilds fragments of information from skewed, damaged, and dirty codes. The unit ...

At MD&M West 2025, Cognex Corp. (Booth #5354) showed Design News its DataMan 290, an AI-powered bar code reader suitable for use in any environment. Eric Hershberger, principal applications engineer ...

Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to “read” a bar code, according to Motorola Inc. The company has a few of the pertinent facts from that day, including ...

In-Sight 5410 reads at line speeds in excess of 7,200 parts/min while its 5411 counterpart has a resolution of 1,024 768 for a larger field of view. This lets the 5411 system read bar codes with wide ...

Marketers, advertising agencies and brand departments have been giving a lot of attention recently to the emerging mobile bar code market. And why not? Mobile bar codes offer marketers an exciting ...

RFID is not necessarily “better” than bar codes. The two are different technologies and have different applications, which sometimes overlap. The big difference between the two is bar codes are ...