November 30, 2009 – 12:37 pm
Stanford Hospital improves Patient Safety using bar coding Internationally acclaimed Stanford Hospital & clinics are some of the most advanced and respected medical facilities in the United States today. Often known for the high level of patient care, as well as treatments of rare, complex disorders have made the Stanford medical facilities one of a [...]
October 26, 2009 – 11:18 am
Consecutive Numbered & Barcode Labels Initially developed to help speed up grocery store checkout speed, consecutively numbered, barcode labels and variable data labels have since become a large part of our retail industry. Now a staple point of any company who needs to ship their products, and keep accurate inventory, barcode labels have exploded into one [...]
October 20, 2009 – 12:26 pm
What is a UPC Code? You know how every time you go to the grocery store, the clerk has to scan those little black lines into his computer before you can pay? Well those little black lines, or the UPC code, plays a vital role in today’s world. Almost every product on the market today [...]
August 17, 2009 – 12:23 pm
When Barcode Meets Chicken A team of scientists working in Ireland has devised a method of identifying individual chickens by putting miniature barcode labels on their beaks and legs, and older hens by their combs. While working at the UCD Bioresources Research Center, the researchers achieved a 97 per cent accuracy rate in experiments on [...]
August 13, 2009 – 1:06 pm
BMW Uses RFID Tags at Plant With all of the applications RFID tags have offered, yet another great use has been found by BMW automakers. BMW has recently adopted Ubisense’s Tool Assistance System (TAS) for use in its assembly plant in Regensburg, Germany. The TAS is designed to identify and track in real time [...]
August 10, 2009 – 11:20 am
RFID Tags For Your Luggage If you’ve ever flown on an international flight, you know that having baggage lost is frustrating and it can be almost impossible to get it back. And while technology exists to keep better track of our luggage, only 11% of airlines are now using it. This technology is RFID, or [...]
Barcode Labels Could Trace Food Origins Where is the food on your dinner table grown? Up until recently, just a sticker saying ”Made in U.S.A or Mexico” was good enough. Not anymore, or at least as soon as barcodes are a commonsight in grocery stores. With so much concern about fair trade, the environment, organic foods and general [...]
LXE Introduces 8650 Handsfree Barcode Scanner With the advances in technology today, wireless networks have brought us the ability to free up our workspace with fewer cords and more mobility. LXE Technologies has introduced a new line of wireless, Bluetooth barcode scanner, and it even fits on your finger. This new hands-free barcode scanner fits [...]
Prescriptions Go Electronic With The Barcode Today in Scotland, the electronic Acute Medication Service (eAMS) became active, allowing prescription for medications to be directly transmitted using barcode labels, reducing the risk of human error as well as cutting down on resources. Although patients will still receive paper prescriptions from their Doctors, these prescriptions will [...]
Motorola FX7400 RFID Reader Here the trivia for the day: What was the first barcode ever scanned? Answer: A pack of Juicy Fruit gum! Today marks the 35th anniversary of the birth of the Barcode, and Motorola has released the FX7400 RFID reader. The new FX 7400 RDID reader is compact, light-weight and ready [...]
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