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November 18, 2021

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Commodity barcode (EAN, UPC code) (ISBN and ISSN)

Business is the earliest application of barcode technology. In commercial automation systems, product barcode is the key. In the national standard GB/T 12904, commodity barcode (barcode for commodity) is defined as a modular combination barcode used to identify international commodity codes. In 1970, the U.S. Supermarket Committee established the Universal Commodity Code UPC Code. The U.S. Uniform Code Committee (UCC) established the UPC barcode system in 1973, and The standardization of the code system has been fully realized. The UPC barcode has been successfully applied in the commercial circulation field, which has greatly promoted the application and popularization of the […]

November 18, 2021

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EAN barcodes template download

EAN barcodes are also used to label consumer goods worldwide for point-of-sale scanning, primarily in Europe. They look very similar to UPC codes, and the main distinction is their geographical application. While EAN-13 (comprising 13 digits) is the default form factor, you’ll find EAN-8 (covering eight digits) barcodes on products where space is limited, like small candies. The main advantage of EAN codes is their flexibility. EAN-13 is a high-density barcode that can encode relatively large amounts of data in a small area—while EAN-8 codes are ideal for identifying very small products or assets. EAN codes are also easy for […]

November 18, 2021

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International Article Number EAN

The International Article Number (also known as European Article Number or EAN) is a standardized format to describe a barcode symbology and a numbering system. It is used in global trading to identify a product type or even more specific a certain product from a specific manufacturer. EAN numbers are not only used for lookup of global products but at the same time it can be used for other purposes like for example ordering or accounting. There are two versions of the EAN. One is the EAN-13 that has 13 digits. It is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC-A). For […]

November 18, 2021

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GS1 Identification Keys

GS1 is an international non-profit standards body that develops and maintains its own standards for automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) in the supply chains of multiple industries worldwide. GS1 allocates and manages company prefixes for use in UPC, EAN, and JAN barcodes. Its member organizations are located in over 110 countries. GS1 US is the United States member organization. GS1 Identification Keys The GS1 system consists of a recurring set of globally unique identification (ID) keys that are encoded by barcodes (or radio frequency identification [RFID] tags). The company prefix forms the basis of the ID keys that a company […]

November 18, 2021

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There are 13 reasons why you can’t refuse label printing using barcode printers

Barcode printer is a dedicated printer The biggest difference between barcode printers and ordinary printers is that the printing of barcode printers is based on heat, using ribbon as the printing medium (or directly using thermal paper) to complete the printing. Barcode printers can achieve continuous high-speed printing without being supervised. The printed content is generally the company’s brand logo, serial number logo, packaging logo, bar code logo, envelope label, clothing tag, etc. The barcode printer on the label can give you 13 reasons why you can’t refuse The barcode printer can print in a small amount of variety, without […]

November 17, 2021

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UPC barcode template download

UPC barcodes are used to label and scan consumer goods at points of sale around the world—mainly in the United States, but also in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The UPC-A variation encodes twelve numerical digits, while UPC-E is a smaller variation that encodes only six numerical digits. UPC actually stands for universal product code. In the context of retail, the purpose of this barcode is to make it easy for users to identify specific product features (like its size or color) when an item is scanned at checkout. Along with making the checkout process more […]

November 17, 2021

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Universal Product Code，UPC barcode

Universal Product Code (English: Universal Product Code, UPC) is a commodity bar code developed by the U.S. Uniform Code Council, which is mainly used in the United States and Canada. The European commodity code developed on its basis has developed into the most widely applicable universal bar code. History of UPC UPC was born on the basis of the ring code of IBM engineer Norman Woodland[1]. In 1966, the National Association of Food Chains (NAFC) required the development of equipment to speed up the inspection and acceptance of goods. The National Cash Register (the predecessor of IBM) was developed in […]

November 17, 2021

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Barcode Equipment

Gprinter GP-1924D thermal label printer, “international net red version” label machine is coming

July is another year of burning passion.The nearest sun is hotter than before the descendants! It’s hotter than the weather, and the next wave of orders…Because most of the e-commerce industries that are sleeping or low-key preparations,will choose to make efforts in the second half of the year. It’s a big explosion! So if you are in the logistics and express delivery industry,or you need to use a label or barcode printer,and you have been in the state of hand-copying orders for thousands of years,Next You may face these problems… And these, we happen to be able to solve it […]

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