Barcode Knowledge

Barcode EAN is originally an abbreviation for European Article Number, which was later adopted also in other countries and has been changed to International Article Number, although the original EAN abbreviation remained in use. EAN has substituted an older system UPC (Universal Product Code) developed in USA. EAN is 13 digit and UPC is 12 digit codes. EAN barcodes are defined by the standards organization GS1. EAN the 13 digit barcode has the following structure: Country code – the first three digits are country codes, where the manufacturer is registered. This is not necessarily where the product is actually made. […]

Introduction to the method of checking the authenticity of imported products: Look at the barcode. See anti-counterfeiting stickers/anti-counterfeiting labels. See Chinese tags. Look at the quarantine certificate. Inquire about certificates of origin and customs declarations. In addition to choosing to shop on large-scale e-commerce platforms, the anti-counterfeiting technicians also said that consumers should master some anti-counterfeiting identification knowledge: (1) is to read the barcode. The ID card of imported goods is the barcode. Whether it is imported or not can be learned from the origin and other information disclosed by the numbers on the barcode. (2) is to see anti-counterfeiting […]

POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique, Postal Numerical Codes) is a barcode used by the United States Postal Service. Code the postal code, postal code+4 yard, or delivery point number with half-height and full-height lines. USPS Processing and Distribution Center in San Bernardino with POSTNET barcode on the exterior of the building Each number is represented by five lines, two of which are long lines (ie, two-out-of-five code). The long line is the 1 in the Binary code. Each line, from left to right, represents the values ​​7, 4, 2, 1, and 0 (although the number 0 is encoded as 11000, […]

What is blockchain technology? In supply chain, blockchain technology refers to the ability to record transactions, track assets and manage the transparency of documents throughout the logistics environment, thereby increasing the efficiency, speed and innovation of supply chain processes. It is a distributed database on the web where many users can access, check or add digital data or transactions, but cannot change or delete them. As an append-only transaction ledger, the original information is preserved, while the new information transaction record is permanently preserved. How blockchain technology works Using state-of-the-art encryption, each record is time-stamped and appended to the event […]

We’ve all seen the barcode labels affixed to products with their parallel lines and mysterious digits or patterns made up of dots, squares and even hexagons. When these mysterious bars and lines are scanned by a barcode scanner or smartphone, useful data and information about the product is easily read and recorded. The low-cost data collection technology makes purchases simple (as we’ve all experienced when buying products at a grocery store or retailer), allows items to be added to a gift registry and enables buyers to access promotional materials, such as videos or a URL, with a simple scan. For […]

The “Universal Product Code”, also known as UPC Bar Code can be found in almost all packages that you buy from department stores, grocery stores or any other stores. In this post we will discuss on where these codes come from and their actual use. You can also go through the topic Invention Story of Barcodes to get a better idea. Origin of UPC Bar Code The UPC was first developed by a company called Code Council [UCC] so as to help the small scale department stores and grocery stores to speed up their checking out process and also to […]

Barcodes are very important and help you to do the business efficiently. And also, it is very important for the products. A product barcode is mainly used for commercial purposes in order to track and store the information about items. It is the best way to keep the data correctly and the perfect choice to eliminate human errors. Yes, it is 100% safe and secure to use instead of a direct and manual entering method. And also, it is the code which helps you to track about the specific item like date of packing, date of expiry and much more. […]

Barcodes use different sets of international standards to encode data as a series of white and black bars. There are many types of Barcodes used to encode different types of data. UPC codes, used for commercial products, are some of the most common. Many Barcodes, especially UPC codes, display the numeric equivalent of the code below the lines. These numbers indicate the type of Barcode, and identification codes for the manufacturer and the product itself. You can use a Barcode scanner to read the code and input it into a computer, or manually input the code into a Barcode database. […]