
Phone Camera vs. Dedicated Barcode Scanner: Which Do You Need?
Can a phone replace a barcode scanner? A smartphone camera can read a barcode, and for a few dozen scans…

Why Your Thermal Printer Won’t Calibrate: Media Sensors Explained
Why calibration fails When a thermal printer won’t calibrate, the cause is almost always one of three things: the media-type…

UDI Labeling for Medical Devices: Barcode Requirements
What a UDI is and what it’s for A Unique Device Identifier is a code that identifies a specific medical…

Cycle Counting with Barcode Scanners: Process Design
Why cycle counting beats the annual count Cycle counting is the practice of counting a small portion of inventory every…

MIDCOM Data Technologies Names Ken Feinstein President and CEO
MIDCOM Data Technologies, Inc., parent company of MIDCOM Service Group, has named Ken Feinstein its new President and Chief Executive…

Printer Fleet Management: Monitoring Printers Remotely
Managing printers you can’t walk up to Printer fleet management software gives you remote visibility and control over every thermal…

Barcode Data Quality: Check Digits, Duplicate SKUs, and Bad Scans
When the scan works and the data is still wrong Barcode data quality problems are the ones that don’t announce…

Warehouse Rack, Bin, and Location Labeling Systems
Why location labeling decides your pick accuracy A warehouse location labeling system is the addressing scheme that tells every worker…

Barcode Verification: What Print Quality Grades Mean
What a barcode quality grade actually measures A barcode verification grade is a letter score from A to F that…

How Is RFID Used to Find Lost Merchandise in Retail Stores?
A customer asks for a shirt in a specific size. The inventory system shows one in stock, but the item…