Sunday, March 1, 2009

Understanding Barcode Labels

Writen by John Barth

The bar code is a tool to efficiently and accurately identify items and collect information. The patent for the bar code was issued to Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver in 1952. This first bar code was not the rectangle of thick and thin lines that we now know, but a bull's-eye-type symbol made of concentric circles. It looked much like the rings on the inside of a tree.

While the bull's eye bar code did help companies to maintain their inventory and keep track of their products, it soon became evident that some sort of universal bar code system needed to be set up. The Uniform Product Code, or U.P.C., was invented in 1973 to allow retailers and manufacturers to coordinate their bar codes.

The use of bar code labels is a simple way to save the time and energy of your employees. With a bar code system, you can quickly and accurately inventory your stock instead of spending hours counting and recounting. Bar codes help to reduce time spent by employees marking and changing price tags on products.

With barcode labels, you'll be able to increase productivity in your employees and save your company money. To have a barcode system you need to get your bar code system set up including bar code labels, bar code ribbons, bar code rewinders, barcode printers and bar code scanners. Blank barcode labels and blank laser label sheets can use in conjunction with most bar code software.

If there are any bar code supplies that you need but are not on our website at http://www.adazonusa.com than give us a call at (847) 235-2700. We are happy to order products specifically for a customer. Find Barcode Labels and a large selection of the latest Barcode Printers at AdaZon.

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