Category: Barcodes / RFID

When customers order tags, most of the time they don’t care what type of barcode they use – it just has to work. In most cases, your barcode scanner will likely support any 1D barcode. So why should you choose one barcode symbology over another? We choose to use Code 39 (sometimes called Code 3 […]

A client recently brought an interesting challenge to the Telaeris team. They wanted to use our software to track check-outs and locations of RFID-tagged items for inspection purposes. These tags were built into heavy-duty rigging equipment by the Crosby Group and inspections were tracked using their patented system. There was one big catch – all of the RFID […]

Being known as radio frequency identification (RFID) specialists, we get calls all the time about people who would like to use RFID technology to solve all of the worlds problems, one tag at a time. It always delights us to hear the creative ideas customers have for the uses of RFID. At the same time, […]

One of our customers recently asked us this question: “How hot can your barcode labels get?” They had a requirement to attach labels to circuit boards which would briefly be exposed to high temperatures. After printing their own labels and having them turn almost black, they asked if we could solve their problem. Being a […]

The barcode has come a long way since the first one was scanned on a pack of Wrigley’s gum in 1974. Today you would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t know what a barcode is. They appear on everything we buy and we see them on almost a daily basis. Barcodes have expanded […]

There are lots of hidden costs to doing business, but one you may not think about is the cost of having your employees wait. Waiting for slow computers to boot up, waiting on slow business processes, or what I am going to focus on in this week’s blog – waiting in lines. Waiting in lines […]

Being in the inventory management business, we run across all sorts of people trying to label all sorts of assets. The biggest problem we see is when people try to print their own barcodes for industrial purposes. Labels are fine for standard office supplies, but for long-term asset identification, they just don’t cut it. We […]

1. Where Will You Be Tracking Items? First, get a handle on where you will be using your barcode or RFID tags. Line of sight is required to read a barcode which can be a good thing or a bad thing. If your barcodes have the potential to be covered with dirt and the elements, […]