How to get started with barcoding?

Save Time & Money – Streamline your workflow with a Barcoding System

A well designed barcoding system is designed to improve business efficiency and in turn productivity. It helps make a paperless environment and does away with pen and paper as well as manual data entry, reducing human error and saves your organization time and money.

A barcode system contains the following components,

1. Software program
2. Barcode Scanner
3. Barcode Printer
4. Barcode Software
5. Labels

Application Software: This component is the most critical; everything else is just a peripheral that hangs off it. The Application software manages all the data for you, using a database for storing data as well as a front end where the user can interface it with.

Examples of software program

• Asset management
• Inventory control
• Event management
• Field sales force mobility

Barcode Scanner: Just like the application software, there are also a number of different types of barcode scanners. Make sure you choose the right scanner for your application, and working environment, we have scanners for all working conditions.

Barcode Printer: There are many types of barcode printers that will print a barcode. So it really depends on the type of labels and volume you require, that will determine the type of barcode printer that you use.

If you only need a very small volume (less than 200 a day), then consider one of the desktop style label printers.

For higher volume label requirements, consider a commercial grade label printer.

With label printer, you also get to choose between a thermal transfer label printer and a direct thermal label printer. Choose a thermal transfer printer if you need permanency of print on the label. Choose direct thermal if it’s not important about labels fading.

Barcode Software: Most barcode printers come with free barcode software. This is great if you only need to create templates and print and create labels that do not have an existing barcode number. You can increment the number with this software as well as print volume of the same barcode. However, should you need to print barcode numbers from an existing database, and then you’ll need the full version software that can create this link to the application software.

Barcode Labels: There is a no one size, fits all with labels, so its important you choose the right label, sticker or tag for your application. Questions to think about when it comes to labels; Does the print need to be permanent or temporary, maybe resistant to UV and water. Whatever your application for your label, it’s important to get this right. 

Whatever your business's barcoding, labelling, automation, identification, tracking requirements are; we can tailor a solution for you. 

So get in touch today for a free consultation & quote and streamline your business processes.