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Barcodes
Static barcodes are available at no additional charge. If the barcode is a different color than the rest of the imprint, additional ink charge applies. Ask for pricing on variable barcodes. Black or dark inks are recommended. White stock is highly recommended. Clear stock may be used depending on the color of the application Red Fluorescent, Gold, Silver, White EDP, and Laser stocks are not recommended, due to possible scanning problems.
What Does the Barcode Represent?
A check digit is the last number in barcodes EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E. It is determined by all the preceding digits in the barcode. The check digit cannot be changed on its own. The numbers before it have to be changed first.
BARS AND SPACES
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Generating a Barcode
1. Select a type of code, such as code 39. 2. Indicate the characters to encode. 3. Choose a size; sizes under ⅜ " in height are not recommended. 4. For consecutive or variable barcodes, please supply a data file.
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SYSTEM DIGIT
QUIET ZONE
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MANUFACTURER ' S IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
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CHECK DIGIT
QUIET ZONE
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Types of |
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Barcodes |
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Character Set |
Length |
Applications / Comments |
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Code 39
Variable barcoding
available
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Uppercase letters A-Z; Numbers 0-9 Space-, $? + % |
Varies |
Widely used; excellent for many applications |
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Code 128
Variable barcoding
available
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All ASCII * characters and control codes |
Varies |
Widely used; excellent for many applications |
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GS1-128
Formerly
UCC? EAN-128
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All ASCII * characters and control codes |
Varies |
Subset of Code 128 which defines data formats for commerce |
EAN-13 |
Numbers Only |
13 + Check Digit + 2 optional + 5 optional |
Most widely used retail product marking worldwide |
EAN-8 Numbers Only 7 + Check Digit
Retail product marking worldwide; compressed code for products with limited label space
UPC-A |
Numbers Only |
11 + Check Digit + 2 optional + 5 optional |
Retail product marking in USA and Canada |
UPC-E Numbers Only 7 + Check Digit
Retail product marking in USA and Canada; compressed code for products with limited label space
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Interleaved 2 of 5
Variable barcoding
availalbe
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Numbers Only |
Varies |
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Very compact; encodes digits in pairs so total length must be an even number of digits |
QR Code All ASCII * Characters Varies 2D barcode
* ASCII( American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character-encoding system. The codes represent data( numbers or text) read by computers and other devices.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Barcodes vs. QR Codes
A traditional 1D barcode( UPC / EAN) stores up to 30 digits because the 1D barcode only stores data horizontally. 2D barcodes( QR) store up to 7,089 characters by storing data in both horizontally and vertically. The additional storage capacity of QR codes accommodates a variety of data beyond numbers: text, hyperlinks, pictures, maps, video, email, contact info, and calendar events.
226 Prices effective January 1, 2015