Bar-code Printing Overview
As
part of our real-time data capture solution Crown Computing can provide
you with a wide variety of Barcode printing options.
Our systems support all the international standard industry bar code types including: code 3 of 9, code 128, UPC/EAN and Interleave 2 of 5.
Barcodes can be used in a wide variety of applications across all industries, including: Distribution, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare and Local Government.
There are three broad groupings of Barcode label printing solutions.
Dot Matrix
This is a relatively straight forward barcode printing solution, giving a reasonable quality of Barcode. The technology typically allows for variable thickness of paper and card, so that you can print barcodes directly onto Shop Floor Data Collection - SFDC Job and Activity cards.
Laser
This gives a good quality Barcode. Laser printers are typically the first choice if you need to produce batches of Barcode Labels, say to produce barcode labels to identify all warehouse stock locations.
Thermal Transfer
This is widely used to produce ¿Demand bar-code labelsî. Demand labels are where as soon as a transaction takes place a specific label needs to be printed. An example would be where you record the receipt of a delivery of a raw material into a warehouse and you need to produce a pallet label specifying details of the material stored on the pallet, including the item number as a Barcode.
Thermal barcode printers are likely to be needed if you wish to implement a robust device to be used in the manufacturing environment, capable of supporting high printing volumes. They produce a very good quality barcode.
Thermal transfer bar-code printers can be used with label applicators to directly attach labels onto items such as boxes of product.
Industry Specific
There are many different types of printers that support the printing of bar codes, including some that are industry specific, such as models that can print Barcodes on Fabric labels. Please contact us if you have a specific barcode printing requirement.
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