The Active and Intelligent Packaging Association (AIPIA)'s recent World Congress convened practically all the relevant smart packaging stakeholders to discuss the steepening adoption curve for ...

As the countdown to Sunrise 2027 accelerates, brand owners and CPGs face mounting pressure to adapt packaging for the dual-barcode era—where 2D codes will appear on-pack alongside traditional 1D UPCs.

The short answer is no. There are handheld devices that can read passive tags as well as 1D or 2D bar codes, but I don’t know of any modules that can be integrated into a device that includes all ...

Measuring just 135 x 41 x 30mm and weighing only 80g, this small lightweight device is practical to carry around, easy-to-use and can read any 1D barcode or 2D Data-Matrix code on 24-, 48- and 96-well ...

Bar code scanning has become the de facto system used in retail, as well as many other industries, due to its accuracy, speed and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, it is an approach that provides ...

Beep. We’ve come a long way since June 26, 1974 when the first bar code was scanned at a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. That legendary pack of Juicy Fruit proved that even the smallest of items could ...