Bar code_verifiers_: bar codes must be sharp, accurate and consistent throughout the press run. Verifiers and validation equipment ensure the accuracy that is essential to the labeled product.(Industry Overview) From: Label & Narrow Web | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2003 Rodman Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

They're everywhere. Commerce today would falter without the ubiquitous bar code. They have become so commonplace that consumers don't even notice their presence on products any more, regardless of how much space they occupy on a label. Product manufacturers and marketers, however, do see them. Distributors see them, and so do retailers -- and not with the naked eye, either. And when they are seen electronically during shipping and at the store check-out, they had better be perfect. Business depends on an accurately printed bar code.

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