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Data matrix code
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| The "data matrix code" is probably the best known member of the 2D code family and is frequently used for permanent direct labelling on, for example, tools, engine and motor components, and surgical/medical instruments.
The data matrix code is also increasingly being used in production, vehicle manufacturing, chemical and biomedical analysis instruments as well as document handling.
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The bar code
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| As already explained in the general section, bar codes in a wide variety of forms have been used in commerce and industry for 30 years and are still in use today alongside the 2D codes and other identification technologies. This is because the bar code has many advantages, e.g. a high "read-first-time" rate, short training time for employees, high reading rate and not least the low equipment and operating costs. For these reasons, bar codes are used in the packaging industry, handling and warehousing systems, the pharmaceutical industry and many other branches. |
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The code breaker
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| Bar codes and their identification using modern laser technology rule our everyday lives. Knowingly or unknowingly, everyone has at some point had contact with bar codes, even if this contact was only at a supermarket checkout or when checking in luggage at the airport.
An increasing number of assembly parts, individual components, and intermediate and final products can be identified and checked using a bar code. This makes controlling the production process, warehousing and reordering in supermarkets as well as component tracing in the case of faults easier.
It doesn't matter whether you use one-dimensional codes (1D, e.g. bar codes) or two-dimensional codes (2D, e.g. data matrix codes) - the wide selection of products from Leuze electronic will provide the optimum identification system to meet your requirements.
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Comparison between data matrix and bar code
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