Barcode Evolution for the

21st Century

LEE WRAGGAuto ID Business Development Director

Data Matrix: Structure

Finder or “L” Pattern

Clocking Pattern

Module or Cell

Quiet Zone

Data Region

ID Case Studies

Where is this technology

being used today?

Direct Part Mark (DPM) ID Markets

Error Proofing

Part Traceability

Part Authenticity

Supply Chain

Management

Hi Speed / Hi Contrast Applications

• High speed reading of linear

barcodes and 2D codes

• Typical applications include:

– Electronics

– Pharmaceutical packaging

– Consumer packaging

– Document handling

– Postal/Mail sorting

Low Contrast DPM Applications

• IDMax decoding algorithm

- Reads the most challenging codes

• Typical applications include:

– Automotive

– Aerospace

– Electronics

– Medical devices

• Application:

ID reading of Fan Blades

and Turbine Blades

• Benefit:

100% Traceability for part

tracking and engine

assembly

• Systems:

DataMan 7550s

Aerospace (UK, Germany & USA)

• Application:

System for identifying all components

• Benefit:

Performance analysis, full traceability

• Systems:

Multiple Dataman 7550s

Automotive (UK)

• Application:

Mark and Verification of 2D on Engine Blocks / Crank Shafts / Fuel Injectors / Con Rods

• Benefit:Operational improvements, cradle to grave traceability

• Systems:VisionPro, InSight 5110, DataMan

Automotive (UK, Germany, USA)

• Application:

Hi-Speed 2D reading on utility bills

• Benefit:Full mail traceability. Encodes up to 150 alpha numerics

• Systems:64 x InSight 5610, DataMan 7500

Mail Sortation (UK)

• Application:

Reading 2D codes on pcb’s

• Benefit:Encoding large amount of data in a small area

• Systems:InSight 5110’s, DataMan 7500’s

Electronics (UK)

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