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The Barcode Software Center offers consulting services in the area of barcodes and automatic identification:

• Integration of barcode technology into corporate information systems
• Compliance with customer and regulatory labeling requirements
• Asset and inventory tracking systems
• Label printing systems
• Custom software
• Integration of barcode technology into security systems
• Training in the use of commercial barcode label design software

We can provide whatever level of assistance is required, including analysis of a problem or opportunity, recommendations for hardware and software, custom programming, and complete system integration.  We are familiar with a number of popular barcode label programs and can provide start-up assistance and training.

If you feel our services may assist you, please contact us.
 

Area of coverage:	We are located in the Chicago, Illinois area which is our primary territory for on-site services.  We are happy to provide on-site or telephone/fax/email consultiung services anywhere in the USA.
Lead consultant:	Robert H. Lounsbury has worked in the field of integrating barcodes into manufacturing and corporate information systems since 1979.   He has extensive experience solving problems for a wide range of industries, and has written many software programs which are used in the USA and internationally.
Software languages:	C/C++, Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, printer-specific languages (Zebra ZPL, HP PCL-5, etc.)
Computing platforms:	MS-DOS, Windows95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista, WindowsCE, Linux, Unix
Portable devices:	PSC/Percon TopGun, PSC/Percon Falcon, Symbol Technologies PocketPC, Symbol CS-1504, Symbol CS-2000, many more...

 

Specialized Applications

We create application software to meet specific barcode printing and data collection needs. Here are descriptions of some of the applications which we have created and can be adapted to solve specific problems. Please contact us for further information.

 

Food Labeling System

For producers of perishable food products, it is efficient to print labels on demand for each production run. It is common practice to create a separate label design for each product; this is a quick short-term solution, but in the long term can present significant maintenance challenges when dealing with more than 50 or 100 products. The Food Labeling System stores variable information about individual products on a database and the number of label designs is reduced to a few layouts. When it is time to print labels, the operator selects a product and provides information like the lot number, expiration date, and number of labels needed. The Food Labeling System retrieves all of the required product information from the database, combines it with the correct label layout, and prints the labels. This system reduces the amount of effort required to maintain label designs and product information.

 

Lot Code Labeling System

Designed initially for pharmaceutical/medical product manufacturers, this system provides a practical and efficient means of recording lot codes and expiration dates and printing the information on labels directly on the packaging.

 

Prescription Pad Tracking System

Prescription pads for controlled substances must be accounted for by health care organizations. New pads issued to departments or individual doctors must be recorded, and empty pads must be logged back in after all of the prescription forms have been used. PadTrak helps keep these records quickly, efficiently, and accurately by using barcodes to record the issuance and return of pads.

 

Serial Number Control System

Control of serial number labels is of great importance to large-volume manufacturers of consumer appliance products in order to verify warranty status and guard against counterfeit products. This system generates serial numbers as needed for production batches and records the serial numbers, model numbers, and date of manufacture in a database. Unused or damaged serial number plates are returned from production, recorded in the system, and destroyed. The result is a comprehensive database of all valid serial numbers.

 

Cable Box Tracker  Click here to learn more

Cable television decoders are typically installed by service companies working under contract to the cable company. The installation company must keep track of the decoders provided by their client and which ones have been installed, retrieved from the subscriber, or returned to the cable company. The Cable Box Tracker system helps maintain accurate records efficiently by utilizing the barcode serial number affixed to each decoder.

 

WineTally

This system is designed to assist high-end restaurants with extensive wine cellars to keep precise records of their stock. Each bottle is assigned a tracking number, and can be precisely located at any time. Physical inventories utilizing barcode scanners are quick and accurate and report discrepancies of even a single bottle; miscounts are eliminated by the bottle tracking numbers. Current stock, sales records, purchases, and other reports are available.