| Industry |
2D Symbologies |
Linear Symbologies |
Application |
| Manufacturing |
Primary: Data Matrix (North America and Europe), QR
Code (Asia) Secondary: PDF-417 & Micro-PDF-417
Other - Code 49 (France) |
Most types |
Part Tracking |
| Postal |
Primary: Postal Symbologies
Postnet - USPS
Aus Post - Australian Post
BPO - British Post
JPO - Japan Post
Kix Code - Dutch PostSecondary: PDF417 and OCR |
UPC and EAN |
Sortation
Auditing
Certified Mail
Registered Mail
Metered Mail
Point of Sale |
| Lotteries |
Primary: PDF417 Secondary: Data Matrix
|
Code 128 |
Ticket Validation |
| Transportation |
Primary: MaxiCode and PDF417
|
Secondary: Code 3 of 9,
Code 128 and OCR |
Package Tracking
Manifests
Bills of Lading |
| Government |
Primary: PDF417 Secondary: Data Matrix
and OCR |
|
I.D. Cards
Registrations
Asset Tracking |
| Health Care |
Primary: Code 128, PDF417, and Data Matrix
Secondary: OCR |
Primary: Code 128
Secondary: Codabar |
Patient Bracelets
Medication
Insurance Proc. |
| Clinical |
Primary: PDF417 and Data Matrix
Secondary: OCR |
|
Clinical Analysis |
| Retail |
Primary: JAN
Secondary:
GS1 DataBar, Composite Codes, and OCR |
Primary: UPC and EAN
Secondary: Code 128, Interleaved
2 of 5 |
Point of Sale
Returned Goods
Inventory Control |
Trade Show
|
Primary: PDF417 |
|
Lead Tracking |
APS (Advanced Photographic
Systems)
|
Primary: Code 49 |
|
Film Canister |
| Automotive |
Primary: QR Code (Asia)
Secondary: PDF417 |
Primary: Code
3 of 9 |
Inventory
Vehicle I.D. |