Technologies: Barcode

Industries and Associated 2D Symbologies

Contributed by Hand Held Products, a Welch Allyn affiliate

Industry Symbologies Application

Manufacturing Primary - Data Matrix (North America and Europe), QR Code (Asia)

Secondary - PDF-417 & Micro-PDF-417

Other - Code 49 (France)
and most Linear Bar Codes

Part Tracking

Postal Primary - Postal Symbologies
   Postnet - USPS
   Aus Post - Australian Post
   BPO - British Post
   JPO - Japan Post
   Kix Code - Dutch Post

Secondary - PDF417 and OCR

Other - UPC and EAN


Sortation
Auditing
Certified Mail
Registered Mail
Metered Mail
Point of Sale

Lotteries Primary - PDF417

Secondary - Data Matrix

Other - Code 128

Ticket Validation

Transportation Primary - MaxiCode and PDF417

Secondary - Linear Codes (Code 3 of 9 and 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 - Codabar and OCR

Patient Bracelets
Medication
Insurance Proc.

Clinical Primary - PDF417 and Data Matrix

Secondary - OCR

Clinical Analysis

Retail Primary - UPC, EAN, and JAN

Secondary - RSS, Composite Codes, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, and OCR

Point of Sale
Returned Goods
Inventory Control

Trade Show Primary - PDF417 Lead Tracking

APS (Advanced Photographic Systems) Primary - Code 49 Film Canister

Automotive Primary - Code 3 of 9 and QR Code (Asia)

Secondary - PDF417

Inventory
Vehicle I.D.