Webscan Bar Code Blog

Welcome to Webscan’s Bar Code Blog. These posts will contain thoughts and comments on the progress of bar code standards and the activities of the standards committees, as well as topics of general interest with regard to developing applications for bar codes.

QR Code Specification to Undergo Minor Revision

At the last international standards organization work group meeting that I attended in Kyoto (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC31/WG1) one of the topics we discussed was a revision to QR Code that will be proposed. It will be a minor revision, not a more sweeping change that would introduce new formats of the symbol (such as rectangular layouts) [...]

FDA proposes new rule for Unique Device Identification

After a long wait, the FDA announced the proposed UDI rule today. In 165 pages, it actually says very little. Basically, manufacturers have to assign an identifying number to a medical device model and put this number on the product or product label in human readable and machine readable form. (It does get interesting for [...]

White Paper: QR Code Grading Parameters

A White Paper which gives technical detail on QR Code Grading Parameters is now available on our website at: QR Code Grading Parameters

White Paper: QR Code Primer

A QR Code Primer for people who are familiar with printing UPC Codes is now available on our website at: QR Code Introduction for UPC Printers