Understanding 2D Barcodes Barcodes have come a long way from the simple black-and-white stripes once seen on every retail product. Today, 2D barcodes—short for two-dimensional barcodes—have become the industry standard for tracking, labeling, and authenticating products across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and retail. Unlike traditional 1D barcodes that store data only in a single line of vertical stripes, 2D barcodes can …
The Big Impact of Small Breweries and Small Character Printers
Good things come in small packages. That’s the big message that the craft beer industry has been showing the world over the past decade. While the top of the $114 billion U.S. industry is still dominated by the household names that run Super Bowl ads, the little guys are closing the gap. In terms of production volume, 40 of the …
High Resolution Inkjet Printing For Coding Of Lumber And Wood Products
As anyone in the lumber or wood industry knows, coding of panel grades, moisture levels, traceability data, and inspector ID information can be a challenge in an environment that’s often dusty. Whether your operation involves marking on engineered wood, products used for flooring, furnishings that may be coated with varnish or other products, or raw lumber, the right coding solution …
Large Character Inkjet Printers Expected To Remain Profitable
The packaging industry is what drives the large character inkjet printing market on a global level, and packaging manufacturers’ biggest concerns are reliable high-speed printers with reduced wear and tear of the printer head due to constant printing on porous and non-porous substrates. Because of their ruggedness, dust resistance and other benefits, large character inkjet printers are also a popular …
REA JET DOD 2.0 – Fastest Large Character Print Head On The Market!
When customers talk, we listen. REA JET is proud to announce we’ve taken steps to improve upon our legendary DOD (drop on demand) large character print head. Why improve on a component that’s already great? Customers desire faster production speeds, and a lower cost of ownership, with extended print head life. It’s that simple. Not only are our DOD 2.0 …

