Barcode labels are obviously not a new invention but they are being utilised in ever more innovative ways to help battle the issue of workplace theft and asset tracking. Barcode labels are available in many different varieties to suit your needs.

The type of barcode labels that are right for your company depends upon a number of factors, such as their primary purpose, how many barcode labels you are utilising and whether you intend to utilise your barcode labels as a tool to facilitate stock tracking and asset management. Barcode labels have come on leaps and bounds in the last few years and the technology used to read barcode labels has improved exponentially to allow for much more information to be stored within barcode labels than ever before. There are obvious security features that are inherent with asset tags with barcode labels as they make it much easier than ever before to keep on top of where your equipment or stock is at all times and barcode labels are a cost effective and efficient means of safeguarding many of your businesses’ valuable assets. In order to establish which sort of barcode labels are right for you, it is prudent to look at the different forms of barcodes and whether their application is suitable for your requirements.

Barcode Labels - From Codabar to Postanet

By establishing the most commonly utilised forms of barcode labels it becomes possible to ascertain which variety is most applicable for your particualar business premises and overall purpose. Some of the most commonly found barcode labels include:

Code 39 - This is one of the most popular types of barcode labels utilised on asset tags and are commonly found on expensive office equipment such as PCs, laptops and telephonic equipment. Code 39 is an alphanumeric type of barcode label.

Codabar - These barcode labels come in a numeric form only and are typically utilised in situations where some form of sequential numbering is required. As such, codabar barcode labels are often used for asset tracking and stock checking purposes. Warehouses are one of the most applicable locations for the use of codabar barcode labels.

2D - 2D barcode labels are less commonplace than the many other forms of barcode labels but do have a number of additional benefits. For example, 2D barcode labels are capable of holding more information than regular forms of barcode labels. It is likely that 2D barcode labels will become increasingly popular as the scanning technology improves over the coming years.