Get started with barcodes
At Delfi Technologies, we specialize in barcodes - everything from designing and printing labels to reading barcodes
At Delfi Technologies, we specialize in barcodes – from how to design your labels and print them with a label printer to how to read your barcodes with a barcode scanner. We have years of experience with both software and hardware solutions for barcodes, and we have a wide range of solutions and products that can be adapted to any business or industry. However, we do not create the barcode itself for you, as you need an EAN number. This is created and set up via GS1. If you’ve already done this, you’re ready to dive into our guide and get started managing your barcodes.
Design labels for your barcodes
With the powerful BarTender label software, it is possible to improve safety and efficiency and comply with regulations and standards by creating and automating the printing and management of labels, barcodes, RFID tags, etc. You can easily and efficiently design your own labels with the label software, as well as configure and connect to data sources and different systems. There are 3 different editions of BarTender; Professional Edition, Automation Edition and Enterprise Edition. Read more about BarTender here.
Labels for your barcodes
We have a large selection of different labels and tags, the choice of which is determined by the size and design of your barcode. Please note that labels and label printers distinguish between Direct Thermal (DT) and Thermal Transfer (TT), which dictates how the color appears on your labels. Therefore, you can only use Direct Thermal label printers for DT labels – and the same applies to Thermal Transfer. You can see our full range of labels and tags here.
Label printers to print your barcodes
Now that you’ve designed your labels for your barcodes and found the right label, you need a good and reliable label printer to print your barcodes. There’s plenty of choice here, so we’ve picked out a handful of label printers that we recommend for this very purpose. As mentioned earlier, we differentiate between Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer label printers. You can read more about this in our label printer guide here.
Direct thermal label printers
Thermal Transfer label printers
Scan your barcodes
Once your barcodes are set up and printed in high quality on your labels, it’s crucial to be able to scan and read them quickly and flawlessly. The better the quality of your labels, the better the barcodes will be read. Below are three different scanners that read barcodes quickly and efficiently.
DelfiScan
C81 Scanner
DelfiScan
M81 Scanner
