Houston barcode labeling originated from humble beginnings. The first barcode was nothing more than a “bull’s eye” design made of a series of concentric circles. When a local food chain inquired about the possibility of automatically reading product information, the modern barcode was born. Barcodes were first introduced commercially in 1966, with industry standards established soon after.
The barcode has come a long way since its first inception in 1932, when a small group of Harvard business students had a vision. Their project involved customers selecting merchandise from a catalog by removing corresponding punch cards. Today, the numeric format for product identification perhaps owes its success to those early pioneers.
Modern barcode utilizes Universal Product Code (U.P.C.), also known as Uniform Product Code. In 1974, the first commercial installation of a U.P.C. scanner occurred at a Marsh’s supermarket in Troy, Ohio. Great advances often have small roots, evidenced by the first product ever to receive an official barcode – a single pack of Wrigley’s chewing gum.
The average consumer is most likely unaware that barcodes transcend their function as price indicators for retail merchandise. Some other useful barcode applications:
- Timecard usage
- Toll road scanning
- Patient identification
- Document management
- Shipment tracking
- Electronic boarding passes
- Entertainment event tickets
- First used to label railroad cars
Barcodes have come a long way since their creation over 60 years ago. Their use has revolutionized consumer shopping and transformed efficiency in a number of industries. It’s hard to believe that such a small bit of information, a few strategically-drawn lines, could have such a huge impact on modern society.
The LabelOutlet, a Houston-based color-code labeling company provides Houston and the surrounding areas with a wide variety of labels, cases, barcodes, and color-codes. As a comprehensive labeling outfit, The LabelOutlet manufactures barcodes for computer media backup cartridges. They also manufacture rack labels, which are printed in continuous strips.
The LabelOutlet Products:
- DLT, Linear, and Tape Cartridges
- 3592, 3480, and 3590 Labels
- 8mm and 4mm Labels
- Carrying Cases for Media Cartridges
- Rack Labels
- Slot Labels
- Optical Disks
- Pinfed Labels
The LabelOutlet has been supplying the Houston area with color-coded and bar-coded labeling systems for a variety of magnetic media and file folders since 1973. With consistently new upgrades and generations, The LabelOutlet is at the forefront of the labeling industry.
For additional information on barcodes, color-codes, and all of your Houston labeling needs, please contact The LabelOutlet at (713) 432-1629.
