This unique quality control option can inspect every bar code on
every label printed on a Printronix T5000r. Specifically, ODV
technology analyzes each bar code just after it is printed. This
100% analysis verifies that the print image falls well within each
bar code’s published quality specifications to ensure the bar code
will scan successfully. If any code on a label fails, the label is
automatically cancelled and a replacement label is printed.Bar
code labels are a vital link in your production cycle. Unreadable
bar codes reduce efficiency, resulting in delayed response to market
needs, non-compliance fines and lagging production lines. Online
Data Validation analyzes each bar code to ensure it meets stringent
verification standards.
Good Bar Code Label (left), Bad Bar Code Label with Overstrike
(right)
Printronix created Online Data Validation to help you avoid such
problems.
* ODV stops bad bar codes from getting into your production or
distribution systems - without interruption
* ODV's unique void-and-reprint technology allows the system to run
unattended, minimizing cost and allowing almost instantaneous ROI
Printronix has closed the bar code creation process loop with ODV
Data Manager, a solution for fully automated bar code quality
control that:
* Captures and displays all bar code quality data to ensure
enterprise wide remedies for error conditions * Enables the storage
of all bar code quality data in common database applications, such
as Oracle and DB2
Combined with Printronix PrintNet Enterprise, ODV closes the loop
on bar code quality control and provides unprecedented visibility of
mission-critical print operations.
Closing the loop on bar code quality control.
Imagine a world in which bar code verification systems could
integrate with enterprise networks, eliminating costly bar code
rejection and capturing real-time data about printing applications.
Imagine if customers could monitor and review all bar codes printed
and then merge the data into custom reports, all while improving
Return on Investment. With our exclusive Online Data Validation
option integrated with the ODV Data Manager and PrintNet Enterprise,
imagination is not needed. ODV Data Manager provides robust data
capturing and exporting capabilities and the ability to evaluate
data within each bar code. It merges information into databases and
ports it to any application, such as SAP or Oracle.
ODV Data Manager helps customers manage industrial network
printer systems, while providing a safeguard against the high costs
associated with bar code scanning and data accuracy failure.
The Printronix Online Data Manager provides the following
functions:
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Ability to capture bar code and validation data
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Ability to export captured data to either an ASCII file or
SQL database
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Ability to stop the device and alert the operator of a
problem.
All data captured by the ODV Data Manager is date and time
stamped, and associated with the printer generating the data.
Collected data is either stored in a history file or immediately
exported to an external SQL database. Data stored in the history
file can be saved in either a comma separate variable (CSV) file
format, or as an XML report. Data from a single printer or multiple
printers can be saved in either a single file or in multiple files.
Why do I need ODV?
In real-life label production runs with thermal type printers, bar
code image quality can be degraded by conditions that are external
to the printer mechanism. Among these:
- A wrinkled ribbon
- Label media defects
- Burned printhead pixels
- Misaligned media
- Improperly adjusted heat, speed, or pressure
Any thermal printer, even a top quality model like the T5000e, can
print degraded bar codes. No thermal printer is immune! That’s why
you need Online Data Validation.Exactly what does
ODV do?
Whatever condition causes degraded image quality, the fault is
not likely to be seen by the naked eye. This could result in the
production of a large number of bad bar codes before the problem is
detected.
ODV checks all picket fence bar codes for scannability
immediately after the labels are printed … without any manual
intervention. This read-after-print quality control avoids insertion
of bad bar codes into the label production run.
Once the bad bar code is identified, ODV cancels it and
immediately prints a good replacement. Print production of labels
never stops. Result? No loss of productivity! No increased
production costs due to manual intervention! No heavy fines due to
bad non-scannable bar codes.
How does ODV test bar codes?Online Data
Validation tests each bar code automatically without any host
program modification. It:
Analyzes the incoming data stream and finds every bar code command
on every label.
Prints each bar code label, scans each bar code image and tests the
bar code to its symbology specifications.
Correlates every bar code test result with the incoming data
stream’s bar code commands.
If all the bar codes meet specifications, the label is good and
ready for use. If the label does not meet specifications, ODV uses
its data stream analysis to cancel the bad label and print a valid
replacement label.
How does ODV achieve total bar code quality control?
ODV achieves total bar code quality control by:
Making test results viewable from the printer control panel.
Sending test results over the printer network for viewing by
PrintNet® Enterprise printer management software.
Displaying test data and storing it in an XML file. This file can be
used by the host computer at a later time to compare the printed bar
codes with the data stream sent to the printer.
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