In our blog, we have discussed the many benefits of barcodes and what industries they are playing a major role in and, in some instances, completely revolutionizing. A few such sectors are the healthcare industry and the food & beverage industries where barcodes are making it easier to keep track and transport goods, services, […]
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Upgrading Hospitals with Barcode Technology
Technology has had both negative and positive effects on the modern world. Focusing on the positives, technology has caused for innovations in social connection, science, and medicine. It has allowed for greater accuracy in quantitative measurements and progression in communication. Barcodes have not been missed in this future movement of technology. Links between barcodes […]
How to Save Time in the Checkout Line
We’ve all been there: holding up a line of impatient customers as we try to find the barcode on a cumbersome product. But did you know that you may actually be wasting your time by trying to scan the exact area where the barcode is located? If you’re swiping a product and it isn’t being […]
Best Barcode Apps for Smartphones
There are smartphone applications that can solve just about any practical problem that people encounter on a daily basis, including how to find the price of a product when one is listed. In the past, people would have to take an item and find the nearest register and ask the cashier to scan the product. […]
A Brief History of the Bar Code
We see bar codes on products on almost a daily basis, but have you ever stopped to think about when and where the bar code came from? Although most people may not be old enough to remember it, there was a time without the bar code. It all started in 1948 thanks to a man […]
15 Years of Excellent Service
This year marks the fifteenth year Thunderbird Technical Services has been in business! Â We started with just a few customers in the Cincinnati, OH area and expanded our services to the Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio tri-state providing services primarily for Zebra, Datamax, Printek and Printronix printers. Â Later, our marketing efforts on the web, helped us […]
New Innovations in the Barcode World
We’re used to seeing barcodes on products at the supermarket, but gone are the days where their only purpose is for stocking and tracking inventory. Barcodes are becoming a much greater part of our world, in no small part due to smart phones. Everyone’s got one, so it’s no longer just the stockperson at Kmart […]
The Label Maker Is Key to Organization
Staying organized isn’t easy for most of us. Label makers are a fantastic tool to get started or to rearrange systems you already have in place in your business. But they’re just a tool. Here are a few tips and unconventional ways to use your label maker effectively. Label makers serve a variety of purposes. […]
Two Different Thermal Printing Methods
After you’ve chosen a printer type to suit your needs, you’ll have to choose a printer method. There are two different thermal printing methods, both of which are great for different types of label making. The two options are Direct Thermal (DT) printing and Thermal Transfer (TT) printing. Direct thermal printers actually utilize a fairly […]
Barcode and Label Printer Repair and Maintenance
Thunderbird Technical Services is one of the premier sources for barcode and label printer repair and maintenance. But finding the right printer can be a bit overwhelming, especially as barcode printers are very different from typical ink printers. There are five primary types of label printers: desktop, industrial, mobile, wristband, and ticket printers. If […]
