We have a lot of content at Packaging News Net on the GS1 Sunrise 2027 project, which involves the migration to 2D barcodes for retail. Most of the content covers the different types of barcodes, how they are constructed, and how to print them onto packaging. What happens when barcodes are scanned...

Packaging and printing. Printing and packaging. The two just go together. Just about every type of primary product packaging is printed using one technology or another. With so many types of packaging material available, some have properties that make it easy to get high-quality print results,...

Continuous inkjet (CIJ) technology is the market-leading method for adding variable information such as date and lot codes to a wide range of packaging, even though other types of printers such as piezo, thermal inkjet and laser have been taking some of that market share over the years. Image...

If you currently have UPC barcodes printed on your products, you are probably aware that there is a plan in place that will allow them to be upgraded with new 2D barcodes by 2027 - this is the GS1 Sunrise 2027 program. Will this mean Sunrise 2027 will force you to recreate every single barcode on...