Ignore the overwrought, coming of age type soundtrack and you’ll see a rather neat idea: a musical instrument that plays music by “reading” barcodes. The Barcode Piano consists of tiles and a board.

The goal is relieving busy data collectors in the field from labor-intensive tasks, saving time and reducing errors, says Col. Jack Wayman. Army DOD Mobile Workforce Management The army wants to ...

As digital technology expands throughout manufacturing, there are many new tools available. Barcodes and RFID are some of these tools, and they can be integrated into many portions of your workflow.