Barcode and Automatic Identification (A.I.)

           
            There are several technologies for automatic identification of objects or persons, one of its is the barcode and it is wide used for price reading , production tracking , classification in libraries , warehouses etc. so its clearly also one option for A.I. in time attendance.

            To use Barcode in Time attendance the barcodes must be printed in some support like plastic card , thick paper or carton where the company's logo can also be printed with the employee's name. The printing must be of a good resolution, any normal laser or ink printer will do if in good shape.
Barcodes are being used since many years ago , in United States was used for the first time in 1966 , nowadays 5 thousand millions of barcodes are read everyday.
            One of its advantages is that cards for the employees are self-made and extremely cheap so its high recommended in companies with a huge amount of employees or also in companies with short lasting employments. Another quite fitted use is for public access control where tickets must be expended everyday and are normally wasted.
One disadvantage is that employees can easily make copies of their cards making easier the fraud, even with that Barcode is widely used in many countries for time attendance.
            There are different Barcode formats some of them are: EAN 13 , UPC , 3 of 9 and others , Barcode readers are nowadays universal and reads the most used formats so the cards can be printed in any of its so making the format for the time clock compatible with other uses in the company.
            K-Time supplies Time attendance Clocks with swipe barcode technology, this technology can be used in any of  time clocks models K45 and K35. Ktime keeps the price of those terminals exactly the same as the terminals with other technologies making easier to make a choice not price related.
The reference code Barcode time clocks is the following : for advanced time attendance clock is K45BC and for the standard time attendance clock is K35BC.
            If you need more information o want to submit us questions or doubts about this thecnology , please , send us one email at:
            barcode@agwsystems.co.uk