QR Codes and Cellphones in Manufacturing

Here’s a pithy saying: QR codes change the whole manufacturing ballgame. (watch the “short” video below)

How to they change the ballgame? What’s so special about QR codes in manufacturing?

  1. Getting up-to-date job status only takes one scan
  2. You don’t have to preregister them with your software
  3. Clever rules and techniques can extract values from multi-value codes
  4. You can start and stop timers with a single scan
  5. You can use cellphones for shop floor job status