{"id":17929,"date":"2024-09-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-pro\/getting-started\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T02:30:15","slug":"creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"Barcode-Readability\">Barcode Readability<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have a design for a barcode to be engraved on a stainless steel tag.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barcode Design\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_01.jpg\" alt=\"A design for a barcode to be engraved on a stainless steel tag\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The issue is that barcodes are very difficult to scan when engraved on highly reflective metal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll walk through two solutions to this issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Polished-Barcode\">Polished Barcode Solution<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the first solution, we\u2019ll draw a box around the barcode.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Draw a box around the barcode\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_02.jpg\" alt=\"Draw a box around the barcode\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Change the box to a different color and turn off the border.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Change Color\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_03.jpg\" alt=\"Change the box to a different color and turn off the border\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right click on the box and choose Order &gt; To Back of Page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"To Back of Page\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_04.jpg\" alt=\"Right click on the box and choose Order &gt; To Back of Page\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Align the box to the barcode so they are centered to each other.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Center Alignment\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_05.jpg\" alt=\"Align the box to the barcode so they are centered to each other\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Print the file to the laser.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the Laser Dashboard\u2122, there are two processes defined by the different colors in the file.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The black will be etched, and the blue will be polished white.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Two Passes\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_06.jpg\" alt=\"The black will be etched, and the blue will be polished white\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Import the metal etching settings for the black layer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And import the metal polish settings for the blue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Import Material Settings\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_07.jpg\" alt=\"Import the metal polish settings for the blue\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rearrange the processes so the polish process will run before the etching.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rearrange Processes\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_08.jpg\" alt=\"Rearrange the processes so the polish process will run before the etching\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using the IRIS\u2122 Cameras, center the image on your tag.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Center the Image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_09.jpg\" alt=\"Center the image on your tag with the IRIS\u2122 Camera Preview\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And print the file to the laser.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the galvo laser display panel, choose the file and press the start button.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First the laser will engrave the white polish mark.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Engrave the white polish mark\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_10.jpg\" alt=\"The laser will engrave the white polish mark\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then the black engraving over the top.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Engrave the black over the top\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_11.jpg\" alt=\"Then the black engraving over the top\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wipe off the debris, and you have a tag that is readable by a barcode reader.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Finished Product\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_12.jpg\" alt=\"Wipe off the debris, and you have a tag that is readable by a barcode reader\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Polished-Tag\">Polished Tag Solution<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next we\u2019ll show another solution that will give you a completely different look.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Remove the design from the Laser Dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Select the Copy Background Image icon in the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Select the Copy Background Image icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_13.jpg\" alt=\"Select the Copy Background Image icon in the menu bar\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back in CorelDRAW, create a new page that is 6\u201d x 6\u201d, the same size as the engraving area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Create new page that is 6 x 6\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_14.jpg\" alt=\"create a new page that is 6 x 6\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paste your copied background image.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Paste background image\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_15.jpg\" alt=\"Paste your copied background image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we can see the exact placement of the tag on the table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Draw a box the size of the tag and adjust the edges to line up with the tag.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Draw a box the size of the tag\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_16.jpg\" alt=\"Draw a box the size of the tag\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Create a second box and repeat this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adjust the boxes so they are touching the sides of the tag.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Draw and adjust second box\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_17.jpg\" alt=\"Draw and adjust second box\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Change the outer box to a different color.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Select the outer box, then the inner box holding down the Shift key.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Select the Simplify tool in the tool bar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This will remove the inner box from the outer one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Change color and Simplify\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_18.jpg\" alt=\"Change color and Simplify to remove inner box\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turn off the outlines on both boxes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Turn off Outlines\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_19.jpg\" alt=\"Turn off the outlines on both boxes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Copy over your file and remove the blue behind the barcode.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy Artwork\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_20.jpg\" alt=\"Copy the artwork over from your old file\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Paste Artwork and Remove Blue\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_21.jpg\" alt=\"Paste the artwork and remove the blue behind the barcode\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the contents of the file without the background image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Print the file to the laser as Selection only.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Print as Selection only\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_22.jpg\" alt=\"Print the file to the laser as Selection only\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The file comes over perfectly positioned.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Perfect Positioning\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_23.jpg\" alt=\"The file comes over perfectly positioned\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As before, Import the Metal Polish settings for the blue layer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Import the Metal Etch settings for the black layer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rearrange the processes so the polish mark happens before the etching.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Print the file to the laser.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now the polish mark covers the entire tag instead of just behind the barcode.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The polish mark covers the entire tag\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_24.jpg\" alt=\"The polish mark covers the entire tag instead of just behind the barcode\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Test-Barcodes\">Test the Barcodes<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wipe off the tag and you have a second option with a completely different look.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Completed Second Option\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_25.jpg\" alt=\"You have a second option with a completely different look\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we can test our barcodes with a barcode reader.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Test Barcodes\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/readable-barcode_26.jpg\" alt=\"Test our barcodes with a barcode reader\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can see that both barcodes were successfully scanned!<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"daexthefu-container\"\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-container daexthefu-layout-side-by-side daexthefu-alignment-left\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-id=\"17929\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-feedback\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"daexthefu-title\">Was this helpful?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-yes daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-text\" data-value=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-button-text\">Yes<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-no daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-text\" data-value=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-button-text\">No<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-top-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label id=\"daexthefu-comment-label\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-label\"><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-text\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Type your message\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t400\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"><\/textarea>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-buttons-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-submit daexthefu-button\">Submit<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-cancel daexthefu-button\">Cancel<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-successful-submission-text\">Thanks for your feedback!<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcode Readability &nbsp; We have a design for a barcode to be engraved on a stainless steel tag. The issue is that barcodes are very difficult to scan when engraved on highly reflective metal. &nbsp; We\u2019ll walk through two solutions to this issue. &nbsp; Polished Barcode Solution &nbsp; For the first solution, we\u2019ll draw a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_helpful_status":1,"_helpful_pro_status":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[551,548],"tags":[],"laser_machine":[68],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-17929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-laser-techniques","category-usage-and-operation","laser_machine-fusion-galvo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel - Epilog Support Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore solutions to engraving barcodes on reflective metal. Improve scan ability with practical design techniques.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore solutions to engraving barcodes on reflective metal. Improve scan ability with practical design techniques.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Epilog Support Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epiloglaser\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-26T06:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-01T02:30:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"197\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Billy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@epiloglaser\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@epiloglaser\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Billy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Billy\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/62709b908d1b2e3cef3756c590032c9b\"},\"headline\":\"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-26T06:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-01T02:30:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":528,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Laser Techniques\",\"Usage and Operation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/\",\"name\":\"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel - Epilog Support Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-26T06:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-01T02:30:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Explore solutions to engraving barcodes on reflective metal. Improve scan ability with practical design techniques.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg\",\"width\":350,\"height\":197,\"caption\":\"barcodes that are easy to scan on stainless steel\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/fusion-galvo\\\/laser-techniques\\\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/\",\"name\":\"Epilog Support Center\",\"description\":\"Imagine. Design. Create.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Epilog Laser\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/epilog-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/epilog-logo.png\",\"width\":215,\"height\":46,\"caption\":\"Epilog Laser\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/epiloglaser\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/epiloglaser\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/epiloglaser\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@epiloglaser\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/epilog\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/62709b908d1b2e3cef3756c590032c9b\",\"name\":\"Billy\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/support.epiloglaser.com\\\/staging\\\/laser-machine\\\/author\\\/kbtest\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel - Epilog Support Center","description":"Explore solutions to engraving barcodes on reflective metal. Improve scan ability with practical design techniques.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel","og_description":"Explore solutions to engraving barcodes on reflective metal. Improve scan ability with practical design techniques.","og_url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/","og_site_name":"Epilog Support Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epiloglaser","article_published_time":"2024-09-26T06:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-01T02:30:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":350,"height":197,"url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Billy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@epiloglaser","twitter_site":"@epiloglaser","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Billy","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/"},"author":{"name":"Billy","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/62709b908d1b2e3cef3756c590032c9b"},"headline":"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel","datePublished":"2024-09-26T06:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-01T02:30:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/"},"wordCount":528,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg","articleSection":["Laser Techniques","Usage and Operation"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/","url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/","name":"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel - Epilog Support Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-26T06:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-01T02:30:15+00:00","description":"Explore solutions to engraving barcodes on reflective metal. Improve scan ability with practical design techniques.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumb_readable-barcode.jpg","width":350,"height":197,"caption":"barcodes that are easy to scan on stainless steel"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-galvo\/laser-techniques\/creating-a-readable-barcode-on-stainless-steel\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Creating a Readable Barcode on Stainless Steel"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#website","url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/","name":"Epilog Support Center","description":"Imagine. Design. Create.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#organization","name":"Epilog Laser","url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/epilog-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/epilog-logo.png","width":215,"height":46,"caption":"Epilog Laser"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epiloglaser","https:\/\/x.com\/epiloglaser","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/epiloglaser\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@epiloglaser","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/epilog"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/#\/schema\/person\/62709b908d1b2e3cef3756c590032c9b","name":"Billy","sameAs":["https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging"],"url":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/author\/kbtest\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18405,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17929\/revisions\/18405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17929"},{"taxonomy":"laser_machine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/laser_machine?post=17929"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=17929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}