Snowflake Code

Snowflake Code is a proprietary matrix code developed by Electronic Automation Ltd. in 1981, offering 360-degree read flexibility and high damage tolerance for use in the pharmaceutical industry.

Snowflake Code is a proprietary code developed by Electronic Automation Ltd. in 1981. The code is a square array of discrete dots, similar to Philips' "Dot Code." Offering 360° read flexibility, it can encode over 100 numeric characters in a 5 mm x 5 mm code. It can be read even if up to 40% of the code is damaged, and can be created in either a square or rectangular shape.

The code is used in the pharmaceutical industry and has the advantage that it can be applied to products and materials in a wide variety of ways, including printed labels, ink-jet printing, laser etching, indenting, or hole punching. Electronic Automation Ltd. was acquired in March 1999 by Videojet Systems International Inc., a division of Marconi Data Systems Inc.

For more information visit www.videojet.com.