Nov 25, 2025 | FAQ
We often get technical questions about our school cafeteria input devices and since we were asked what is a CCD scanner, we will take the opportunity to clarify this for everybody. A CCD school lunch scanner is a charge-coupled device with a sensor that captures a...
Oct 16, 2025 | FAQ
Another question that came up at trade shows was which school cafeteria scanner model is the fastest, AlphaScan QR Express or AlphaScan RFID tag reader? And the winner is … AlphaScan RFID. In school lunch environment which involves, high volumes, long – and often...
Oct 10, 2025 | FAQ
A common question students have been asking at school cafeterias is if they would be able to scan a picture of their ID barcode. The answer is yes. AlphaTechs USA’s school lunch pin pad reader combos and stand-alone scanners can successfully scan the pic of an...
Sep 29, 2025 | FAQ
Following our previous post regarding questions about the barcodes supported by AlphaScan 1D, let’s now have a look at our best-selling school cafeteria QR scanner pin pad combo. Our most versatile and fastest model yet, AlphaScan QR Express is specifically...
Sep 23, 2025 | FAQ
We got a couple technical questions regarding which specific barcodes were supported by our AlphaScan school cafeteria pin pad scanner models so let’s start with our 1D model. Our school cafeteria pin pad scanner combo AlphaScan 1D is specifically designed to...
Sep 15, 2025 | FAQ
While we were presenting our school nutrition input devices at SNA ANC, a few visitors inquired about 1D and QR pin pad barcode readers, asking which model would be the best choice in the long run. Well, that one is easy! If your school is currently only using 1D ID...
