Barcode system

The barcodes identification system adopted by the Italian Defense is made following the standard EAN 128. The standard includes initials identifiers inserted before the string of characters to be converted in barcodes, for the NATO Codification the identifiers is the 241 and the 7001 . The identifier placed in brackets is used to denote and recognize the next digits. The identifier (241) defines that the 5 next digits represent the builder of the NATO product and subsequent digits the product code. For example the string (241)A6389EPSON890 means that the product that you are tracing is a printer model EPSON890 built or supplied by the manufacturer/supplier NATO A6389 which is the Epson Italy. The identifier (7001) defines that the 13 next digits are the NATO code of the product that you are tracing.