BarcodesInc and Smartware Group Partnership Provides Complete Maintenance Solutions
Smartware Group, developers of Bigfoot CMMS, and Barcodes Inc have teamed up to provide robust, scalable, and affordable solutions for maintenance tracking and management.
Bigfoot is one of the easiest to use yet feature-rich CMMS platforms available today with their Quick to Learn for Quick Results approach to interface and usability. Every aspect of your maintenance management from preventive maintenance, maintenance requests, work orders, predictive maintenance, inventory, and tool crib management are all covered. With Bigfoot you can increase efficiency by greatly reducing downtime while maximizing equipment reliability and longevity. Gain greater control over your asset base to spend more time working instead of maintaining.
CK3B, CK3N, CK3BC: End-of-Build Notice
For more than four years, the CK3B, CK3N, and CK3BC Series provided rugged mobile computing for users in many environments and markets. With the introduction of the CK3X and CK3RÂ mobile computer series, Intermec is providing advanced notice on the retirement of the CK3 Series line of mobile computers. The CK3B, CK3N, and CK3BC mobile computers will reach end-of-build July 28th, 2013. This alert does not apply to the CK3G series mobile computers.
Due to the popularity of the CK3B, CK3N, and CK3BC mobile computer lines, please note that from April 2013 until the end of build in July 2013, orders received will be subject to product availability.
Product Migration
The CK3XÂ and, in some circumstances the CK3R, are the recommended solutions for customers seeking a CK3 Series migration path.
Intermec’s 70 Series Now With Integrated RFID
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Intermec has announced the soon to be available integrated RFID capabilities for its CK70, CN70 and CN70e mobile computers. Part of Intermec’s industry-leading 70 Series family, these no-compromise devices now offer a fully-integrated UHF RFID reader with no external antenna – adding advanced RFID reading capabilities to what is already one of the industry’s most compact, ultra-rugged designs.
Designed specifically for customers seeking a mobile RFID solution in demanding in-premise environments, the Intermec 70 Series RFID reader platform supports medium to long-range read distances and is optimized to read one or many tags in support of inventory and asset tracking applications in retail, healthcare, industrial and government market segments. Additionally, the 70 Series RFID does not compromise size and weight; with a fully integrated design utilizing Intermec’s IM11 embedded module, along with an internally housed antenna, customers can experience advanced RFID read performance while maintaining the already-compact form factor of the 70 Series mobile computers.
Motorola to Bring Windows Embedded 8 Handheld-based Devices
Motorola, a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers, has announced that it is expanding its enterprise mobile computing portfolio to include devices built on the Microsoft Windows Embedded 8 Handheld platform. This expansion brings Windows Phone 8 technologies to enterprise customers, providing an innovative addition to Motorola’s portfolio of devices built on the Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 platforms and enhancing Motorola’s future solutions.
KoamTac KDC350: IP65-rated Bluetooth Barcode Scanner For Smartphones and Tablets
KoamTac announced the release of the KDC350, which features added durability and keypad convenience, the newest in the company’s line of innovative, programmable Bluetooth barcode scanners and card readers that are changing the way the world collects and stores information.
The KDC350 has an IP65-rated design that allows users to collect information in dusty and wet environments. The compact keypad adds convenience to data entry enhancements. NFC (Near Field Communication) and GPS options further enhance the traditional data collection applications.
The KDC350 also comes with an anti-microbial case, ideal for environments such as healthcare, as well as a switch to put it in vibrate mode, ideal for noisy environments.
New Handheld Imaging Scanners From Microscan
Put the power of Microscan’s imaging scanners in your data collection environment!
The HS-21 and HS-41X handheld imagers strike a balance between power and cost-efficiency for 1D/2D symbol reading. Equipped with aggressive X-Mode decode algorithms, the HS-41X is best in its class for reading challenging codes marked directly on surfaces from sheet metals to castings to PCBs. Disinfectant-ready, dust and water resistant, and able to withstand multiple drops from 6 ft (1.83 m), the HS-21 and HS-41X provide reliable data tracking from clean rooms to industrial settings.
- Optimal price/performance
- Compact, ergonomic design
- Chemical resistant materials
- IP54 sealing
- Light/vibration indicators
- Dual field optics
- Low power draw
For more help on how the HS-21 and HS-41x can improve your scanning application, contact us at Barcodes Inc.
Newcastle Systems’ New PowerPack Series
Newcastle Systems‘ latest product offering – the new PowerPack Series Portable Power System provides clean, seamless AC power for as long as 12+ hours at a time. This sturdy, compact unit is ideal for powering computers, printers, scales, testers and any other electronic equipment. At the end of your customer’s shift or use, they simply plug the unit into a standard wall outlet to recharge.
The PowerPack Series Portable Power Systems is ideal for:
- Customers who want to implement mobile power on an existing non-powered cart or workstation
- Customers who want to power equipment off-site such as parking lots, sidewalk events, remote displays and more
Customers who have areas in their workplace where power is not available – far corners of the warehouse, loading docks, remote storage areas, etc.
For help finding the best portable power solution for your business, contact us at BarcodesInc
QuikQ Installs More Than 1,000 UHF RFID Systems At Fueling Stations
QuikQ has announced that it has installed more than 1,000 of its SmartQ systems at truck stops and travel centers throughout the United States. The SmartQ cardless fueling system leverages EPC Gen 2 passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags (employing Impinj Monza 4 RFID chips) that can be affixed to trucks or trailers so that the vehicles can be identified while pulling into fuel lanes at truck stops. Once a vehicle is identified via an Impinj reader wired to as many as to four antennas mounted above the lanes, the system can automatically identify that truck, after which its driver can begin fueling without having to swipe a card or enter data on the pump’s keypad.
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has implemented the system at more than 200 of its fuel stations to date. TravelCenters of America (which operates 165 sites) has also installed the solution, QuickQ adds, and is nearly finished with that deployment. In addition, QuikQ reports, many independent truck stops and travel centers are utilizing its SmartQ system. Acknowledging QuikQ’s growth, Impinj named the company its North American VAR Partner of the Year.
Keep Lanes Moving With Motorola’s MP6000
Motorola is bringing retail checkout scanning into the mobile age with its MP6000 multi-plane scanner/scale, an imaging-based bioptic solution developed to help customers quickly checkout at retail stores.
The MP6000 can scan traditional paper-based bar codes as well as mobile coupons and bar codes delivered on the screen of a mobile device. It offers a flexible design that can grow with a retailer’s needs and will include modules such as scale to weigh produce and expansion ports for connection to handheld scanners and electronic article surveillance (EAS) devices while providing expandability for future requirements like RFID.
To help move customers quickly through the checkout process and eliminate the challenge of trying to align the bar code, the MP6000 will provide full six-sided coverage with 100 percent imaging technology designed to offer excellent performance and better read rates than laser or hybrid bioptic scanners on damaged, poorly printed and overwrapped bar codes.
Pioneer POS Is Now ISO 9001:2008 Certified
Pioneer POS has annouced that they are now officially ISO 9001:2008 certified by finishing the certification 2 months ahead of schedule. The ISO 9001:2008 audit was performed by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) accredited Registrar. The ANAB is a signatory of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), and multilateral recognition arrangements for quality management systems and environmental management systems. This certification helps Pioneer POS to continue to deliver top performance in the retail, hospitality, kiosk, and healthcare industries. The ISO 9001:2008 certification shows the quality of Pioneer POS hardware products and their ever expanding international reputation for excellence and dependability in the POS industry.
