productLabelling challenge
A versatile Citizen CLS700 is producing high volumes of labels on three types of media quickly, simply and cost effectively for Virgin Atlantic.
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productMachine vision partnership
Vitronic and express delivery specialist, TNT, have entered into a long-term global partnership to equip hubs, gateways and service centers with the latest machine vision technology for data capture of all transported items.
productRFID active tags
Through a new partnership with RFID hardware company Wavetrend, Red Ledge has added active tag technology to its existing RFID portfolio and plans to launch a series of active tag-based, higher-value asset management solutions for supply chain and manufacturing, energy and construction users.
articlePerceiving printer performance
Managed print services are common in offices but less so in warehouses. Peter Laplanche, director at Datatrade urges warehouse managers to see the true value of their prints.
articleOvercoming misgivings
Handling & Storage Solutions speaks to key IT vendors about the attractions (and the fears) surrounding using WMS and voice solutions to improve warehouse picking performance.
productLow cost, high spec
The newest tabletop label printer from Citizen Systems Europe meets demands for a compact product that is big on output, accuracy and longevity yet low in cost, fuss and issues.
productSolvent resistant
New from CILS, the CILS-8200S ultimate high-performance solvent resistant durable label range provides permanent lifelong adhesion and resistance to aggressive chemicals and solvents such as Acetone, MEK, hydraulic brake fluids etc, ensuring critical product data remains legible.
productActive tags for employee tracking
Red Ledge has developed an RFID ‘active tag’ personnel tracking system for large and medium manufacturing companies.
productUpgrade to Algiz 10X
Handheld Group has announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X rugged computer. The Algiz 10X, a 10-inch tablet designed for field professionals, now features the new Windows 8 operating system and a much more powerful processor that speeds startup and operation, increases software compatibility and doubles processor performance.
productSurge in mobile deployments
End-to-end supply chain and mobility solutions specialist, Peak-Ryzex, is celebrating another year of strong growth.
productHigh read rates
When items transported on pallets are scanned at sort points to route the pallets to the correct destination and scanned as they are moved in and out of trucks, challenges can occur in the form of unreliable placement of the label, reflective surfaces from stretch-wrap and individual labels on boxes interfering with code reading.
productRent 10 for price of 8
Rugged hardware provider Renovotec is launching a ‘rent 10 for the price of renting 8’ scheme for rugged, handheld devices designed for the mobile enterprise.
articleSurvey finds precise rather than fast delivery most valued
A survey carried out by logistics IT supplier Honeywell has found that 40% of shoppers are willing to pay for the ‘perfect delivery’, that is a delivery that happens when and where they choose.
productInk suited to polyethylene
New from Linx Printing Technologies is an ink that offers excellent adhesion to polyethylene (PE) and most polypropylene (PP) applications, and is suitable for non-contact food packaging in line with Swiss Ordinance 817.023.021, the European reference for food packaging inks.
productMeeting European Good Distribution Practice
Tinytag Ultra Radio temp/RH loggers have a low profile, compact design, making them suitable for discreet indoor monitoring.
productManufacturer upgrades printers
Europe’s largest ice manufacturer has installed seven Zodiac thermal transfer overprinters from Interactive Coding Equipment (ICE) to meet growing demand for its products.
articleIf I had a hammer…
Tim Stokes, SICK (UK) Auto Ident specialist warns you to be sceptical when suppliers bang on about their ‘golden hammers’.
productSimply aim & pull
The new RayTemp 6 infrared non-contact thermometer is a compact, durable and easy to use instrument; simply aim and pull the trigger to display the temperature of the item being measured over the range of -60 to 550°C.
productFast desktop printer
New from Primera Technology, the LX2000e Color Label Printer produces labels at speeds of up to 152mm (6”) per second – about 25% faster than Primera’s best-selling LX900e Color Label Printer (for comparable print quality).
articleSmart sensor technology first from SICK
SICK has built ‘powerful new functions’ into everyday sensors to deliver ‘a glimpse of the future’ for manufacturing automation.
