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April 29, 2022
In the past 10 years, the gap between instore and online purchasing is beginning to close. Accelerated by the 2020 global pandemic, the rise in popularity of click and collect has enabled retailers to combine their current instore and online offerings. Providing convenience to both the customer and the retailer, click and collect has enabled businesses to turn their stores into fulfilment centre hubs – drawing inventory from shelves to fulfil online orders. These stores are also now being used as return centres which in turn centralises the control of a business’s inventory distribution. Technology within the fulfilment process has […]
April 29, 2022
Intralogistica – (03.05-06.05.2022, Milan, Italy) BIXOLON, the global manufacturer of advanced Receipt, Label and Mobile printers will be joining Handheld Group, a global manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, tablets and PDAs at Intralogistica 2022 in Pavilion 6, stand C43-D44 to explore their leading range of mobile and labelling solutions suitable for supply chain management, intralogistics and manufacturing operations. Exhibition Product Highlights will include: Mobile Printers – Showcasing its award winning range of mobile receipt and label solutions, BIXOLON will be demonstrating the SPP-R310 plus 3-inch (80mm) and the SPP-R200III 2-inch (58mm) mobile receipt printers. Plus the premium XM7-40R 4-inch (112mm) RFID mobile label printer with encode & […]
April 22, 2022
Wearable barcode scanner manufacturer ProGlove has partnered with DyeMansion and FORMRISE to complete mass production of its latest product. ProGlove’s go-to-market goal is to take the ubiquitous digital device in an industrial barcode scanner and make it smart and wearable. The startup was founded 6 years ago and has been working with post-processing company DyeMansion ever since, most recently with service provider FORMRISE, after initially using a Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) platform in the maker space. Its MARK line of products includes the MARK Basic, MARK 2 Mid Range, MARK 2 Standard Range and the recently launched MARK Display, which displays […]
April 17, 2022
Warehouses can benefit greatly from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. Innovative software is available for mobile devices that are used to scan products. Traditional bar code scanners are used along with other smart gadgets that have capabilities for reading different types of codes and graphics that are printed on product packages. Every scanning device must be linked to some sort of database that contains a wealth of information about the onsite inventory. Product accountability is a major component of ERP solutions for warehouse settings. Every single item must be labeled with a date and time stamp for identifying production and arrival […]
April 17, 2022
If you go to shipping carriers like USPS, FedEx or UPS to ship items, you can see that all of them use a thermal label printer to print and affix labels to your packages. Unlike inkjet or laser printers, thermal printer uses heat to produce image on paper and it is proved to be more efficient and economical. We are checking out the iDPRT SP410 thermal label printer in this review. Disclosure: We received the product for review but we spent time testing it to make sure the review is honest and unbiased. Features & Performance The iDPRT SP410 printer’s setup process takes […]
April 9, 2022
Code 128 is the barcode specification defined by ISO/IEC 15417:2007. Code 128 barcodes can encode all 128 ASCII characters (including numbers, upper and lower case letters, symbols and control characters). CODE128 code is a barcode code system widely used in enterprise internal management, production process, logistics control system. Because of its excellent characteristics, it is widely used in the design of management information system. CODE128 code is the most widely used barcode code. one of the system. CODE128 code is a high-density barcode introduced in 1981. CODE128 code can represent a total of 128 characters from ASCII 0 to ASCII […]
March 31, 2022
Basic introduction of 2D Barcode A QR code (Quick Response code) is a 2D barcode type. It consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read by a camera, scanner, or other imaging devices. PDF417 barcodes are a type of stacked, variable length, bi-directional 2D barcode. It is one of the most widely used 2D barcodes, most commonly found in logistics, transportation (boarding passes), government identification (driver licenses and identification cards), inventory, and document management (postal packages). The Datamatrix is a 2D high-density barcode symbol. Since 2000, this barcode has been recognized as a standard of ISO/IEC […]
March 31, 2022
Intelligent Mail barcode, Postnet and Planet are three universal postal barcode types developed by the United States Postal Service. In this article, we will discuss the usage of each symbol and make a comparison between them. Basic introduction of postal barcode The Postnet (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) barcode symbology was used by the US Postal Service (USPS) for directing mail of items. The Planet (Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique) barcode was also used by the USPS to identify and track mail. These two symbologies were typically used in conjunction and they were part of the USPS’ Confirm service efforts. Postnet was superseded by the USPS Intelligent Mail […]
