If your company integrates systems for distribution centers, logistics, or e-commerce, you’ll know that labeling is an important part of the overall process. That’s why Panther offers excellent labeling solutions for integrators in these industries.
We understand the importance of this and have worked hard to become the number one brand integrators turn to when needing labeling equipment for their projects. Many of the largest integrators in the industry as well as a lot of smaller groups, specify Panther as their go-to labeling partner.
As an integrator of logistics or material handling systems, you’re looking for the best complimentary products to ensure your end-user has the best possible solution for all aspects of their material handling or supply chain operations. That’s where we come in.
Why Panther?
At Panther, we specialize in labeling automation systems for logistics, distribution, fulfillment, and e-commerce.
While our products are all designed to meet the needs of the end-users, most of our customers are distributors – our business is built around working closely with this important group and ensuring that we make it easy for engineers and project teams in the integrator community to find us easy to work with.
As well as excellent products, Panther offers a wide range of support extras – an online system builder, that allows you to configure a machine and ensure everything is correct for the application, communication protocols, and integration info that reduces the amount of time you spend on the integration plan, and access to first-class support on every aspect of your labeling project.
Applications
In a modern fast-paced logistics environment, there are a number of key applications that rely on accurate printing and applying of labels. Panther has solutions to help with labeling at every stage of the product flow through the system.
Some of the applications within logistics and fulfillment where Panther has excellent solutions are:
- License plate barcode labeling of inbound items.
- Shipping labels for outbound packages.
- Combination of the shipping label and packing slip requirements.
Products
Key Panther products that are especially suited to integrators include:
Predator
Our all-electric print/apply labeling solution that is used extensively in logistics handling. The Predator has been adopted by many of the largest and most successful e-commerce and logistics organizations and is also often used by smaller companies as well.
With no compressed air needed, the ability to label packages of varying sizes, and a comprehensive line-up of communication protocols, the Predator system is often the top solution for integrators needed to include labeling solutions in their projects.
The Predator is commonly used for labeling incoming items, printing and applying shipping labels, and also used for pallet labeling. An incredibly versatile labeling automation system.
NEXTStep
Panther has a number of solutions for automating labeling and pack slip application. One of them, NEXTStep is a shipping label and packing slip concept, engineered to integrate two processes into one.
Utilizing a special label design, NEXTStep allows both of the items to be printed at the same time, folded over, and applied to the package.
The NEXTStep label makes it simple for the recipient of the package to remove the shipping label, allowing quick access to the packaging slip below it.
CarbonFlex™
Carbonflex is a new generation of label applicator module that is designed to integrate with Panther and ID Technology’s all-electric labeling systems.
CarbonFlex utilizes a servo-controlled, carbon fiber blade to apply one or two labels to cases, trays or pallets.
Integration and Connectivity
Designed for “plug-and-play” interconnectivity, our labeling automation systems are easily and efficiently integrated with top brands such as Allen Bradley and Siemens, but also ModBus networks and other major PLC networks in use globally. This means we seamlessly connect and communicate with an end user’s system, particularly those that follow the Ethernet/IP standard.
To help make things easy for our integrators, Panther also supplies complete integration documentation. we don’t want you to have to spend time searching for information on how to integrate our labelers into your automation system.
Labels
As part of ProMach Labeling & Coding, our customers have access to ID Technology’s seven label production plants across North America.
This means we can provide your end-user customers with local label service from a company with a national presence. There are a number of benefits for our integrators when your customer uses ID Technology labels – your Panther contact will be happy to provide you with details.
For more information on Panther and our products, feel free to visit our new website: https://www.pantherlabel.com/
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