A few months ago I was shown some pictures of the beta version of what has become the LXE Marathon. At the time I thought it was rather interesting, but I wasn’t able to see how it would be something our customers would need. Well, the product has now been officially announced and here’s a […]
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Can Cloud Computing Save You Money?
“Can cloud computing save you money? Probably, but what problems does it bring with it?” states Dr. Peter Green of BellHawk Systems Corporation. For most mid-sized manufacturing companies, cloud computing means moving from having their accounting, MRP, CRM and barcode tracking hosted on their own computers to using servers hosted in a secure data center […]
A Simple Printer Maintenance Tip
Sometimes an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure. A simple step that you can do routinely will keep your thermal transfer printer working at peak performance for a long while. Cleaning the print heads on the printer is probably the most important thing you can do to keep your printers operating […]
New Cognex UID Verifier
Let’s face it, there isn’t a huge amount of choice when looking to purchase a UID Verifier. I’ve always liked the handheld UID Verifier made by our friends at Cognex, but not the desktop version – I’ve tended to stick with the RVSI/Siemens/Microscan verifier for most of our labeling jobs. To bring the verifier line […]
Labels for Tough Rough Jobs
Some applications are just tough for labels. For example, some of our customers manufacture metal castings for all kinds of industries. Whether to meet their customer’s mandates or for inventory control there is often a need to fix barcode or other ID labels to the castings. The problem is that most labels and their adhesives […]
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