Are Your Barcode Scanners Ready For 2016?

Here we are at the end of 2015. A good time to stop and reflect on the year and set our sights on what is to come in the new year. A good question to ask is … Are Your Barcode Scanners Ready for 2016?

Barcode scanning has come a long way in the past decade or so, and continues to rapidly expand and evolve with demand and the constantly changing times. Barcode scanners are used in every industry worldwide and every application from the checkout counter, to the medical office, to athletes to comparison shoppers, to warehousing and beyond.

With the evolution of cloud-based applications and the Internet of Things (IoT), there are apps for everything easily allowing the user to utilize their smartphone using a web interface to quickly scan the information to track, calculate, manage, etc. and allowing them to connect with information at any time.

As for new developments in the barcode scanner market, the medical healthcare field, warehousing and consumer retail environments continue to expand in popularity.

As for the medical field, safety and security are critical as is improved efficiencies. Barcode scanners that are compact like the wireless pocket-sized Symbol CS4070-HC Comparison Scanner that reads 1D and 2D and Zebra’s DS6878-HC provide convenient mobile accessibility, as to is Honeywell’s Voyageur and Xenon 1902 Series. Zebra’s DS4308-HC is considered the ‘next generation’ with its ability to capture any barcode, on any medium, in any condition, providing patient ID, medical administration, blood product administration and pharmacy tracking.

The consumer retail market has expanded exponentially not only with retailers use of barcodes to manage their products, inventory levels and sales, but also for the consumer through the use of their smartphones. They can easily use apps and QR codes to compare prices, download coupons, and product information and reviews, etc. As well, as retailers want to speed up the checkout process to achieve better customer service satisfaction levels and for labor efficiencies, there are many developments in multi-plane scanners such as Zebra’s MP6000 that can capture virtually any printed or mobile 1D or 2D barcode in practically any condition, with extreme throughput speed. Its all-new modular design has extreme functionality as it is able to read barcodes displayed on mobile phones and loyalty cards, plus as a handheld scanner and EAS, with expandable capabilities for future requirements, such as an RFID reader.

Warehousing and the industrial fields are ever-evolving as well. The demand for great efficiencies in process and mobility has never been greater. Honeywell’s Solaris, Genesis, Orbit and Quantum Series of hands free Maximizing warehouse inventory throughput, increasing productivity and improving accuracy are key goals for warehouse and distribution center operations. Real-time data capture at the point of transaction is a critical element in the achievement of this goal, ensuring accurate data integration with enterprise systems using robust wireless connectivity.

Intermec SR31T is an advanced scanner using 2D area imaging, allowing it to scan both 1D and 2D bar codes quickly without you having to aim the device in a precise way at the barcode. Its advanced technology lets it analyze the barcode on multiple surfaces - See more at: http://barcode-scanners-review.toptenreviews.com/intermec-review.html#sthash.hu0OtKTa.dpuf

So, are your barcode scanners ready for 2016? Are they performing or allowing you to perform to your fullest?

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