Review – Cognex Dataman 750s

Barcoding is getting  more sophisticated and demanding all the time and this is clear in the rise of 2D barcodes. Along with the well known linear barcodes, 2D versions such as Datamatrix, QR Code and PDF417 are used much more than in the past – especially in the DoD labeling world where we do a [...]

RFID Label Printer Shootout!

RFID Label Printers Compared
Since Winco ID is involved with helping our customers use labels and barcoding to improve their processes, we get to check out a lot of the latest products.
For example, I’ve been really lucky over the last few months to have the opportunity to work with 4 different RFID printers from 3 manufacturers; [...]

Tharo RFID Reader: Hands-On Review

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been complaining about the high price of handheld RFID readers.
Our RFID clients are all in the DoD world and need to be able to show their DCMA QAR people that the RFID labels they are sticking to their boxes, crates and pallets actually work and have been [...]

Intermec CK3 Hands-On

 In a warehouse environment, there is often a need to be able to scan barcodes over long distances. You might have to read a barcode that is suspended from a sign way up in the ceiling or on a label that is on a pallet that happens to be right on the top level of [...]

Datamax MP Series – Hands on Preview

Datamax MP Series – Hands on Preview
Our friends at Datamax recently dropped off one of their new MP printers – the MP Compact4 Mobile – for us to check out. A very interesting little device it is.
The MP printers were originally manufactured by Markprint, a Swedish maker of thermal printing systems. Over time Markprint was [...]