MOBILE PRINTERS KEEP LOGISTICS OPERATION ON TRACK
In the competitive paper industry, the ability of wholesale operators to manage inventory, avoid waste and provide timely delivery, is the key to success.
The Robert Horne Group, who are one of the UK's largest paper, board and plastics merchants, are leaders in the use of technology to achieve these goals.
Key to their success are Imaje MP Thermal Compact mobile printers supplied by Blazepoint used in conjunction with radio based Psion Teklogix data capture systems.Robert Horne carries about 12,000 stock lines in their 300,000 sq ft Northampton national distribution centre.
This includes everything from copier paper, standard coated ranges and premium coated to plastics for signage.
They have a stock movement of around 3000 pallets a day and complete about 4000 picks with 50 percent of orders being placed after 3pm for next day delivery.Incoming materials must be added quickly to the inventory and placed in store for easy identification and retrieval.
Orders from clients need to be picked from store and the mixed goods packed for shipment.
All receipts and despatches are logged for effective inventory management, avoiding stock-outs and ensuring that capital is not tied up in excess stock or slow moving lines.The Imaje MP thermal printers, used with Psion Teklogix inventory management, play a key role.
All bulk inbound stocks are barcoded using the MP Thermal to produce barcodes for the palletised or carton material.
This barcode is then scanned by the Psion Teklogix system and data transmitted wirelessly to the computer so that the material is added to inventory.As orders are made up, the reverse process takes place.
Orders are keyed into the system, availability is confirmed and stock is allocated from inventory.
As pallets are opened and cases removed a new barcode is issued from the Imaje MP Compact Mobile printer on the forklift truck.
This again communicates by radio to the computer to confirm that stock has been physically removed.
When the order is assembled and shrink-wrapped to pallet, a further barcode is issued and scanned confirming completion.
The system then generates despatch notes and raises the invoice.Robert Horne has used MP printers since 1991.
The original equipment was from Markpoint of Sweden - now an integral part of the worldwide Imaje operation.
Printer usage is intensive and the reliability was such that the company again selected MP Thermal printers in 2001, making this the standard printer for the whole site.
The company currently use 33 printers, six at static locations and 27 mobile units on pick up.
Equipment was supplied via Imaje resellers Blazepoint of Oxford who are print and integration specialists.Competition in the paper supply chain is not going to get easier.
Robert Horne has clearly shown that operations can become more efficient by the use of advanced, but robust barcoding technology.Imaje are the worlds leading manufacturer of coding and marking solutions and are part of the Dover Corporation with an annual turnover of $4,500m.
Imaje offer a total solutions package that includes laser marking (vector and dot matrix machines), continuous ink jet printing, large character outer case coding, and print and apply labelling.
As companies are seeing the benefits of networking coding and marking, Imaje are also offering a complete auto coding network package.The Robert Horne Group includes the following operating companies: The Robert Horne Paper Co, Robert Horne Business Papers, Glenmore Business Papers, Cox Plastics, A&P Display, and Paragon Imaging Materials.Blazepoint has over 20 years experience in the supply, installation and support of printer and peripheral solutions.
Today Blazepoint boasts an in-house product engineering capability for the design, development testing and manufacture of computer peripherals to meet individual customer needs.For easy editing, high/low resolution images are on the web at www.ainsmag.co.uk/im217/3505im1a.htm.
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Sometimes in business, there are times when overkill can end up costing the company more than the project is worth. Label printing, for instance, can end up costing lots of money if only a small amount of labels are required to get the job done.Set up costs for a commercial printer is usually the biggest portion of the order. Printing labels is the cheaper part of the whole process. Days can be added to the process for proofing and changing the templates.For smaller jobs that can be handled in the office there can also be wasted resources. When only a few labels are needed, it is not efficient to use a full sheet and throw the remainder away.Thankfully, there are solutions to this dilemma.
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Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) integration in CardFocus Identity Card Solution Complete
Sabadille Systems today announced that the adoption of Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) for use in their CardFocus software suite for identity card design and production is now complete, providing CardFocus users with higher performance connectivity to data stored in Oracle databases.Oracle is one of the most widely used relational databases. Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O) is an Oracle middleware that allows native access to Oracle from client applications using the Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) standard.Computer Point, a leading ICT solutions provider in the African Great Lakes Region, deployed CardFocus with OO4O in the region's leading education institution Makerere University, where a major education ERP was deployed with Oracle Based Integrated Tertiary Software, the first project of its kind in the region."Like at Makerere University, we provide our clients, many of whom have existing Oracle databases, with solutions based on CardFocus and Fargo DTC500 Series card printers...
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Laser Printers Play Detective
Technology has yet to reach its full potential and still, there is a promising future in fighting against crimes with the use of printers alone. With the unlimited possibility of the capabilities of every technology available on earth, laser printers are not logging behind. The future promises that laser printers can fight crimes. And it is a big possibility with the on going research in Purdue University.This is a very big development on the laser printing industry in relation to a more precise method of tracking every document printers produce.
It is not surprising that with the speed by which printers are improving, you can imagine that in the future, you will be able to print a driver's license at home.
Although it immensely reduces the time you spend in line waiting for your license at the DMV, one might start questioning the validity of such documents. How would the research resolve this? With on going research, I am still impressed to know that every printing technology...
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Keyspan Ships Revolutionary USB Server for PCs and Macs
Keyspan, America's #1 brand of USB connectivity products*, announces it is now shipping its revolutionary USB Server that connects USB devices to a Mac or PC via a wired or wireless Ethernet-based LAN.The Keyspan USB Server has an MSRP of $129 and is available to resellers from Ingram Micro, Wynit and D&H; and to consumers at CompUSA, CDW, and other leading computer products resellers.Much like a USB print server, the USB Server enables attached USB devices to be used and shared by client PCs on a LAN. In addition to printers, the USB Server supports other USB devices such as scanners and multi-function printers.The USB Server provides 4 ports for connecting to USB devices at Full Speed USB (12 Mbps). It connects to 10/100 Ethernet networks via an RJ45 connector and supports static IP, DHCP, and Apple'sRendezvous address assignment. Client PCs must be running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher."The Keyspan USB Server makes it possible to share USB printers and USB...
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(ContentDesk) December 17 2003--Looking for Christmas gift inspiration? Well, look no further. Two internet entrepreneurs on the World's Edge are giving away an eBook that will help you find the most outrageous gifts ever.Ross Stokes and Kathy Crockett from the world's most eastern city (Gisborne, New Zealand) say '27 Unusual and Outrageous Christmas Gift Ideas' will make boring Christmas gifts a thing of the past.Wacky gift ideas include kangaroo poo ear-rings, oppossum fur nipple warmers and...
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