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Video: PackExpo - SATO's Perfect Print Engine

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:51:34 GMT

Unique print/apply applications made easy with SATO's reliable, high-duty cycle print engines. SATO, the world's largest supplier of OEM print engines, manufactures print engines regarded as the standard in the print/apply industry.

Video: LSI Pharma 2009

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:36:00 GMT

This video shows an automated vial labeling system designed by Labeling Systems, Inc. and utilizing a SATO S8424, 609dpi, thermal transfer print engine. The S8424 prints up to 6 ips and features quick change printhead and platen rollers for easy maintenance.

Video: IDT - Multi Panel-2008 PackExpo

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:29:36 GMT

ID Technology's new multi panel labeling system is offered with any of SATO's industry leading thermal print engines. Capable of single, dual or tri-panel labeling, this ID Technology printer applicator, coupled with a SATO print engine, is ideal for pallet labeling applications.

Video: Diagraph - All-Electric 2009

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:27:06 GMT

SATO's latest 203dpi print engine with quick-change wear parts for increased up-time and high-speed processing to enhance throughput.

Video: Aire-2 - Corner Wrap 2009

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:23:26 GMT

When a tortilla manufacturer required an end of line labeling solution to print product identification/barcode labels and apply them to adjacent sides of a carton, they turned to the Label-Aire 3138-N Corner Wrap Printer Applicator system with a SATO M8490Se thermal print engine.

Video: Aire - Swing Tamp 2009

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:20:08 GMT

The Label-Aire 3138-N swing tamp system with SATO thermal print engine provides an effective solution for automatically printing and applying labels to the leading panel of a carton.

Article: Using Mobility To Manage Quality In An Outsourced World

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:04:00 GMT

In recent years, there have been hundreds of costly product recalls due to manufacturing quality issues, ranging from automobiles, to computer batteries, to products as innocuous as toys. BY Motorola Mfg.

Application Note: Manufacturing: Maximize Uptime And Improve Productivity With Mobility

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:52:00 GMT

The manufacturing environment demands efficiency and productivity to remain competitive in today's market. And it requires easy-to-use communication in order to maximize uptime, ensure plant safety, support long work shifts and provide the ability to rapidly respond to incidents. By Motorola Mfg.

Case Study: Nestl� Malaysia Enhances Customer Service And Sales Performance With Motorola And Newspage Mobility Solution

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:39:00 GMT

Nestl� sells an extensive range of grocery products through its own sales force, and distributors' sales forces. In their daily visit to the customers, the sales teams are expected to perform a number of different activities such as market surveys, asset tracking and merchandiser audits to gather customer and market intelligence. By Motorola Mfg.

Application Note: Leveraging Next Generation Imaging Capabilities In Enterprise Applications

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:29:00 GMT

To date, workers outside the four walls have relied heavily on bar code scanning to bring new levels of automation, productivity and accuracy to data capture out in the field. By Motorola Mfg.

White Paper: Transforming Field Service Operations: Drive Costs Down And Service Levels Up With Mobility

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:15:00 GMT

This white paper explores the affect mobility can have on the field service operation, as well as the criteria involved in implementing a mobile field service application and technical considerations in evaluating potential solutions. By Motorola Mfg.

White Paper: Mobile RFID Readers: Read Points That Move With Your Assets

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:03:00 GMT

This white paper will explore this new technology, examining the requirements that drove development, the applications that will benefit from deployment, as well as the value to the enterprise. By Motorola Mfg.

Case Study: Dunham & Smith Increases Field Productivity By More Than 30 Percent And Improves On Inventory Investment (ROII) By 65 By Using A Highly Collaborative Business Model With The Help Of SC-ID And Motorola

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

A division of EURPAC Service, Inc., Dunham & Smith Agencies is a selling organization specializing in U.S. military commissaries and convenience stores around the world. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 120 employee-owners and over 800 contract workers. By Motorola Mfg.

Case Study: Dresser Inc. Enhances Employee And IT Productivity With Motorola Wireless Network

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Dresser, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of highly engineered equipment and services sold primarily to customers in the energy industry. By Motorola Mfg.

White Paper: Track/Trace Solutions For The Manufacturing Industry

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:55:00 GMT

Today's manufacturers, regardless of what they produce, have no choice but to follow private sector and government required mandates. As examples, two particular industries, namely, the pharmaceutical and food industries have very specific and important mandates to ensure consumer safety. By SATO America, Inc.

White Paper: Track/Trace Solutions For The Logistics Supply Chain

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:36:00 GMT

Consumer satisfaction with the quality of your products is clearly important, but the service you provide before and after the sale is equally important to any business, but often overlooked as benefiting the bottom line. By SATO America, Inc.

White Paper: Track/Trace Solutions For The Healthcare And Pharmaceutical Industries

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:27:00 GMT

The pedigree is a record in electronic form containing information regarding each transaction resulting in a change of ownership of the given prescription drug, including returns. Automatic identification technologies such as barcoding and RFID have been shown to be dependable and effective and in fact, RFID technology has been identified and recommended by the FDA as a reliable option for carrying electronic pedigree information. By SATO America, Inc.

White Paper: Improving SCADA Operations Using Wireless Instrumentation

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:53:00 GMT

The purpose of this paper is to explore the particular ways in which operators can tightly integrate wireless instrumentation networks with SCADA and realize the full benefits of such an integrated solution. By Hany Fouda, VP of Marketing, Control Microsystems

Application Note: A Major European Oil Pipeline Company Deploys SCADAPack E-Series Controllers

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:23:00 GMT

Established in 1974, the major European petroleum pipeline company currently owns and operates its entire country's natural gas grid and takes part in transporting natural gas to Europe. By Control Microsystems

Application Note: Multipath Redundancy For Unlicensed Spread-Spectrum Industrial Radios

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:11:00 GMT

Industrial wireless networks used in critical infrastructure monitoring and control must be designed to provide the highest level of availability and reliability under adverse conditions. By Control Microsystems