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Barcode Solution

Barcode Solution
High-quality Bar Code Reader Technology

Barcode Solution. We're a worldwide manufacturer of cost-effective, high-quality barcode scanner products.

Enterprises large and small, public and private are harnessing the power of barcode reader technology to improve efficiency, streamline processes, reduce errors and increase profitably. It's essential to choose a supplier carefully - one who can provide you with reliable products and in-depth technical assistance with your particular application.

The same technology that you see every day at your local supermarket can ensure that vital business data is captured and transferred with complete accuracy in a fraction of the time it would take manually. Our solutions meet those challenging technology requirements - Barcode Solution.

We work in many different markets

These are just a few of the sectors in which we work: manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, retail, banking, finance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, farming, prison services, utility companies, postal, insurance, schools, libraries, police, fire services, defence, laboratory services, blood transfusion services, sports venues, museums and theme parks. Our solutions are used in all of the above markets - Barcode Solution.

Barcode SolutionBar code technology for organisations large and small

Bar code solutions provide organisations large and small with the competitive edge needed to survive and thrive, even during an economic slowdown. Bar codes enable you to know how much stock you have, exactly where it is, and to where it should be delivered, whilst automating the invoicing and payment. Our products do all of the above - Barcode Solution.

Whatever the size of organisation, bar code technology can offer genuine benefits, and most bar code solutions tend to pay for themslves within a year. Our solutions meet ROI targets - Barcode Solution.

Often small and medium-sized enterprises exclude themselves from adopting bar code technology because they feel they lack sufficient knowledge of IT or believe that the costs would be prohibitive. In fact, bar code technology is one of the most cost-effective, robust, tried and trusted methods of business improvement in existnce. Our solutions meet those challenging technology and budget requirements - Barcode Solution.

What bar code technology can do for your business

In healthcare, for example, our solutions are used to manage patient records, automate hospital receptions, to positively identify and safeguard patients at the point of care. Datalogic products are used to track medical supplies and equipment, automate stock control and payment processes, and provide secure access controls. Our products meet those very stringent requirements of accuracy - Barcode Solution.

Datalogic Scanning is a world-leading provider of fixed retail, industrial and general-purpose handheld bar code scanners. Today we have over 30 years experience of developing, manufacturing, installing and supporting our bar code scanners in every conceivable industry, sector and application. Our products are used in all of these industries - Barcode Solution.

In fact, a datalogic scanning device is installed somewhere across the globe every 36 sconds. Datalogic scanning prides itself on working closely with its network of channel partners to ensure that our customers get the right solution at the best possible price - Barcode Solution.

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Fill in the web form above left, and tell us what your requirements are. We will provide you with objective, free advice on Barcode Solution. After all, bar codes have been our business for over 30 years.

 
Bar Code articles and case studies

 

Case Study - Mat på Jobbet™ Svenska AB

The company Mat på Jobbet™ Svenska AB is a Swedish company that was founded in 1995 and today has approximately 30 employees. The company’s customers are located in the larger Stockholm area, Uppsala, Helsingborg, Landskrona, Lund and Malmö, and they are looking to expand into new markets as well.

What it is Mat på Jobbet™ installs self-service units in the lunchroom of businesses and provides each employee with their own charge card to be used for buying lunch or a snack as well as beverages without having to leave the workplace. This little ‘convenience store’ is comprised of refrigerator/ freezers filled with food and drink items, microwave ovens, charge card terminals/ receipt printers and a bar code reader. Maintenance, replenishing the food and beverages and cleaning the units is all taken care of continually by Mat på Jobbet™.

Mat på Jobbet™ adapts the product selection to the wishes of the employees. A suggestion box is provided where the employees can make their desires known and this box is emptied every time Mat på Jobbet™ services the convenience store. All of the food and beverage items are well-known brands and come from well-known suppliers.

The main warehouse of Mat på Jobbet™ is located in Stockholm, and the items are transported to the customer companies in refrigerated vehicles in an unbroken chain of temperature control. Mat på Jobbet™ has a taste guarantee, which means that if a product is not to the employee's satisfaction, then their account will be credited the amount of the item. In addition, Mat på Jobbet™ removes items from the refrigerator whose “best before” dates have expired.

How it Works
Employees run their personal charge card through the terminal provided to access the refrigerator/freezer and remove products for consumption. These items must be registered with the help of a bar code reader by simply scanning the bar codes on the products. The purchase is then registered to that employee. Every month the customer company is sent a statement showing every employee’s purchases, and the right amount is deducted from their salary. If the customer company wishes, Mat på Jobbet™ can deduct the amount directly from the employees' salary
accounts (a direct debit).

The Heron™ Bar Code Reader
Datalogic’s business partner, DataFångst Svenska AB, supplied Mat på Jobbet™ with the Heron™ bar code readers for this application. DataFångst Svenska is a fast growing Swedish company in the Automatic Identification (AutoID) sector that helps customers in the industrial and retail industries to streamline their organizations by means of lower stock levels, better flow of materials, increased data security and more.

Previously, bar code readers from other manufacturers were used by Mat på Jobbet™ for this application. But since certain codes are difficult to read, such as codes on soda cans that reflect light, a reader with special features was needed. They decided on the Heron™ from Datalogic, which is able to read the difficult codes and is also ergonomically designed and has the green spot, which visibly shows when a code has been read successfully.

The replacement of all the readers in use began in the beginning of 2005. The Heron™ bar code reader is connected via a RS232 cable to the charge card terminal/ receipt printer. Every night the card terminal communicates through GSM with Mat på Jobbet’s™ self-developed business system and updates all the employees' balances.

“Our customers are not used to using bar code readers. It is, therefore, important that the reader must be easy to use and show clearly that the code has been read. The Heron is just that kind of reader,” states Jonas Enqvist, operations manager, who is very pleased with the new readers.

 
  

Background information

 

Case Study - Apoteket

In Sweden, Apoteket is the sole retailer for medicinal products. That goes for both prescription and over-the-counter medicine. Apoteket is owned by the state and is non profit-orientated. This means that the foremost task is to ensure that each patient gets the right medication or self-medication product needed, in the right quantity and at the right time. It also means that all medications can be obtained, without variations in price, anywhere in Sweden.

Apoteket has 28 production facilities that fill prescriptions to more than 150,000 patients who reside in special care housing such as retirement homes. Most of these patients are upwards of 65 years old. Apoteket bought 100 Gryphon™ hand-held scanners, both cordless and tethered, from Datalogic that are used at these various production facilities.

The decision was made to invest in new scanners based on the fact that Apoteket was having problems with the reading range of the cordless scanners they were using at the time. The Gryphon™ instinctive hand-held reader was chosen over scanners from their previous supplier primarily because of its ergonomics - it is lightweight and feels good in the hand.

“For those who work in production, ergonomics is very important,” says Peter Skarin, Technical Manager at Apoteket RE Dos. “Ergonomics, together with good performance, are the crucial factors that make it smart to use bar codes in our production.”

The hand-held reader is used to read the bar code on each type of medicine (each article number) in the production of individual dose packaging. This is to make certain that the right medicine is put into the right package.

At the production facility in Solna, Sweden, individual doses are packaged in bags and trays for about 8000 patients in all. It is most common that the patients get their medications filled for two-week periods. Every order is entered into the computer system where it is then checked by the pharmacist to verify that it is correct. In the cases where the order is thought to be incorrect, the pharmacist checks with the special care facility that placed the order and the doctor who wrote the prescription.

The order then moves into production where the medicine is packaged in individual bags or trays according to the prescription. The most common medications are kept in large machines that portion out the right medicine in right dose. Other medicines are kept in small boxes that are each marked with a bar code which is read by the Gryphon™ hand held reader each time a prescription is filled. When a prescription is filled that is not one of the more common medications, it is done manually by a pharmacist and an assistant.

Before the order is sent away to the special care facility, it is checked by several inspectors. The number of tablets is counted in each bag and tray. The percentage of mistakes is very low and those that are found to be incorrectly counted are rectified here, which means that when the order leaves Apoteket, it is accurate.

The Gryphon™ instinctive bar code reader serves an important function in this whole process, which ensures that each patient gets the right dose of his or her necessary medication.

 
  

Products and solutions
  

The markets we specialise in
 
Typical applications
In the retail area, we cover: Retail scanners, Handheld retail barcode readers, Retail inventory management, POS retail bar code readers and Retail scanner scales. Solutions also include track & trace, POS barcodes, EPOS barcodes, POS solutions, EPOS systems, Point of Sale barcode scanners, Cash register scanners, Retail barcode readers, Retail barcode scanners, POS systems, and EPOS systems. Plus Presentation scanners, Presentation barcode scanner, Presentation barcode scanners, and in-counter barcode scanners.
In the healthcare market, we have solutions for: Laboratories and laboratory inventory management. Pharmaceutical products include support for Pharmacies, Lab services and Doctors surgeries. Our solutions cover Healthcare barcode readers, Healthcare barcode scanners, Positive patient identification, NHS Patient wristbands and Hospital Barcode wristbands. Additionally, we have products for Hospital Blood tracking, Medical Patient records and Hospital asset tracking.
In manufacturing and industrial markets, we have: rugged barcode scanners, handheld industrial readers, secure entry systems, rugged data capture products, AIDC solutions, access control systems. We also support food & beverage manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing and cargo & shipping.
Logistics and warehousing solutions: inventory management, warehousing management, distribution & warehousing, transport warehousing and warehouse inventory management systems. Plus logistics barcode scanners, bar code readers and Auto ID solutions for logistics. We also have solutions for receipt of goods, inventory control, stock control, fresh produce tracking. We work in every logistics market, from electronics and automotive to food and drink.
We have a wide range of ticketing solutions: event ticketing, ticketing systems, ticketing software, sports ticketing, sports ticketing systems, ticketing events, air ticketing, airline ticketing, air travel ticketing, flight ticketing, airlines ticketing, flight travel ticketing, Baggage handling barcodes, theatre ticketing, cinema ticketing, and e-ticketing.
For document management, we have a range of solutions: document management systems, document management software, electronic document management, document management services, document management systems, document management solutions, document capture, proof of delivery, and document image capture. 

 
  

Coverage


  

The UK regions that we cover
 
Our coverage by UK areas
In the south of England we cover: Avon Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cornwall Devon Dorset and East Sussex and Greater London. We also cover Essex Hampshire Hertfordshire Isle-of-Wight Kent Norfolk Oxfordshire Somerset Suffolk Surrey West Sussex and Wiltshire. In the Midlands ie central England we work in: Derbyshire Gloucestershire Herefordshire Leicestershire Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. We also work in Nottinghamshire Rutland Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire West Midlands and Worcestershire.
In the North we support the following areas: Cheshire Cleveland Durham Greater Manchester Humberside Lancashire and Merseyside. We additionally support North Yorkshire Northumberland South Yorkshire Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire. In Scotland we cover every area: Central Borders Dumfries Galloway Fife Grampian Scottish Highlands and the Islands. We also cover Lothian Strathclyde and Tayside. In Wales, we cover all major areas: Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan plus Powys South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan. In Northern Ireland we have full coverage of most areas: County Antrim County Armagh County Down and in addition County Fermanagh County Londonderry and County Tyrone.
Our coverage of GB cities
East Anglia
We cover the entire region of East Anglia: Cambridge Ely Norwich and Peterborough.
London and City of London and Greater London - East London North London West London and South London
The London area includes many regions: Chelsea Dartford Epsom and Fulham. Areas also include Kensington Westminster and the West End of London.
The Midlands UK
Our Midlands coverage includes all of the major cities: Birmingham Coventry Derby Lichfield Gloucester Hereford and Leicester Additionally we cover Lincoln Nottingham Stoke-on-Trent Wolverhampton and Worcester.
North East UK
In the North East we work in the following cities: Durham Kingston-upon-Hull and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. We also work in Sheffield Sunderland Wakefield and York.
North West of United Kingdom
Our North West support includes: Bradford Carlisle Chester Leeds Lancaster Liverpool and Manchester. We also support Preston Ripon and Salford.
Northern Ireland
We work in all areas of Northern Ireland: Armagh Belfast Lisburn plus Londonderry and Newry.
Scotland
We cover every part of Scotland including: Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh and Glasgow. We additionally cover Inverness and Stirling.
South East GB
Our South East UK coverage includes every region and city: Brighton Hove Canterbury Chichester Oxford Portsmouth and Salisbury. In addition to Southampton St Albans and Winchester.
South West of Great Britain
In the South West we cover every area: Bath Bristol and Exeter. Plus Plymouth Truro and Wells.
Wales – North Wales West Wales and South Wales
We cover every region of Wales including North Wales West Wales and South Wales: Bangor Cardiff Newport St Davids and Swansea.
Our coverage of the United Kingdom by county region
East Anglia
We cover the entire region of East Anglia: Cambridgeshire plus Norfolk and Suffolk.
London and City of London and Greater London – East London North London West London and South London
The London area includes many regions: Chelsea Dartford Epsom Fulham Kensington. Also including all other areas in Westminster and the West End of London.
Midlands UK
Our Midlands coverage includes all of the major counties: Derbyshire Gloucestershire Herefordshire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. Our coverage also includes Rutland Shropshire Staffordshire Warwickshire West Midlands and Worcestershire.
North East UK
In the North East we work in the following areas: Cleveland Durham Humberside North Yorkshire and Northumberland. Plus these areas South Yorkshire Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire.
North West of United Kingdom
Our North West support includes: Cheshire Cumbria Grampian Greater Manchester plus in addition Lancashire and Merseyside.
Northern Ireland
We work in all areas of Northern Ireland: County Antrim County Armagh and County Down. We also work in County Fermanagh County Londonderry and County Tyrone.
Scotland
We cover every part of Scotland including: Central Borders Dumfries Galloway Fife Highlands Islands and Lothian. We also have coverage in Strathclyde and Tayside.
South East GB
Our South East UK coverage includes every region: Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire and East Sussex. Plus coverage of Essex Hampshire Hertfordshire Isle-of-Wight and additionally Kent Oxfordshire Surrey and West Sussex.
South West of Great Britain
In the South West we cover every area: Avon Cornwall Devon Dorset plus additionally Somerset and Wiltshire.
Wales – North Wales and South Wales
We cover every region of Wales including North Wales West Wales and South Wales: Clwyd Dyfed Gwent and Gwynedd. Also, we support Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan.

 
  

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