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Shipments with unreadable labels cannot be automatically scanned by an overhead barcode reader. These exceptions require manual intervention leading to a chargeback. A chargeback can be as much as 15%–20% of an invoice and gets automatically deducted from the supplier’s invoice.

In this webinar, Barcodes Group and Honeywell showed how integrated label verification technology provides customers with error-free printing, and cost savings of $15K per printer.

Key takeaways demonstrated during this webinar:

• How verification technology ensures bad barcodes do not get used, eliminating hidden chargeback fees
• How precision printing addresses the trend toward miniaturization, resulting in cost savings of $6K in scrap costs per printer
• Why the Honeywell PX940V is the only ANSI grading inline verifier and has automatic void/reprint

If you have any questions, please contact us here.

It has become evident that after installing KB5003690 or later Windows Security updates (including out of band updates, KB5004760 and KB5004945), users are having issues printing to certain printers. The issues are primarily found with receipt and label printers that connect via USB.

Printers affected include all printers running Windows 10 versions 21H1, 20H2, or 2004 and all printers running Windows Server 20H2 or 2004. Zebra printers have been impacted, as well as other brands and models.

Windows is aware of the issues affecting multiple brands of printers when printing from PCs that have been recently updated via the Windows Update Service (KB5004945, KB5004760, or KB5003690). They have found that the most common symptom is print jobs being sent, but not actually printing.

This issue is observed after users install the Windows 10 out-of-band security update KB5004945 (or previous updates, KB5004760 and KB5003690). The KB5004945 security update addresses a remote code execution exploit in the Windows Print Spooler service, known as “PrintNightmare,” documented in this article.

The following are the affected Windows 10 versions and their Update KB IDs (build numbers):

• Windows 10/Windows Server version 21H1, 20H2, 2004 – KB5004945 (Builds 19041.1083, 19042.1083, and 19043.1083), including previous updates KB5004760 (Builds 19041.1082, 19042.1082, and 19043.1082) and KB5003690 (Builds 19041.1081, 19042.1081, and 19043.1081)

Please see the links below to view the steps being taken to address these issues across multiple versions of Windows:

Helpful Information:

• Microsoft Support: July 6, 2021—KB5004945 (OS Builds 19041.1083, 19042.1083, and 19043.1083) Out-of-band
• Microsoft Support: June 29, 2021—KB5004760 (OS Builds 19041.1082, 19042.1082, and 19043.1082) Out-of-band
• Microsoft Support: June 21, 2021—KB5003690 (OS Builds 19041.1081, 19042.1081, and 19043.1081) Preview
• Microsoft Security Response Center: Windows Print Spooler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-34527)
• Windows Latest: Windows 10 KB5004945 emergency update released to fix PrintNightmare

Driving operational efficiency is a top priority for all businesses, big and small. Honeywell’s broad array of printing consumables are designed to meet any need, whether for healthcare, retail, or inventory and asset tracking. With Honeywell printing supplies, there’s no shortage of options to choose from.

If operations aren’t efficient, you could be losing time and money. Designed to simplify operations and reduce cost of ownership, Honeywell’s labels, tags, receipts, ribbons, and wristbands can support a variety of applications from mild to harsh environments. With these consumables offered as stocked solutions, you can easily replenish your materials as needed, keep your teams mobilized and get better results.

• Duratherm Receipt Paper – A direct thermal paper that provides excellent print quality. Well-suited for most general receipt applications, most notably for use in portable thermal printers.

• Duratherm Wristband –  The Duratherm wristbands are recommended for healthcare and provide the positive identification hospitals need for maximum patient safety. The full-coverage thermal print coating enables high quality printing on the entire length of the band, thus eliminating the need to reposition a sleeping patient just to scan their band.
• Duratherm II Label – A general purpose direct thermal paper label that delivers high-quality, cost-effective printing. Duratherm II is recommended for most general use applications where exposure to chemicals and moisture is not anticipated.
• Duratherm III Label – A top-coated direct thermal paper label that delivers high-quality printing and enhanced durability. Duratherm III is recommended for applications where high humidity, moisture contact and surface abrasion are concerns.
• Duratherm NIR Label – A premium direct thermal paper label engineered to deliver high-contrast images and enhanced durability. Duratherm III NIR is targeted for use in applications with challenging barcode scanning requirements and is well-suited for high-speed sortation applications.
• Duratherm II Tag – A general purpose paper tag providing high-quality, cost-effective printing. Duratherm II Tag is recommended for applications where labeling is not suitable. This product resists curling, even in high humidity environments.
• Duratran II Label – A paper label coated thermal transfer label that exhibits excellent print quality. Offered with a variety of adhesive options, recommended for applications with moderate abrasion, heat, or sunlight is present.

• Duratran II RFID Label – The flexible RFID smart labels provide a versatile architecture that can be used in open or closed loop environments. These labels can be deployed with confidence to meet a broad range of customer requirements including thermal transfer and direct thermal printing.

Contact us and find out how you can save on your consumables, we can help you find the consumables you need and get you the efficiency you are looking for!

Honeywell’s Granit XP scanners expand capabilities and redefine ultra-rugged scanning. Engineered to persevere after the impact of 10-foot drops and 3.3 foot tumbles from loading docks, fork trucks, and picking trucks, the Granit XP scanners deliver indestructible durability. The scanners embody best-in-class 7,000 tumble specification and IP67 sealing which ensures Granit XP scanners will be ready to work for the long term.

Barcodes boost efficiency in the world of data entry, maximizing productivity in your operations. However, damaged and low quality barcodes can slow down transactions. Due to low quality printing or damage during handling in the warehouse/DC and industrial space, bad labels commonly occur. Built on Honeywell’s next generation imaging platforms, Granit XP ensures that otherwise challenging labels do not hinder your process. The Granit XP models offer high-durability, extreme performance scanning for standard range operations. Created for applications where high speed scanning is needed to maximize productivity, and where durability is non-negotiable for low total cost of ownership, the Granit XP scanners offers the optimal solution.

Features & Benefits:

• Built to survive harsh treatment including 3 m (10 ft) drops, 7,000 1 m (3.3 ft) tumbles, operating temperatures from -30°C to 50°C (-22°F to 122°F) and IP67 sealing
• Granit provides extreme performance scanning, even on damaged and low-quality barcodes.
• Honeywell Operational Intelligence software delivers on-demand scan insights, enabling higher employee productivity and throughput.
• The Honeywell Scanner Management Utility (SMU) creates a holistic solution that automates how you deploy and update the scanners in your environment.

The Granit XP family of scanners have scanning solutions that cater to varying needs. Due to a one-megapixel sensor, 800mhz processer and improved firmware, the Granit XP 199Xi SR provides superior barcode reading performance. Inversely, with FlexRange imaging technology, you can expect ultra-fast scanning from the Granit XP 199Xi XR in tasks requiring barcode scanning from contact to 33 feet. Whether you need standard range or extended range, wired or wireless, Honeywell’s Granit XP scanners will exceed all of your scanning expectations.

Contact us today to choose the Granit XP scanner right for you.

Wednesday, July 14th, 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Shipments with unreadable labels cannot be automatically scanned by an overhead barcode reader. These exceptions require manual intervention leading to a chargeback. A chargeback can be as much as 15%–20% of an invoice and gets automatically deducted from the supplier’s invoice.

In this July 14th webinar, Barcodes Group and Honeywell will show how integrated label verification technology provides customers with error-free printing, and cost savings of $15K per printer.

In the webinar, you will learn the following:

• How verification technology ensures bad barcodes do not get used, eliminating hidden chargeback fees
• How precision printing addresses the trend toward miniaturization, resulting in cost savings of $6K in scrap costs per printer
• Why the Honeywell PX940V is the only ANSI grading inline verifier and has automatic void/reprint

PRESENTED BY:

Raul Cepeda Jr. – Barcodes Group

Casey Moore – Honeywell

Hokan Wallenius – Honeywell

We hope to see you there!

Keeping up with and knowing how to best leverage both the latest forklift technology with the best docking and mounting solution in today’s Material Handling and Distribution industry is at the core of maximizing a profitable operation.  Prioritizing the importance of return on investment (ROI) as a key deliverable in a technology/docking/mounting purchase decision is critical in balancing today’s cost with its’ future value or ROI.  Understanding first how to calculate labor productivity and then reviewing 4 important advantages that improve productivity will ultimately improve the bottom line.  They are:

1. Increased Capabilities and Performance
2. Increased Flexibility
3. Improved Technology Safety and Performance
4. Improved Overall Productivity

It starts with calculating your current process labor productivity using the mathematic calculation detailed here:

Once labor productivity is identified, researching both the best technology options available with the best docking and mounting solution that allows improved labor times is the next step and where Barcodes, Inc. adds immense value.  As a full-service technology provider, Barcodes, Inc.’s core competency is delivering convenient, complete and effective solutions.

This is accomplished by understanding individual needs and making recommendations based on delivering on these four advantages that result from improved technology/docking/mounting solutions.  

Increased Capabilities and Performance – The number one driver in your decision to initially purchase or upgrade your current technology/docking/mounting configuration is understanding not just the technology benefits, but the benefits of your docking and mounting solution.  This is as critical a component as the technology itself. Gamber-Johnson, one of Barcodes, Inc. long time technology docking and mounting manufacturing partners, offers commercially designed, rugged, reliable, and responsive solutions specifically for Material Handling duty cycles. It is this combination that fully maximizes the results of increased capabilities and performances.

Increased Flexibility – Improving user flexibility through unique design features and capabilities of technology/docking/mounting solutions is also a key driver to improved ROI. Offering you a choice of a standard mounting solution or designing a personalized mounting solution (if required minimum order quantities are met) is something Barcodes, Inc. representatives and Gamber-Johnson offers. Working together, we can design, test, and build a custom docking/mounting solution that can greatly enhance the flexibility you need to improve productivity while providing you a simple, convenient purchasing and install process saving you precious time. 

Increased Technology Safety – Protecting technology when installed in the dock and mount is critical.  Primary vibration passing through a forklift when encountering an uneven surface is magnified immensely and directly affects a docking/mounting combinations ability to absorb severe vibration without failure.  Why a rugged, reliable, responsive design to meet the harsh criteria of a typical material handling duty cycle is critical, especially when making a long-term purchasing decision.  To maximize productivity and ultimately ROI, dock/mount failure is not an option.

Proving Overall Productivity – Real-time testing of the best identified technology/docking/mounting combination and comparing the improved process timing using it to original labor productivity data captured quantifies time savings and ROI increases.  Multiplying that number into the future cements payback time and the residual incremental profit thereafter completing the improved ROI exercise. It all starts by simply contacting your local Barcodes, Inc. representative to understand, develop and ultimately provide you with the complete turnkey solution to your team’s specific needs and requirements to maximize ROI and deliver incremental revenue. Contact Barcodes, Inc. for a free consultation today.

Today’s mobile device management vernacular has become an alphabet soup of acronyms. In such a dynamic space, sorting through the MDM landscape to find the right solution for your needs is more challenging than ever.  Whether you are involved with UEM, MDM, MEM, or EMM and whether you are small, medium or large enterprise, there’s a solution for you.

Key takeaways demonstrated during the webinar:

• Understand the alphabet soup of acronyms around unified device management across your enterprise
• Why every company should have an MDM solution
• Learn how to select the right MDM solution to best fit your needs
• Tips on how to optimize the value and ROI of your MDM solution

If you have any questions, please contact us here.

CognitiveTPG, the leading thermal printer manufacturer, was acquired by Blue Edge Technology in October 2020. The company is now fully operational as Cognitive LLC, out of Chicago, Illinois, and we are excited to announce that Barcodes, Inc has renewed our relationship and we are selling Cognitive products again.

The Blue Edge Technology acquisition of CognitiveTPG was a complete acquisition of all manufacturing, distributing, support, repair center and operations. Cognitive LLC is currently manufacturing and distributing all CognitiveTPG products and is committed to build the brand as an industry leader.

Over the last few months, Cognitive diligently worked in the background to stabilize their operations and supply chain. We are pleased to share that their manufacturers, distributors, and repair centers are back online.

What’s NOT Changing: 

• The supply chain will NOT be interrupted. Cognitive will continue the CognitiveTPG brand using all existing manufacturers
• All existing TPG products are still available for purchase, including POS, printers, and paper
• Same engineer and design staff
• They will honor all existing warranties

What’s Changing:

• Financial and capital stability
• New management leadership team with deep manufacturing and inventory management background
• Expansion to different verticals and expanding Cognitive’s footprint
• Developing new innovative products and investing in the future

Thursday, June 17th, 11:00 AM -12:00 PM CST

Today’s mobile device management vernacular has become an alphabet soup of acronyms. In such a dynamic space, sorting through the MDM landscape to find the right solution for your needs is more challenging than ever.  Whether you are involved with UEM, MDM, MEM, or EMM and whether you are small, medium or large enterprise; this webinar will help you:                                                                                                            

• Understand the alphabet soup of acronyms around unified device management across your enterprise
• Why every company should have an MDM solution
• Learn how to select the right MDM solution to best fit your needs
• Tips on how to optimize the value and ROI of your MDM solution

Presented By:

Tim Tassone – Principal Solutions Architect, Barcodes Group

Marco Nielsen – Vice President of Endpoint Solutions, Barcodes Group

We hope to see you there!

After being confined to their homes for almost a full year, over half of American consumers undertook home improvement projects, leading to increased sales amounting to nearly $400 billion[1] in revenue in 2020. However, along with increased sales came new customer expectations, demanding more from home improvement stores. To keep up with current trends, retailers are expected to provide:

• Stress-free tool rental – Reverse logistics has posed issues to many storefronts in the past, yet tool rentals have been expected to increase store revenue as customers are more likely to make additional purchases and refer retailers offering rentals. 
• Faster customer assistance – While customers still expect amiable and personalized shopping experiences, the average expected wait time for customer service is around 2 minutes[2] or less.
• Contactless curbside pickup – Following the COVID-19 outbreak, at least 59%[3] of consumers still plan to use contactless curbside pickup due to convenience and speed.

Build a shopping experience that exceeds expectations with Barcodes, Inc.

Product and price are no longer the only driving factors when it comes to retaining customer loyalty. That’s why Barcodes, Inc. partners with leading tech players like Zebra Technologies to optimize the entire shopping experience. Readapt home improvement storefronts to integrate…

• Intelligent RFID store visibility – Facilitate shelf replenishment when you keep inventory accuracy rates at 99.99% with best-in-class technologies like Zebra’s RFID sensors. 
• Wall-to-wall connectivity – Keep workers connected to each other and current inventory levels, preventing out-of-stocks while providing quick service with as many resources as needed available.
• Contactless checkout – Reduce customer density and prevent germ spread with multiple contactless payment options such as self-service kiosks and curbside pickup.
• Around the clock support – From initial solution design to ongoing maintenance, BarcodesEDGE services simplify device procurement and deployment for faster uptime and noticeable ROI.

See how Barcodes, Inc weaves Zebra’s best-in-class technologies into the modern storefront in our flyer.

Go beyond customer expectations with a modernization solution centered on your goals. Contact Barcodes, Inc. today for a free consultation to get started.

[1] Home improvement market size in the United States from 2008 to 2024. Statista

[2] “Servicing Customers Essential for Home Improvement Retailers to Differentiate, J.D. Power Finds”. J.D. Power. Jun 11, 2020.

[3] Jansen, Caroline. “After COVID-19, is curbside delivery here to stay?”. Retail Dive. May 14, 2020.