Honeywell stocks a wide selection of printing consumables to meet any need. There are no shortage of options to choose from whether it is labels in healthcare, shipping, inventory and asset tracking.

Don’t let the consumables get in the way when it comes to operational efficiency. Honeywell’s selection of genuine labels, tags, receipts, and ribbons supports a wide range of barcode printing applications from mild to harsh environments. With all these consumables offered as stock options you can quickly replenish your label material during time in need.

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!

You have probably heard about the standard 3 R’s of sustainability: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. However, are you familiar with the other 3 R’s? Companies must invest in a concerted effort to Redesign, Remanufacture and Recover products, packaging and other items. There has been an increase in corporate social responsibility programs as companies of all sizes try to reduce the negative impact of their operations waste on the environment. However, the focus has primarily been on Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. While still necessary, these efforts are not enough to achieve the results we’re striving for as businesses, individuals or society.

In order to move the needle, we as a society need to think outside the box. To be more precise, we need to embrace and apply a Circular Economy model – one that meets all environmental sustainability standards by:

• Conducting proper recycling of products that are no longer usable
• Refurbishing products that can be used by another user
• Extending the life cycle of products, packaging and other items that are headed for a landfill without proper intervention

To help explain the potential impact that a Circular Economy Program can have on the environment, your business and ours, we have included a roundtable discussion with two Zebra Technologies experts on the Your Edge podcast.

Before you hear what Jenna Stanley, Vice President of Global Support & Managed Services, and Rose Ranker, Vice President of Services Product Management and Application Development, have to say, it may help to have a little background on the origins of the Circular Economy model.

Than and Now: How and Why the Circular Economy Model Has Evolved Over the Last Several Centuries

Though there is no clear origin date, we do know that the idea of circularity and cycles within systems has ancient roots within philosophy. We also know that, if designed and executed correctly, the circular economy can elicit the regenerative development of businesses with both economic and environmental benefits. Once the economic activity of an organization is built, it can then be continuously rebuilt by keeping products and materials in use through the ideals of recovery, refurbishment and, in some cases, redesign.

Perhaps that’s why “practical applications to modern economic systems and industrial processes…have gained momentum since the late 1970s,” and why the circular economy has been a subject of conversation and innovation in the decades since.

Some say that the first significant signs of the circular economy were seen in Germany in the early 1990s as issues regarding natural resource and raw material use and waste arose. Others claim that the concept really began to grow in the late 1990s in China after former Chinese politician Hu Jintao introduced the concept in line with his “harmonious society” initiative emphasizing waste recycling.

In reality, though, this idea didn’t come onto the radar of most companies until the 2000s once societal interest in sustainability started to grow. Even then, action wasn’t immediate – at least not on a mass scale. We can confirm it is now imminent, though.

According to Supply Chain Management Review, 70% of supply chain leaders are preparing to invest in the circular economy within the next year. They need to find alternative ways to meet seasonal demand for new and current product development without dramatically increasing their carbon footprint or causing undue waste. Circular economy models widely support initiatives geared toward fighting the impact of climate change, as they encourage and implement proper techniques in support of all 6Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle, redesign, remanufacture and recover.

Barcodes, Inc. and Zebra Technologies are consistently and actively encouraging awareness of the climate crisis, which remains an extremely critical environmental issue. In July 2020, Barcodes, Inc. sent out an educational newsletter from the Environmental Wellness Team that educated employees on waste hierarchy, all the R’s, allowed individuals to share pictures of plants they had in their respective homes. On Earth Day 2020, Zebra Technologies encouraged their employees to mobilize around the Earth Day Network’s global theme of Climate Action. Now, we are taking it one step further by encouraging our customers to take their own “climate action” by participating in the newly implemented Circular Economy Program.

Check out why Zebra Technologies implemented a full-scale Circular Economy Program, how it works and the impact that it will have on both the environment and our mutual business economics. Listen to the conversation between Jenna Stanley and Rose Ranker below:

Why MotionMeter?

What is WASTE?

WASTE is any task in a process that is not required to complete a process successfully. When waste is removed, only the tasks that are NECESSARY to deliver a satisfactory product or service to the customer remain in the process.

Wasted Motion does not happen all at one time – it may be 20 seconds here and 10 seconds there, making it extremely difficult to identify. Simple examples of wasted motion include:

• Walking to a printer to print labels
• Walking to a computer to access data
• Walking to a static desk to dimension product

Not only is this waste hard to identify, it’s also very costly over the course of a year.   

What value does MotionMeter provide?

MotionMeter by Newcastle Systems is a free user-friendly app (available for both Apple and Android devices) that enables you to quickly perform your own time studies by capturing the time of core processes within your business. It can help you identify which step of the process is NECESSARY (Value Add) or WASTE (non-Value Add).

It’s also an ideal tool to capture data of specific steps (or tasks) in lieu of performing a full-scale process time study.

From there, a comprehensive overview will outline how much the wasted motion is costing your business and how much you could save annually if that motion is eliminated.

Contact Barcodes, Inc. to understand what your savings might look like.

Place robust retail point-of-service functionality in the hands of your store associates with select hardware from Infinite Peripherals that are authorized within Oracle Xstore. The Infinite Peripherals, Oracle Certification is designed to bring seamless transactions, inventory visibility and consumer insights.

With a continually changing retail landscape from an ever-more demanding and informed consumer, making the right decisions concerning front line systems is critical to gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage. More than a traditional point of sale solution Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service empowers retail staff to provide memorable service levels and build strong customer loyalty.

Customers want more, they want service and speed; with Infinite Peripherals and Oracle the store of the future will bring digital innovation into the physical world.

The leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions, Infinite Peripherals, announced a partnership with OtterBox to provide a full ecosystem of scanning and payment solutions for the OtterBox uniVERSE Case System.

As Ronan LePoupon, Vice President of Commercial Sales for Otter Products LLC said “Infinite Peripherals is the ideal partner for the OtterBox uniVERSE Case System in the enterprise mobility space. This partnership benefits the commercial customer by making mobile form factor no longer a limitation when deploying large enterprise mobile solutions.”

The first product to benefit from this partnership is the Infinea Tab Lite, a lightweight modular point-of-sale device that can accept MSR and NFC payments. Designed to attach and detach seamlessly with OtterBox uniVERSE case for various iOS devices, including iPad, iPad Mini, and iPhone Plus. Retail businesses can be untethered to service their customers at any point around their store.

Barcodes, Inc.’s Mobile COVID-19 tracking solution captures and registers person’s ID card in order to track each patient and their testing results. Information is stored centrally generating local, statewide and even global heat maps in real-time.

What are the Benefits of the Mobile COVID-19 Tracking Solution?

In a time when healthcare and local government facilities are limited, a mobile COVID-19 tracking solution allows an organization to setup a remote COVID-19 testing site with limited resources and equipment. Check out the benefits of a mobile COVID-19 tracking solution:

• Safe: Allows technicians to stay at a safe distance as the ID card is scanned directly from the patient’s hand
• Cloud Solution: Information is centrally stored on the cloud for easy deployment
• Fast: The system reads an ID card in 4 seconds and creates the account
• Real-time Tracking: Using our Heat Map function, executives have access to heat maps to better understand problematic locations and issues in real-time, which allows adjusting treatment and personnel priorities faster
• Face Image: The face image from the ID card is cropped o­ff for later account visual verification. There is a future option to add Face Recognition that will compare the account image to a live picture of the patient

How Does the Mobile COVID-19 Tracking Solution Work?

The remote COVID-19 test site solution is ideal for healthcare and government organizations who have limited facilities to operate and test patients. Below is the framework on how the solution works:

• Technician scans the ID card using a Honeywell CT60 mobile computer. The COVID-19 tracking software will then extract the patient information directly from the image using our advanced engine
• The technician then verifies the information is correct and can edit each field if necessary
• System will check for duplicate accounts
• Technician records patient temperature and adds email, phone and notes (if required)
• Information is sent to our central database hosted on the Microsoft Azure Platform
• Technician enters pertinent virus tracking information for each patient, such as status (pending, negative, positive, inconclusive), temperature and notes (if required)
• If there is a visit history the system will pull the information from the database if needed
• The Honeywell CT60 mobile computer will then print crucial patient information directly to a nearby Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Honeywell RP4e mobile printer
• The printer will create a label that is be taped onto the test vial
• In parallel the patient information is sent to our cloud data base and an account is created

It’s important to note that once sent, the information is not stored on the mobile device for patient safety and security. The backend database is easily searchable and is centrally administered. Each location, area, state or country can have its personalized view. Only manager level and up can access the database with our secure access tiers.

What Do You Need for a Mobile COVID-19 Tracking Solution Work?

While all testing sites and equipment are different, here is a list of items required to successfully operate a mobile COVID-19 tracking solution:

• COVID-19 Tracking Software
• Honeywell CT60 mobile computer
• Honeywell RP4e mobile printer
• Barcode labels or, specifically, test tube labels
• Optional:
  • Mobile Carts
  • PPE Equipment

Contact us today for a free demo and see if the Barcodes, Inc. Mobile COVID-19 Tracking solution is right for your environment.

Error-prone, mis-printed and unreadable barcode labels continue to cost businesses tens of thousands of dollars annually due to chargebacks, fines and rejected shipments. For example, retailers like Walmart have detailed requirements for on barcode label design/placement. Non-compliance can cost the shipper $5,000 for the second infraction which can double with each infraction. In order to reduce fines and delayed shipments, you need a label printer that can change the landscape of the supply chain. Barcodes, Inc. and Honeywell can help you deliver an industrial barcode printing solution with integrated label verification. Watch how the Honeywell PX940 with Verifier is ideal for regulatory shipment printing:

Contact us today for a free assessment and see if you have the right industrial printing solution in place. Ask us about TrueSupport and our other Design, Deploy and Support services.

Improving checkout times at the point of sales continues to be a top priority for retail businesses. Nearly a third of shoppers abandon their shopping cart in-store due to slow checkout lanes. Poor scanning performance is a top contributor to slow checkout times. Store associates, who spend most of their time caring for customers in the store, need a reliable barcode scanner to alleviate customer frustration and make the purchasing process seamless. Barcodes, Inc. and Honeywell can help you deliver a point of sale solution that meets your shoppers’ expectations through high-performance barcode scanning. Watch how the Honeywell Xenon XP 1950g and 1952g scanners are ideal for point of sale:

Contact us today for a free assessment and see if you have the right point of sale solution in place. Ask us about TrueSupport and our other Design, Deploy and Support services.

Increase worker productivity and reduce labor costs by adding a wearable scanning solution to the CT40 Mobile Computers. Designed for small parts picking and packing in retail, the CT40 Wearable Mobile Computer provides maximum user comfort and can be easily swapped between users. The rubber watchband-style armbands stretch as the arm moves, all the while having a snug fit to prevent sliding down or spinning around the arm. All components have breakaway features for safety and can be used on either the left or right hand for operation. Built with rubber materials that do not absorb perspiration and can be easily cleaned between shifts.

Honeywell’s CT40 Mobile Computer was built on the future-proof Mobility Edge platform to allow you to test and validate applications once, accelerate deployments across your enterprise, optimize device performance, simplify maintenance, and extend the product’s life cycle. The CT40 is compatible with a broad range of Honeywell connected applications, third-party software and a comprehensive portfolio of accessories making the CT40 more than just a hardware device.

CT40 Wearable Solution Features:

• Breakaway design for safety: all components are breakaway for safety and easily swappable for left or right hand operation.
• Power Packed for all dat performance: 10+ hours battery life when connecting and using ring scanner, support using for a full shift.
• Wearable scanning and computing ensure continual operation in stock back room, small parts picking, packing in retail, warehouse and T&L; reducing labor costs and increasing productivity by using hands-free operation.

Contact us today for a free assessment and see if the Honeywell CT40 Wearable Solution is right for your operation.

Improving medical service at the point of care continues to be a top priority for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Nurses and healthcare staff, who spend most of their time caring for patients, need access to critical information while operating remotely. In order to improve care at the patient connection point, hospitals need to overcome the challenges that plague today’s healthcare workforce – challenges that increase the opportunity for error at the bedside and reduce the amount of time required to devote to direct patient care. Barcodes, Inc. and Citizen can help you deliver a point of care solution that meets your patients’ expectations through mobile printing, scanning, healthcare labels and wristbands. Watch how the Citizen CMP-30II and CMP-25L are ideal for on-point quality care:

Contact us today for a free assessment and see if you have the right point of care solution in place.