The BCS 3600ex-NI handheld scanners are modeled after Zebra’s popular 3600 series of ultra-rugged scanners. In other words, these are an extremely rugged, explosion-protected Zebra DS3608 or DS3678.

The BCS 3600ex-NI is designed as the newest iteration of rugged explosion-protected scanners and is available for ATEX/IECEx and ETL.

Utilize the corded (BCS 3608ex) or Bluetooth-enabled (BCS 3678ex) scanner* that best suits your demanding environment.

With the BCS 3600ex-NI handheld scanners, you have access to the most dependable, rapid, and precise scanning capabilities on the market, establishing new benchmarks for non-incendive scanning.

BCS 3600 Key Features and Benefits

• Superior performance with 1D/2D barcodes in all environments
• The most resilient design in its category
• A Bluetooth model in its own class for enhanced cordless mobility*
• Strong, replaceable battery*
• One cradle can hold up to seven Bartec scanners*

For a full list of features and non-incendive certifications, download the BCS 3600 spec sheet.

From the Refinery, to the Platform, to the Truck

Superior 1D/2D barcode scanning in all environments
The sophisticated imager scans 1D and 2D barcodes on a display or label quicker and with a 30% bigger working area than similar models for unmatched productivity. Even broken, unclean, badly printed, or shrink-wrapped barcodes may be scanned on the first try by employees.

OCR, photographs, and documents—not just barcodes
Zebra’s intelligent document capture takes, refocuses, and corrects pictures for easy reading. Multiple OCR fonts provide quick and easy data transmission.

Highest Drop and Tumble Standard, IPC Sealing in its class
The BCS 3608ex/3678ex is 23% more robust than previous scanners in its class, surviving a 2.4 m concrete drop. Even after 5,000 tumbles, the BCS 3608ex/BCS 3678ex simulates drop-induced tumbling. Both variants are IP65 dust-, spray-, and water-proof.

Easy Remote Setup and Management
The 123Scan Utility and Scanner Management Service (SMS) may remotely setup scanners, update firmware, prepare data for backend systems, verify Power Precision +/- battery statistics, and more. Remotely setup and expand scanners, prepare data for rapid transmission to corporate applications, check cordless model battery charge, and more.

Faster scanning and pick-list processing
Now, one click of the trigger captures the proper barcodes and adds the particular data format necessary for each one for immediate transmission to your back-end systems, with total control over barcode processing order.

Non-Incendive Scanning Starting at $1,800

The BCS 3600 from Bartec is a phenomenal non-incendive barcode scanner. Starting at $1,804, it’s hard to beat the performance to price ratio for scanners that are made for the harshest environments. For questions related to your specific environments and applications, contact us today.

When it comes to choosing a barcode scanner you have an assortment of options at your fingertips. Honeywell has made it a priority to design scanners that function in every environment. Honeywell’s barcode scanners come in many different shapes, sizes, and functionality. From industrial scanners, pocket scanners, hand-held scanners, hands-free scanners, to many more.

The Granit 1280i is an industrial, full-range scanner with the capability to read 1D barcodes up to 54 ft (16.5 m) and as close as 3.5 in (8.9 cm).  Can read virtually any linear barcodes from poor quality 7.5 mil paper codes to 100 mil retro-reflective and anything in between. As part of the Granit series of scanners, the 1280i has an IP65 rating making it dust tight and water-resistant. Built to survive 50 drops to concrete from 6.5 ft (2 m) and 5,000 tumbles of 3.2 ft (1 m).

Granit 1280i Features:

• Rubberized casing to reduce damage from falls and tumbles.
• Built for common challenges in different vertical markets and environments.
• Designed for fast-paced, high-volume barcode scanning.
• Outstanding scan performance on poor quality and damaged barcodes.
• Equipped with bright LEDs, enhanced beeper volume, and vibrating tactile response for confirmation of “good reads.”

The Xenon 1902g-bf is a battery free wireless area-imager scanner. Combine the freedom of Bluetooth low energy wireless technology with the qualities of the Xenon family and you get an aggressive barcode scanner that can scan even the poorest quality or damaged barcodes. The 1902g-bf has the ability to scan over 450 barcodes on a single charge; it can be recharged in less than 60 seconds via a powered USB port. Need a quick charge? Just place the scanner in the base and in 20 seconds the LED will flash notifying the user of sufficient power to support 100 scans.

Xenon 1902g-bf Features:

• Fully charges in under two minutes with a simple USB connection, under 60 seconds when a powered USB or External power supply is used.
• Two independent configurable recharge alerts remind the user to place scanner back on the base for charging.
• Designed to withstand 50, 6 ft (1.8 m) drops to concrete.
• IP41 Environmental Sealing.

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When it comes to Honeywell’s Granit Series there are no shortage of options for the worlds many needs. The industrial grade series of scanners are built to withstand the varied demands of harsh working environments. Incorporating the Granit housing that has long set the standard for scanner reliability, the Granit Series of scanners come with an IP65 rating and are built to survive 5,000 tumbles from 3.2 ft (1 m) and 50 drops to concrete from 6.5 ft (2 m).

First up is the Granit 1280i, a wired laser scanner that can read barcodes as far as 54 ft (16.5 m) or as close as 3.5 in (8.9 cm). Designed to read virtually all linear barcodes across a wide depth of field from poor quality 7.5 mil paper coders to 100 mil retro-reflective codes and anything in between. The 1280i comes with bright LEDs, enhanced beeper volume, and a vibrating tactile response to overcome poor lighting conditions and loud machinery.

Next is the Granit 1920i an area imaging scanner that captures virtually any direct park mark with ease, along with the standard 1D and 2D barcodes on printed labels. The scanner works by a highly innovative lighting system that allows the imager to optimally illuminate marks of any type and on any surface. The low angle direct lighting provides the uniform illumination required for dot peen and laser-etched marks. An integrated diffuser delivers the soft, indirect light required for marks on shiny, round, or otherwise highly reflective surfaces.

Up next are the Granit 1910i and the Granit 1911i a set of, wired and wireless respectively, area imaging scanners for demanding arm’s length scanning of 1D and 2D barcodes. Both come with TotalFreedom area-imaging development platform that enables the loading and linking of multiple applications to enhance image decoding, data formatting, and image processing; making the need for host system modifications obsolete. They can scan 20 mil linear codes out to 29.5 in (75 cm) without sacrificing performance on 2D codes. The 1911i has a long-lasting Lithium Ion battery that powers up to 50,000 scans per full charge.

Lastly are the Granit 1980i and the Granit 1981i a set of, wired and wireless respectively, area imaging scanners that are capable of reading 1D and 2D barcodes from as close as 6 in (15 cm) up to 50 ft (15 m). With an integrated laser pointer aiming system with auto-illumination, omnidirectional reading capability, and support for centering – users will be able to take the guesswork out of scanning at extended ranges. They can scan low density 100 mil codes at long range and high density 2 mil codes at close range.

For any questions or a quote on any of your Scanning needs contact us at Barcodes, Inc.

Datalogic has announced the release of the new PowerScan 9300 laser scanner series. This family of scanners further extends the industry’s leading rugged and industrial PowerScan 9000 series by combining the unique features and reliability of the PowerScan 9000 series together with laser reading performance to produce a bright and well-defined reading line together with extra-long range reading capabilities.

In the Manufacturing sector as wells as in T&L applications, laser technology still represents the most popular scanning option in 1D reading. In particular, when attempting to read out-of-range bar codes, laser scanning is still the most intuitive solution in distances up to 41.0 ft.

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Your environments couldn’t be a tougher place for scanners to survive. Drops to concrete, spills, dust, heat, cold, rain, snow and more. This is why Zebra developed it’s new 3600 series of ultra-rugged scanners. When it comes to industrial strength for your most challenging environments, the 3600 Series is in a class of its own. Built to a unique set of specifications, the nearly indestructible 3600 Series is dust proof, spray proof, waterproof and more, designed to handle everything your environment and your workers dish out every day.  You won’t find a tougher scanner.

Never has a single device been so capable of endless automation possibilities like the Microscan MicroHAWK series. Built on the highest-performance imaging engine in its class, MicroHAWK barcode readers offer an array of modular hardware options to take on any decoding task in three micro-form-factors (ID-20, ID-30, and ID-40). No software to install, no compatibility obstacles, no experience needed. Just plug in and open a browser.

Designed with the flexibility to meet the needs of any automation environment, MicroHAWK scanners are the ideal imager solution.

• Power any automated task from the world’s smallest and most versatile smart camera platform
• Allow you to choose your integrated hardware: lens, lighting, sensor, speed, focus, and more
• Read any barcode printed or marked; perform complex inspection or vision-based automation
• Allow you to choose your software capability: web-based barcode reading, Auto ID+, or complete vision

The MicroHAWK series is the only imager that does it all, outperforming all other specialized imagers. Read codes, track parts, control quality, enable guidance from the world’s smallest smart cameras.

When you need a scanner that can handle the rigors of a warehouse, manufacturing floor, or even outdoors, the standard handheld unit will never last very long. Datalogic’s PowerScan line of industrial scanners have been designed to take on ever drop, tumble, and environmental exposure. Whatever you put them through, the PowerScan series will keep on scanning..

When it comes to capturing bar codes in rugged environments like the warehouse or manufacturing plant floor, every second counts—speed and accuracy is directly related to workforce productivity, throughput, and the quality of products and customer service.  Zebra’s New 3600 Ultra-Rugged Scanner Series is the industry’s first ultra-rugged line of corded and cordless industrial handheld scanners that set new benchmarks for rugged design, scanning performance and manageability.  The result is unstoppable performance—faster-and-farther-than-ever data capture, with unprecedented scanner uptime and a low total cost of ownership.

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The differences between a TTL RS232 and a True RS232 interface purely have to do with data being sent, not with powering the barcode scanner. The data is being sent as an electrical block-signal representing a sequence of logical zero’s and ones.

• For a TTL device a zero would ideally be 0 volt, and a 1 one would ideally be 5 volt. The receiving device therefore has to decide whether a the signal at a given time is meant to be 0 or 5 volt, in order to tell if it is looking at a binary zero or a binary one.

• For a True RS232 device the zero is represented by ideally -12Volt and a one is represented by ideally + 12 Volt. Here the receiving device has it a bit easier because the difference between -12 and + 12 = 24 Volt. (specification allows -5 to -15V and +5 to +15V)

In practice we see that a signal gets weaker the longer it has to travel and can sometimes drop 1 volt a meter going via cable from device to host. With a True RS232 device both positive and negative signal can drop 10 volts and still have 4 volts difference in polarity left to tell zero’s from ones. The TTL interface has already less polarity difference if the signal drops just 2 volts.

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Mini is now micro. Ease of use is now intuitive. Performance is now available in any configuration.

Microscan’s MicroHAWK industrial fixed barcode readers pack incredible decoding power inside a micro form factor. Despite unpredictable print issues, scratches, or obstructions, Microscan’s advanced X-Mode decoding algorithms render damaged symbols readable. MicroHAWK also utilizes the latest in processing technology to ensure that codes can be read at incredible speeds, so you can break records for operational efficiency and break away from the competition.

Built on the highest-performance imaging engine in its class, MicroHAWK offers an array of modular hardware options to take on any decoding task in three micro-form-factor readers. No software to install, no compatibility obstacles, no experience needed. Just plug in and open a browser.

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