Printronix , the leading integrated supply-chain printing solutions manufacturer, has introduced SLPA8000r to give consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies the ability to tag their products and shipping cases with bar code or radio frequency identification (RFID) labels.
The new SLPA8000r is the first bar code printer applicator on the market with the ability to upgrade to RFID labeling in the field, providing users with a risk-free investment path to RFID adoption.
In addition, the new SLPA8000r offers high-speed RFID encoding, capable of exceeding 100 cases per minute.
According to Printronix, it has removed the speed barrier that has impeded the adoption of RFID printing in production environments.
CPG companies need the capability to encode, print and verify RFID and bar code labels at high speeds, and the SLPA8000r answers this call by encoding, printing and applying tags in excess of 100 cases per minute.
New printer applicator provides migration path to RFID printing:
Whether users require an automated slap-and-ship system or an in-line production printer applicator to integrate into their manufacturing process, the SLPA8000r will meet their needs.
Its field upgradeability feature allows organisations to deploy a model that prints bar code labels only now and upgrade easily to RFID printing later.
The SLPA8000r is built on Printronix's MP2 Smart encoding technology, the industry's leading technology platform designed specifically to EPCglobal(TM) Gen 2 encoding specifications.
The printer applicator offers users broad-ranging functionality:
Offers predictable and reliable RFID implementation with Gen 2-certified hardware
Interoperable with wide range of Gen 2 tags while offering continued support of EPC Class 0, 0+, 1 and Philips UCode 1.19 protocols
Yields 99.8 percent encode and read performance, according to user reports
Reliability drives RFID adoption in supply chain:
The SLPA8000r available from Kirtech is an evolution of Printronix's SLPA7000r print-encode-and-apply system introduced in June 2004.
Since then, Printronix has deployed more RFID printer applicators among Wal-Mart's top 100 suppliers than any other manufacturer and earned the top market share position in North America, according to CB GroupUSA.
The SLPA8000r is available now in North America through Printronix or its network of system integrators and partners.