Having your eyes on all the moving parts and pieces is challenging for any sized company. A smaller business may have fewer human resources to allocate across business operations. Inevitably, you end up doing more than you can as one person with a finite number of hours in the work week. Naturally, you end up searching for a solution. Something that will allow you a controlled and comprehensive oversight solution of your devices while not requiring your active administration. We’ve got the solution you’ve been looking for, and it can be tailored to your specific needs.

IM², IM² PLUS, and IM² MAX are the perfect options to support your business mobility while you focus your time and attention on the bigger stuff. Imprint has a long history of excellent customer service, a professional and certified team, a wide range of services and devices to address all your business needs, with key applications to make managing your devices comprehensive and controlled.

We recognize the unique challenges businesses face in trying to manage their business mobility while also managing all the other parts of their business. From unboxing, to provisioning, MDM enrollment, repair services, and even on-site installation, Imprint has the solution you need.

Our Team Provides Professionalism and Excellent Customer Service

Imprint Enterprises has a rich 49-year history, with 34 years in the data collection and mobility marketplace. We’ve evolved as the industry has and have continued to focus on and emphasize our customer care. Our customers have always come first. We offer them the best products with the best customer service for the best value.

Our sales philosophy is the “marathon approach” truly believing in building long-term business relationships. This has translated to our reps knowing customers just by the sound of their voice. Our team is comprised of professional, experienced, and technically trained people who have strong tenure with our company and hold mastery over the industry.

We have elite status as a premier partner with industry leaders such as Zebra and Honeywell. Whether you need data collection or mobility hardware service, parts and supplies, or advice and technical support on how to get the most value out of your solutions, our skilled and responsive staff is ready to assist you. You can learn more about us here.

We Have Access to the Best Management Technology & Applications

We Have a Variety of Services & Products to Support Your Business Functions

If you’re already a customer of ours, then the transition will be easy; we already know your business, its needs, and what devices you’re employing. If, and when, those devices need upgrades or replacements, we’ll already be well-versed to recommend the latest version of the same device or a new one that will still effectively handle your business requirements with little to no interruption or downtime. We can also recommend additional services or solutions to help improve your business’ day-to-day operations.

If you’re new to us, you’ll be ecstatic that you found us. Our services and products work across nine industries, covering manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and distribution. Imprint’s services and solutions cover asset tracking, labeling, barcode systems, and RFID management in addition to mobility solutions. Our mobile devices range from barcode scanners to wearable scanners, mobile terminals, barcode verifiers, RFID products, rugged tables, and more.

Bottom line – Imprint can be your one-stop shop for solutions and products while also offering IM² mobility management services that will have you feeling relieved that your devices are well taken care of. You can get your products through us, your service contracts, all the solutions you need, and get mobility management to go with it.

IM² is the Mobility Management Strategy to Enhance Your Operational Effectiveness

Imprint has a way to manage the oversight of your mobile devices so you don’t have to sacrifice time in your day that can be spent on your business operations. The focus of Imprint Mobility Manager (IM²) is to rapidly configure, restore, and replace mobile devices, monitoring performance 24/7 for you, helping your business enhance productivity and effectiveness.

IM², IM² PLUS, and IM² MAX are built to help your business across the entire lifecycle of your mobile technology from integration, to monitoring, to repairs, and more, from one convenient source.

Our experts do all the work for you either remotely or within your facility, saving you time and money, and allowing your employees to focus on the work that enhances your bottom line. Why worry about what could go wrong when you can focus on what generates greater business income.

Imprint ensures that it is that easy. Simply contact your team of specialists if a device goes down and they will have the process managed for you. IM² is the cost-effective way to enhance the effectiveness of your mobile operations while reducing (or even eliminating) some of the biggest logistical headaches associated with managing successful business mobility strategies.

Don’t live with mobility hassles. Use Imprint Mobility Manager and get your time back.

Contact Imprint Enterprises today to discuss what IM², IM² PLUS, and IM² MAX can do for your business.

Zebra Technologies, using Matrox® Imaging, can help ease some of the stress in your business by streamlining your industrial barcode verification processes.

Zebra Industrial Machine Vision Solutions

Zebra’s business is to help your business advance, increasing yields, efficiency, and regulatory compliance while reducing your overall costs. Machine Vision scanning tunnels can create a 24/7 automated process with unmatched accuracy and speed.

Create end-to-end traceability from production to distribution, automatically capturing codes the first time, every time. Automatically inspect, detect, analyze, classify, measure, and verify quality and compliance with exceptional accuracy, minimizing waste and maximizing margins.

Decrease downtime and inconsistencies with vision-guided robot solutions regardless of lighting problems, maintaining worker safety, and increasing cycle times and precision. 3D imaging and deep learning technologies add a new dimension of accuracy to your inspection and detection capabilities at faster speeds.

Machine Vision vs Traditional Scanning Systems

Industrial Machine Vision Hardware and Software Products

Solve critical operational challenges with Zebra’s fixed-industrial scanning and Machine Vision solutions that are field-proven. From basic track-and-trace to complex inspections, recognition, and guidance tasks, Zebra has a robust lineup of hardware and software products that deliver greater flexibility to suit your needs:

• • Fixed Industrial Scanners

  • Smart Sensors and Cameras

  • Frame Grabbers

  • Vision Controllers

  • Indio I/O Card

  • AltiZ 3D Profile Sensor

  • Machine Vision Cameras

  • Aurora FocusTM

  • Aurora Vision LibraryTM

  • Aurora Vision StudioTM

  • Aurora Imaging LibraryTM

  • Aurora Design AssistantTM

  • Zebra Barcode Libraries

Zebra is a Company with a Future Forward Vision

Zebra’s Machine Vision takes barcode label verification scanning to a whole new level, increasing throughput, elevating quality and accuracy, and lowering overall costs. Zebra Technologies is an expert in the barcoding technology field with rigorous testing of their products and is one of the largest converters of barcode labels in the USA.

With 32 years of experience and product knowledge, Imprint Enterprises is a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra, with specialists to help you determine what your business needs to step forward while considering future possibilities. At Imprint, every client is about building a lasting relationship to facilitate client growth and future sustainability.

 Contact Imprint Enterprises today to discuss what Zebra’s Machine Vision solutions can do for your current and future needs. 

Read on for highlights of the topics addressed in this webinar replay or go directly to Warehouse ADC Integration: Why it’s a Priority for your SMB’s Future and Growth to watch the replay.

Zebra’s Data Capture Portfolio

Zebra offers data capturing devices with differing capabilities and functionalities for a variety of applications, needs, and budgetary requirements for SMB’s. Barcode scanners enable the collection of data while on the move in your facility, or from a fixed location.

Greg provides a variety of handheld and fixed scanners, with good, better, and best options to suit your specific needs:

• • • DS2200 Series
    • DS4600 Series
    • DS8100 Series
    • Ultra-Rugged 3600 Series
    • Companion Scanner
    • Hands-Free Scanners
    • Single- & Multi-Plane Scanners
    • Android Micro-Kiosk Scanners

Built in Tools

The 3600 Ultra-Rugged Series Scanners

Zebra Technologies is the global leader in ultra-rugged technology, creating a first of its kind with the 3600 Ultra-Rugged scanners. With an IP68 and IP65, these ultra-rugged scanners work under water and have freezer-rated cables. Zebra took durability to a new level by throwing it from the top of a 4-story building.

Greg some special details of the 3600 ultra-rugged series technology:

• • Many models to choose from
  • Ultra-rugged
  • Productivity enhancing tools
  • Free software tools
  • Power management
  • Ease of use
  • Superior cordless technology
  • Virtual tether
  • Keypad and display (KD) version

Use Cases for the 3600 Ultra-Rugged Series Scanners

Greater flexibility with a wider range of applications of these ultra-rugged scanners provides ease of use in several types of facilities. Greg provides some potential uses of the ultra-rugged scanners with a breakdown of model numbers:

• • Transportation & Logistics
  • Warehouse
  • General Use
  • Manufacturing
    • • DP & DPA Models

Accessories for the Ultra-Rugged 3600 Series

Accessories help ease device management and expand the flexibility for using the ultra-rugged series scanners. Greg discusses some of the purpose-built, ultra-rugged accessories:

• • Charger/Communication Cradles
  • 4-slot battery charger
  • Spare PowerPrecision+ batteries
  • Intellistand
  • Freezer-rated cables
  • Third-part heated scanner holders
  • Carrying options
  • Tool balancer/pulley for forklift operations
  • Forklift accessories

PowerPrecision+ Battery Technology

Smart batteries help reduce the total cost of ownership with scanners and improves the return on investment. PowerPrecision+ batteries expand the life cycle of individual batteries and take the guess work out of which batteries to replace and when. This minimizes the time spent managing batteries, improving uptime and worker productivity.

Greg discusses the perks of the advanced battery technology:

• • 100,000+ scans per charge
  • Highly accurate charge gauge
  • Extensive battery metrics
  • Complete solution
  • Smart battery data

Unique Zebra Programs

Zebra creates comprehensive scanning packages by offering unique tools and programs that maximize the use and cost of your ultra-rugged scanners. Greg describes some of the tools and programs:

• • 123Scan
  • Scan-To-Connect
  • GoZebra Scanner Trade-In Rebate

Webinar Wrap-Up

From simple data capturing to harsh scanning environments, Zebra works hard to bring you the latest in technological advancements. Zebra Technologies and Imprint Enterprises have the tools, knowledge, and expertise to help you create a scanning solution that can improve productivity.

Bob and Greg complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • When you order a scanner, can you configure it with a smart battery, or does it come with a standard battery, and you have to add on the smart battery?
  • How long before you have to replace the battery in a standard scanner?
  • Does every scanner model have a battery that is removable and replaceable?
  • How often are people choosing models and then their business model changes, and they have to look at new scanning options?
  • If you buy a newer scanner model, is there a difference in the rebate with your Trade-In Program?
  • Bob: When implementing scanners, when there are multiple different areas with different scanners, how complex is it to integrate those into a WMS or similar system?

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Zebra works hard to bring your company the scanning technology and tools it needs to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, with cost-effective options ranging from good, better, and best. Zebra is the leading expert in barcode scanning technology, bringing you the best ultra-rugged scanner in the industry.

With 32 years of experience and product knowledge, Imprint Enterprises is a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra Technologies. Imprint is an industry-leading provider of barcode printers, scanners, verifiers, software, RFID, labeling, warehouse labeling systems, as well as repair and maintenance solutions.

Watch the webinar replay, Warehouse ADC Integration: Why it’s a Priority for your SMB’s Future and Growth. The experts are there to help you and your SMB. If you have questions, Contact Imprint Enterprises today.

Read on for highlights of the topics addressed in this webinar replay or go directly to MDM Made Affordable and Simple with Imprint IM² Remote Support Services to watch the replay.

IM² Defined

Imprint Enterprises created a cloud-based mobility management software platform, Imprint Mobility Manager (IM²). This software platform offers remote management and access to all registered devices within IM², offering real-time visibility on any web browser to monitor all Android-based assets.

IM² allows your company to reclaim wasted time configuring devices with quick deployment using a “Golden Image” that will automatically get your device into production with a quick scan. Gain control of your company’s network with increased security and a dedicated help desk.

Benefits of IM²

Android Device Enrollment

IM² provides you a minimal touch device enrollment using a single scan enrollment or reenrollment. Simply scan a barcode that is specific to your company when you open your device. Within about 15 minutes, your device will be enrolled into the IM² server, and it will configure your device for you. Zach provides greater detail of the “Golden Image” configuration:

• • Security
  • Restrictions
  • Connectivity
  • SOTI Apps

Webinar Wrap-Up

Live Demos of IM² are available upon request. Imprint Enterprises has the tools, knowledge, and expertise to help you move forward with a cost-effective solution to enhance the effectiveness of your mobile operations. Bob and Zach complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • Can the number of devices be expanded after the initial setup?
  • Is tech support included with the IM² service or is it purchased separately?
  • Can devices be seen at any time on the IM² Cloud?
  • Do you configure the devices or does the client? How fast can devices be configured?
  • What does it look like after a device has been returned from repair?
  • Bob, do you have any unique use cases with IM² where a customer solved a major problem?

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The focus of Imprint Mobility Manager (IM²) is to rapidly configure and restore mobile devices, monitoring performance 24/7 for you, helping to enhance productivity and effectiveness. IM² helps you across the entire lifecycle of your mobile technology from integration, to monitoring, to repairs, and more, from one convenient source.

With 33 years of experience and product knowledge, Imprint Enterprises is an industry-leading provider of on-demand label printing systems, rugged and industrial barcode printers, scanners, and verifiers, wireless networking infrastructure, warehouse labeling systems, software, RFID solutions, and repair and maintenance solutions.

Watch the webinar replay, MDM Made Affordable and Simple with Imprint IM² Remote Support Services. The experts are there to help you and your business. If you have questions, Contact Imprint Enterprises today.

The answer is: GO Zebra Trade-In. With this program you can “swap setbacks for savings” by trading in old equipment for rebates towards new equipment. 

​TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE GO ZEBRA TRADE-IN PROGRAM?

​Think of how when you are ready to upgrade your phone or turn in your leased or used vehicle. You’ve been using them for a while. They were great when you first bought them, but over time their functionality has been reduced by normal ware-and-tear not to mention their technology is now outdated. You want the newer model, but you know there’s a cost associated. Unless there’s an exchange program that assists with those new costs. GO Zebra Trade-In program is essentially the same arrangement but with your enterprise’s devices (think tablets and scanners, as examples). You bring in your old devices (regardless of brand, by the way), and Zebra gives you a cash rebate to put towards the purchase of new devices. Additionally, Zebra then recycles the old devices, thereby reducing landfill waste. As they put it, it’s a “win for you, your wallet, and the environment.”

WHAT EXACTLY CAN I RETRUN AND GET A REBATE FOR?​

WHAT IS THE PROCESS? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?​

Zebra recognizes that staying ahead of your competition requires mobile computers and tablets that are beyond their predecessors’ class of intelligence. Those computers and tablets need to be able to shave time off processes, assist in better decision-making, and stand up to the daily grind. All of this is why Zebra has a list of eligible mobile computers and tablets that you can get a rebate for when you turn in your old ones. Similarly, you need scanners that are ready for action in the production line, hospital or stock room, etc. Your scanners need to capture data the first time and every time after. As such, Zebra has included in its Trade-In program the exchange of qualified scanners for the next generation of scanners.

It's time. Out with the old and in with the new. ​

Who knows just how much downtime all those old devices and technology have really been costing you? Even without the exact figures, you know the benefits to having updated devices is invaluable to your business operations. Rather than worry about the cost, figure out how many devices you may have to trade in and what that translates to in rebates to put toward newer and better technology. You can head here to submit a form and see how much you can save by using the GO Zebra Trade-In Program or contact us and we can help you.

Read on for highlights of the topics addressed in this webinar replay or go directly to Warehouse Modernization: Why it’s a Priority for your SMB’s Future and Growth to watch the replay.

E-Commerce Trends Inspire a New Way Forward

Zebra is always working on greater technologies that help improve productivity for SMB’s. With the continual rise in e-commerce demands, warehouse modernization provides a solution that can grow with your SMB into the future.

Amanda provides detail on the top challenges due to increased e-commerce demands:

• • • Faster delivery to end customers
    • Increased transportation costs
    • Inventory accuracy and visibility
    • Shorter order lead times
    • Unpredictable consumer demand
    • Complexity of omnichannel logistics

Top Transportation & Logistics Priorities

A Changing Workforce

Obtaining, training, and retaining labor is a critical issue. Technology has increased in importance and workers will leave over poor technological integration. Younger generations expect the technology make their work easier, not harder.

Amanda discusses how technology has been a catalyst for change in warehouse management:

• • • Ease of use of software and hardware
    • Technological attractiveness
    • Modernization vs outdated/no technology

Operating with Precision

The need to operate faster because of faster service level agreements requires precision. Observing operations in a warehouse at each stage of a process can uncover the reasons why speed is being hindered. Amanda provides greater detail of some of the challenges at each stage of a warehouse process:

• • • Inbound
    • Inventory control
    • Outbound
    • Shipping

Warehouse Value Drivers & Modernization

Value drivers are those areas that help improve warehouse operations. Amanda discusses the three main drivers which modernization can help improve:

• • • Worker Enablement
    • Asset and Inventory Visibility
    • Optimized Customer Experience

Zebra Warehouse Solutions

Zebra researches the common problem areas to develop technology that can help improve warehouse efficiency and productivity. Zebra’s solutions help enhance mobility, visibility, accuracy, and automation. Amanda discusses some of the solutions provided by Zebra:

• • • Handheld mobile devices
    • Hands-free devices
    • Ultra-rugged devices
    • Vehicle-mount computers
    • Industrial barcode label printers
    • Desktop barcode label printers
    • Mobile barcode label printers
    • Automatic mobile robots (AMRs)
    • Sensor Technologies
    • RFID Solutions

Zebra’s Warehouse Maturity Model Framework

Webinar Wrap-Up

From data capture to data-driven decisions, 82% of warehouse operators and IT leaders plan on investing in software for automating analytics and decision-making by 2025. Zebra Technologies and Imprint Enterprises have the tools, knowledge, and expertise to help you move forward with the future of mobile printing technology.

Bob and Amanda complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • • Where are you seeing the biggest impact or ROI in the scope of modernization, the incoming phase, mobility phase, or the outbound phase?
    • What part of the modernization and solutions that Zebra provides can help to enhance employee workload?
    • How does visibility, as a component of the warehouse of the future, feed into applications to help with the predictive decision-making and can the data be utilized in the future?
    • How are AMRs being used in the SMB space and do you think it is a game changer?
    • Bob, do you have any examples where a SMB was thinking about modernization and Imprint helped them realize the difference modernization could make?

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Technology is the future and it’s already here Incorporating technology increases visibility within your facility, enhances efficiency and effectiveness, and can reduce unnecessary steps. Zebra has good, better, and best options to match your budget and your company needs. Zebra knows and understands that warehouse modernization is an asset to your SMB.

With 32 years of experience and product knowledge, Imprint Enterprises is a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra Technologies. Imprint is an industry-leading provider of barcode printers, scanners, verifiers, software, RFID, labeling, warehouse labeling systems, as well as repair and maintenance solutions.

Watch the webinar replay, Warehouse Modernization: Why it’s a Priority for your SMB’s Future and Growth. The experts are there to help you and your SMB. If you have questions, Contact Imprint Enterprises today.

Zebra Technologies is the global leader in providing top-quality, award-winning products that range from just starting out to advanced RFID equipment. Zebra offers an array of hardware and software options ranging from good, better, and best that will meet your budgetary needs.

From fast, simple solutions to planning long-term sustainability, the specialists at Imprint Enterprises can help you understand what you need for RFID mandate compliance. Imprint has over 30 years of experience helping businesses improve profitability and operational efficiency.

Zebra Technologies Has Top Quality RFID Products

Zebra Technologies RFID hardware and software is becoming more prevalent with the advancement of geo-location, security, and automation. More advanced than typical barcode solutions, RFID tags can be read without a direct line of sight and from as far away as 65 feet (or 20 meters). RFID readers can be fixed for maximum visibility and pinpointing location throughout the warehouse.

RFID Readers also come in handheld options to extend a network’s visibility beyond the walls of the warehouse. Processes can be automated to help ease worker shortages. RFID printer encoders are designed for manufacturing facilities, providing manufacturers the ability to incorporate application into their systems. Software systems are used for easy deployment and manageability of readers and tags.

Fixed Readers

Handheld Readers

Need a portable option? Handheld readers are an excellent option for carrying around:

MC3330R

• • • • Built on the Android platform with a large touch screen and keypad for comfortable, all-day use.
      • Best for omni-channel fulfillment, inventory management, automatic replenishment, control with receiving, trunk stock demo/sample inventory, and pharmaceutical and laboratory inventory.

MC3390R

• • • • Requires no hard wire connection.
      • Best for long-range, inventory management, item location and tracking, automatic replenishment, cross docking, and control with receiving.

FRD8500 Sled

• • • • Easily adds UHF RFID tag reading, writing, and locating abilities compatible with your Zebra TC20 RFID-ready mobile computer.
      • Best for inventory management.

Fetch Robotics AMRs are robots with built in intelligence systems to allow them to move and perform tasks autonomously. Most facilities do not have to be modified for AMRs to move around, using a localization map so they can start running upon deployment.

With better connectivity and enhanced safety features, AMRs can efficiently work around people and objects and can be scheduled to complete different tasks at different times. AMRs work great in warehouses for manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment.

Printer Encoders

RFID printer encoders are designed for industrial durability and flexibility, with high print speeds and media roll capacity. Printer encoders can be easy to manage and simple to integrate into your facility. There is even a thermal desktop printer for both direct and transfer options.

ZT600 Series

• • • • Reduces media costs

      • Tags are spaced close together (0.6 in/16mm) or narrower on most RFID inlays.

ZT400 Series

• • • • Easy to manage and simple to integrate.
      • Adaptive encoding technology allows for excellent media flexibility and simple RFID calibration, eliminating complex placement guidelines.

ZD500R

• • • • RFID tag thermal desktop printer, available in direct thermal and thermal transfer models.
      • Compatible with inlays from all leading suppliers.
      • Able to be used with a variety of RFID labels and tags from small, item-level hang tags to large case and pallet labels.

Software

Existing barcode software management systems, such as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Warehouse Management Software (WMS), or Manufacturing Management Software (MMS), may already be compatible for a simplified RFID integration. This allows for quicker deployment and manageability of RFID readers within a facility. Typically, Windows Server 2003, Solaris® 9 or 10, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux® can all be integration compatible systems.

Another option is to upgrade to software systems that can manage all devices and data for you for a more efficient process, such as MotionWorks®. This platform collects, manages, and analyzes sense and state data from tagged enterprise resources, feeding into a single integrated management console for enhanced visibility of the location and state of every tagged item.

Imprint Enterprises is the Zebra Technologies RFID Specialist

The benefits of using RFID are seen across multiple industries, including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, retail, manufacturing, and distribution. Companies find they can track equipment, inventory, and parts more effectively while also providing an added layer of security. RFID technology has proven to increase operational efficiency by minimizing human error while providing real-time data and tracking.

Imprint Enterprises is a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra Technologies, working with RFID installations since 2006. Imprint is a company that grows with you, providing your business with an affordably priced solution. Imprint builds a lifelong relationship with you and your company that is based on quality and trust with Specialists that can help you determine what you need. Imprint knows that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all.

Zebra Technologies has over 30 years of experience and is a leading expert in barcoding technology. Zebra rigorously tests their products in multiple R&D facilities, making sure you receive the quality you deserve. Originally founded in 1969, Zebra now has 10’s of millions of devices worldwide, creating end-to-end solutions.

Imprint Enterprises has decades of experience in RFID solutions – from printers, readers, and tags/labels.

Imprint will support you in making the most informed decision for your SMB and can outfit your company with RFID technology from Zebra Technologies. Contact us to begin building your comprehensive RFID solution for your SMB.

Read on for highlights of the topics addressed in the webinar or go directly to RFID Retail Mandates – 2023 and Beyond with Zebra Technologies to watch the replay.

What is a Mandate?

By definition, a mandate is an official order to something. Businesses view mandates as contract requirements to assure business continuity. Mandates have been in place for years, such as packaging specifications, pricing, and even ethical and environmentally friendly manufacturing. Patti addresses how RFID mandates are different:

• • • Visibility
    • Traceability
    • Regulatory requirements
    • Change management
    • Technological investment

RFID is the New Reality

RFID has been in retail and other industries for over 15 years. The value of using RFID is more evident today than just simply counting product. Patti discusses the many use cases identified in studies by Auburn University for RFID that can help minimize problems seen with specific categories in stores.

Identifying and Preparing for a Mandate

Mandates have evolved since the early days of the Walmart 100 to be more thoughtful and complete. Patti discusses the information you should receive from the company that initiates the mandate:

• • • Program requirements or overall objective
    • Standards to use
    • Timelines required
    • Testing requirements
    • Resources
    • A Playbook

Responding to a mandate should include an evaluation of the project from a very holistic approach. It is important to read everything that is sent instead of trying to anticipate the requirements. Imprint and Zebra are the RFID experts that can help make the process easier and quicker, while mitigating risks along the way.

The Benefits are Not Just for Retailers

Incorporating RFID may not be an initial objective for your business, but it can be of value for your future. There are proven benefits of incorporating RFID at the manufacturing, logistics, and distribution center (DC) levels. RFID can automate and digitize your processes, impacting your bottom line. Patti discusses the following benefits:

• • • Visibility
    • Reductions
    • Enhancements
    • Loss detection

Equipment Implementation

Zebra offers an extensive portfolio of devices that can print on-demand RFID encoded labels. Your business environment can impact the type of products and materials that will best suit your needs. Patti provides a few examples of RFID products to incorporate:

• • • RFID Printers: Mobile, Desktop, Industrial
    • Handheld and Fixed Readers
    • Autonomous and Transition Readers

RFID in the News

Walmart and Chipotle are prime examples of setting RFID mandates. Walmart started RFID mandating in 2005 while Chipotle started their mandate in 2020. Both companies require products coming into their stores and DCs to be RFID tagged. Walmart requires tags on individual items while Chipotle requires case level tagging.

Both Walmart and Chipotle have phased in their tagging requirements based on critical items and/or specific categories, working through to smaller suppliers. Other companies with RFID mandates include:

• • • McDonald’s
    • Nordstrom
    • Target
    • Macy’s

Webinar Wrap-Up

Zebra Technologies is an industry leader in RFID technology. Imprint Enterprises has the tools, knowledge, and experience to help you move forward with the future of RFID mandate compliance. The webinar is completed with Patti and Bob answering the following questions:

• • • Patti: How long is the process from pre-planning, to mandate, to mastery? How long would an average company look for scheduling a response to a mandate?
    • Patti: We have our products manufactured overseas. How do we ensure that the mandate is being handled over there and what are some of the pitfalls of getting it shipped over, into the U.S., into our distribution system, and onto the actual end retailer?
    • Patti: What are some of the challenges or pitfalls that you’ve seen with having some of the products shipped over (e.g., container, pallet, package, and individual product levels)?
    • Bob: Do you have any case studies or examples where a company actually saw a big difference in their business from implementing this mandate?
    • Bob: Can you talk about the data integration into current systems, or do they have to update their complete system as far as software goes?

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Integrating a RFID mandate does not have to be overly complicated. Zebra has good, better, and best options to match your budget, the mandate requirements, and to prepare you for the future. Zebra is the expert in RFID, staying on top of technological advancements for your benefit.

With 32 years of experience, Imprint Enterprises is a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra. Imprint is an industry-leading provider of barcode printers, scanners, verifiers, software, RFID, labeling, warehouse labeling systems, as well as repair and maintenance solutions.

Watch the webinar replay, RFID Retail Mandates – 2023 and Beyond with Zebra Technologies. The experts are there to help you and your business. If you have questions, contact Imprint Enterprises today.

Zebra Technologies is a leading expert in the barcoding technology field with their rigorous testing of their own products and multiple R&D facilities, being one of the largest converters in the USA for barcode labels. Their experts provide multiple options that can fit any budget, providing long-term support with trade-in programs. Zebra’s channel partners are certified to be the top of their fields, adhering to the quality that Zebra sets.

The experts at Zebra and Imprint can help simplify what can seem overwhelming. There are many options to get you started on newly modernizing your warehouse or upgrading your current processes. The experts walk through your facility with you to determine what your best options are.

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Creating a smart warehouse for the future to keep up with demands and your growing needs is ever important. If you have a WMS, look around your warehouse to see if labels are fading and wearing down. If you don’t even have a system, how will you maintain growth?

Installing smart labels for easy scanning and enhancing the visibility of your signs will boost productivity and expedite order fulfillment. Barcode scanning will increase in use by as much as 67% for greater efficiency. Is your warehouse designed to keep up with that demand?

From the floor to the bins, from the shelves to the aisle signs, here are some of the solutions that will work for you and your warehouse. Warehouse management systems need to keep up with the changing times and increasing demands. This is your first stop to find out more about what you need to transform your warehouse for the future:

• • • Floor Labels & Kits
    • Retro-Reflective Labels
    • Rack & Bin Labels
    • Warehouse Magnets
    • Warehouse and Isle Signs

Wireless Sensors

Using barcode verifiers can make sure barcodes are readable. Verifiers are designed for accuracy and repeatability, checking your barcodes for the highest ANSI or ISO quality using a pass/fail or letter grade. A quick search will find a wide range of models and prices. It’s important to hire a specialist that can get the best fit for your size, your goals, and your budget.

Mobile Computing

Consumer grade tablets and even many commercial grade tablets are not durable enough for rugged industry environments. Consumer and commercial tablets have poor security and manageability capabilities, causing slow processing speeds with quickly outdating tablets. Zebra Technologies is always upping the standards in rugged technological needs, keeping up with demanding industrial environments.

Zebra has an entire line of mobile tablet options that incorporate rugged durability, security, and manageability. Rugged tablets, such as the ET5x Series and the L10 are waterproof, dustproof, and drop-proof. Mobile computers, such as the MC9300, T8300, and MC3300x, can range in durability for extreme environmental conditions and offer multiple scanning and keypad options.

RFID 

RFID technology can increase operational efficiency, eliminate human error, and reduce capital costs. RFID technology also provides access to real-time data, offering insight for better decision making and precise asset management. Each tag has its own unique serial number.

RFID readers can be fixed for maximum visibility and pinpointing location throughout the warehouse. Readers also come as handheld readers and mobile computers to extend a network’s visibility beyond the walls of the warehouse.

Machine Vision

Machine Vision takes barcode scanning to the next level through automation. Matrox® Imaging expands industrial automation by supporting basic track-and-trace applications to complex inspection, recognition, and guidance tasks. Choose from a selection of fixed-mount scanning options that can meet any need of your facility.

Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)

Fetch Robotics AMRs are robots with built in intelligence systems to allow them to move and perform tasks autonomously. Most facilities do not have to be modified for AMRs to move around, using a localization map so they can start running upon deployment.

With better connectivity and enhanced safety features, AMRs can efficiently work around people and objects and can be scheduled to complete different tasks at different times. AMRs work great in warehouses for manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment.

Let the Experts Simplify the Process

Zebra Technologies is an award-winning company and Imprint Enterprises is a trusted partner for Zebra. Together, they bring you good, better, and best options to help your business step forward while considering future possibilities.

Ensuring the future longevity of your warehouse is what makes Zebra Technologies the best in the industry and is why Imprint Enterprises is a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra.

Contact Imprint Enterprises today to discuss Zebra’s warehouse modernization solutions that are best for you.