Read on for highlights of the topics addressed in this webinar replay or go directly to Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to watch the replay.

Xemelgo ISV

Xemelgo strongly believes that technology should complement your business processes. The company focuses on turnkey software as a service for low-cost sensors, like RFID, to optimize your operations. From raw materials to work-in-progress and on to finished goods, Xemelgo works with:

• • • Manufacturing
    • Distribution & Logistics
    • Retail

Smart Solutions

Xemelgo offers smart solutions using their software programs to provide real-time visibility for manufacturing, supply chains, and logistics operations. If your organization is missing a tool, there is a bottleneck, or if training is taking longer than usual, Xemelgo can help optimize the problem.

David discusses the four areas the company focuses on for optimization:

• • • Asset tracking
    • Inventory management
    • Work-in-Progress
    • Shipment tracking

Industries Served

Xemelgo focuses in on specific industries to better serve their customers. The company collaborates and co-creates software that is specific to each of the following businesses, creating positive business outcomes:

• • • Aerospace
    • Marine
    • Automotive
    • Industrial
    • Food
    • OEM
    • MRO
    • Medical
    • Electronics
    • Pharmaceutical

Webinar Wrap-Up

Zebra Certified ISVs and Imprint Enterprises have the tools, knowledge, and expertise to help you move forward with the optimization of your manufacturing, distribution & logistics, and retail operations. Bob and David complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • • How does your product work with Zebra differently than some of your competition?

    • What if a company wanted to do something unique that isn’t in your basic feature set? Do you customize and how does that work?

    • How does your system integrate with ERP and WMS?

    • Can you explain a little more about your user interface and deployment, and how easy it is to get accustomed to the reports and information your software provides?

    • How do Imprint and Zebra integrate to help customers solve some unique problems?

Watch the Webinar Replay

From fast, simple solutions to a planning long-term sustainability, the specialists at Imprint Enterprises and Xemelgo can help you understand what you need to create custom software solutions for your business operations. Zebra Technologies is the global leader in providing top-quality solutions with Certified ISVs.

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, Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV). The experts are there to help you and your business. If you have questions, contact Imprint Enterprises today.

Read on for highlights of the topics addressed in this webinar replay or go directly to Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to watch the replay.

Kutir Mobility ISV 

Kutir Mobility has been in operation for over 20 years with over 100 resources worldwide, focusing primarily on custom enterprise mobility ecosystem solutions since 2008. Kutir Mobility helps customers reimagine their legacy Windows Mobile or legacy Windows CE applications in the Android paradigm.

Kutir Mobility has a Zebra Professional Services Master Agreement, working on their behalf to create custom software programs. The company is intimately familiar with RFID, mobile computing, barcode scanning, Zebra MotionWorks, and more.

Application Portfolio

Over the years, Kutir Mobility has created some off-the-shelf software solutions that are customizable for specific customer problems. These programs are designed to work straight out of the box and are primarily cloud based. Most programs are subscription-based, except for ASSET360. All of the applications are designed so they can stand alone to work on their own or integrate with other applications for information flow.

Brad discusses some of the software solutions they offer, expanding on two specific applications:

• • • ASSET360
    • TechDispatch
    • PROOFofDelivery
    • INVENTORY360
    • MONIT360

ASSET360

INVENTORY360

INVENTORY360 is a fully customizable warehouse management solution for simple and complex inventory solutions. INVENTORY360 is suitable for most businesses and is excellent for small to medium-sized businesses. The program provides the ability to quickly start adding barcode scanning to business processes, especially when moving from Excel into a more structured and automated method.

Brad provides examples of use cases such as:

• • • Combining with drone technology to track trailers in a yard
    • Inventory movement within a warehouse
    • Lot and serial number tracking
    • Capture photos
    • Catalog creation
    • And more

Webinar Wrap-Up

Zebra Certified ISVs and Imprint Enterprises have the tools, knowledge, and expertise to help you move forward with the future asset and inventory management. Bob and Brad complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • • How do people engage with your company? What is the best way for them to get in touch with you or work with you?
    • What are the different pricing models for the different options that you have? Is it cloud-based? Is there a desktop component?
    • How do you integrate with ERP WMS systems and what is the benefit of using your software?
    • How do Imprint and Zebra integrate to help customers solve some unique problems?

Watch the Webinar Replay

From fast, simple solutions to a planning long-term sustainability, the specialists at Imprint Enterprises and Kutir Mobility can help you understand what you need to create custom software solutions for your business operations. Zebra Technologies is the global leader in providing top-quality solutions with Certified ISVs.

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, Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV). The experts are there to help you and your business. If you have questions, contact Imprint Enterprises today.

Read on for highlights of the topics addressed by Greg in this webinar replay or go directly to Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to watch the replay.

Vertical Systems ISV

Vertical Systems, Inc., has been in operation since 1982, focusing in on RFID solutions over the last 10 years. Greg mentions that his company offers many software implementations that can help with the following for RFID software solutions:

• • • Asset Tracking
    • Truck Inventory
    • RFID Mobile
    • Conveyor Automation
    • Inventory Movement

Tagging Compliance Needs

RFID mandates have grown in popularity among many large retailers. RFID can help businesses manage inventory accuracy, improve customer experiences, and manage loss prevention, among other benefits. Greg highlights some of the large retailers that have RFID mandates:

• • • Walmart
    • Dick’s Sporting Goods
    • Macy’s
    • And more

RAPID RFID Mobile

Businesses sending their products to large retailers need to be able to quickly verify RFID tags. RFID Mobile is an affordable option to ease RFID mandate requirements. The program runs on Zebra’s equipment and is used to quickly verify RFID tagged items on a screen. Greg highlights the key features of the RAPID RFID Mobile App:

• • • Read RFID tags
    • Parse GS1 compliant EPC into UPC and serial numbers
    • Assign tag reads to job, location, user, etc.
    • Export tag read data into CSV
    • Multiple reader types
    • Advanced find feature to location specific tag (Geiger)
    • Optionally send tag reads to hosted web applications
    • Status of reader connectivity
    • Find button to navigate the Find Tag Feature (optional)
    • And more

Webinar Wrap-Up

Zebra Certified ISV’s and Imprint Enterprises have the tools, knowledge, and expertise to help you move forward with the future of RFID mandates. Bob and Greg complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • • How does RAPID RFID Mobile integrate with WMS or ERP systems and any other kind of customization that would entail?
    • What Zebra products can this software integrate with?
    • What web-based tools do you offer? Does that help with things like having multiple units or using the fixed-mount readers? What are some of the advantages of that?
    • How do Imprint and Zebra integrate to help customers solve some unique problems?

Watch the Webinar Replay

From fast, simple solutions to a planning long-term sustainability, the specialists at Imprint Enterprises and Vertical Systems can help you understand what you need to become compliant with RFID mandates. Zebra Technologies is the global leader in providing top-quality products with Certified ISVs.

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, Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV). The experts are there to help you and your business. If you have questions, contact Imprint Enterprises today.

This first blog provides a basic foundation to understand the concepts and uses of ISV, and why it is important for your business to excel.

What is an ISV?

Zebra certified ISVs are organizations that develop software solutions that run in conjunction with one or more computer hardware devices, operating system (OS) platforms, and cloud platforms. The ISV’s work with Zebra and are not owned or controlled by Zebra. ISVs provide a software solution for operational challenges that can display real-time visibility of devices and scannable materials.

What is ISV for?

Bob Conti, President of Imprint Enterprises held a webinar with three Zebra Certified ISVs:

• • • Greg Heilman with Vertical Systems
    • Brad Mackenzie with Kutir Mobility
    • David Vásquez with Xemelgo

These ISVs provide software solutions to coordinate your Zebra hardware products, OS platforms, and scannable items for real-time visibility of your Zebra products, your scannable materials, shipments, inventory, processes, and more.

Many verticals can benefit from using Zebra certified ISVs, including:

• • • Manufacturing
    • Distribution
    • Retail
    • Automotive
    • Industrial
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Electronics
    • And more

Why You Need Zebra Certified ISV’s

Zebra’s Certified ISVs provide a customized system that is easy to use with your Zebra devices. Incorporating an ISV into your devices and OS system can help solve visibility problems and add customizations to your existing product line. This can, in turn, result in very successful deployments, ultimately offering better functionality and cost savings to your customers.

Watch the Webinar Replay

Using Zebra’s ISVs is a simple solution to enhance the functionality of your Zebra products and OS platforms. Incorporating an ISV can provide many benefits that will keep you ahead of the competition. Stay tuned for the next blog in the series which focuses on the ISV Vertical Systems.

For more information, watch the webinar replay Intro to Zebra Certified Independent Software Vendors (ISV). The experts are there to help you understand the basics. If you have questions, you can always Contact Imprint Enterprises today.

In this webinar, Bob Conti, President of Imprint Enterprises, Marty Johnson, Global Product Management of Environmental Sensors from Zebra Technologies, and Ankan Basak, Principal Product Management of Environmental Sensors from Zebra Technologies discuss the new technologies that are both useful and interesting.

Read on for some of the topics addressed in this webinar replay or go directly to Reimagine Supply Chain Visibility with Zebra Environmental Sensors to watch it now.

Cool Chain Challenges

Increased on-demand and e-commerce economies can make it more difficult to ensure products are of top-quality from manufacturing, through shipping, to the end-user. Zebra Technologies merged with Temptime® technology to help ease the challenges businesses can face. 

Marty discusses:

• • • • Compliance regulations
      • Validation of processing
      • Assessing unexpected effects
      • Minimizing waste
      • Lower costs
      • Avoiding liability
      • Maintaining customer confidence
      • Improving profits while accelerating ROI

Cold Chain Monitoring

Core Markets and Applications

These environmental solutions are designed to meet different use cases among different industries, from cold chain, storage, monitoring, and even high heat processing. Marty addresses the following industries and how their sensors can help their processes:

• • • Transportation & Logistics

    • Food

    • Pharma

    • Manufacturing

Electronic Product Solutions

From extreme heat to freezing conditions, there are simple visual solutions that can be attached to your products, placed in cases, or printed out. Marty discusses the range of visual solutions, how they visually change, and what can be thermal printed and what cannot.

• • • Ready-to-Use Temperature Indicators
    • Temperature Printable Indicators
    • Humidity/Moisture Printable Indicators
    • Sterilization Printable Indicators

Webinar Wrap-Up

Reduce waste and eliminate assumptions that products have been kept within specific environmental parameters. Integrating environmental indicators and sensors can improve accuracy. Marty and Ankan complete the webinar by answering the following questions:

• • • Are there custom options for visual indicators?

    • How do the electronic sensors communicate?

    • Are there different label material (base substrate) options?

    • Can a regular Zebra printer print temperature labels?

    • Are there extra costs for the Cloud services?

Watch the Webinar Replay

Monitoring environmental conditions does not have to be a guessing game, potentially resulting in unnecessary fines and chargebacks. With the latest Zebra Technologies merger, there are more options than before to help you better track and/or monitor the quality of your products from beginning to end.

Stop relying on protective or qualified packaging that can still leave your customers wondering. Imprint Enterprises, partnering with Zebra Technologies can help guide you through where you are today and where you want to go in the future. There is a team of experts that understand the aspects of environmental sensors, to provide efficient solutions.

Watch the webinar Reimagine Supply Chain Visibility with Zebra Environmental Sensors. The experts are there to help you understand barcode solutions. If you have questions, you can always Contact Imprint Enterprises today.

Fact is, Industry sectors such as Warehouse and Distribution Management, Manufacturing/Inventory Management, and Retail/Backroom Management can all suffer from productivity declines without an effective and systemized device storage solution in place.

The Danger of Not Knowing: 3 Key Questions to Ask

Question #1: How closely can you track the chain of custody for each device?

Question #2: What’s your confidence level in knowing who had which device, when and what happened to it, and how often it was in use throughout the worker’s shift?

Question #3: Are you charging and updating devices on a manual, one-off basis?

Because left unchecked, these issues cause obstruction and disruption to an effective enterprise workflow. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way. Because the ultimate mobile device management solution is closer than you think.

• • People
  • Devices
  • Workflows

Workflows are often the first to show significant productivity gains. Now any workflow can be automated via software-driven management.

This shift to automation accelerates access to devices for workers at the beginning and the end of shifts. More efficiency gains come from eliminating manual distribution and documentation of devices.
Overall, automation of device management helps an enterprise better manage (and often minimize worker hours), reduces the possibility of human error, and promotes better allocation of company resources, both human and machine.
What makes Zebra Intelligent Cabinets the preferred solution?

Single Source, Multi-Device Consolidation, and Optimization

Consolidation and connection via Intelligent Cabinets can perform key tasks while housing the mobile devices in a safe and secure, temperature-controlled environment. (Future Intelligent Cabinet innovations will soon be equipped with UV light on each shelf level to properly disinfect each device for its next use. This feature helps boost overall worker safety and further reduces downtime.)

Intelligent Cabinets also provide one source and location to deliver a full array of tasks and services:

• • Effective tracking of battery level and overall device health
  • Efficient battery charging
  • Uniform software updates
  • Comprehensive diagnostics and health checks
  • Faster access

Intelligent Cabinets can also protect devices with authorized-only storage, security, and access. This chain of custody capability helps the enterprise better protect a valuable investment and overall company asset: its entire inventory of mobile devices.

Where Intelligent Cabinets Work Best

Zebra Intelligent Cabinets are the preferred choice in many industrial, manufacturing, and retail environments.

Warehouse/Manufacturing

Key areas where Intelligent Cabinets are deployed for optimal efficiency:

• • Storage/stocking areas
  • Reverse logistics
  • Picking/packing
  • Inventory management

Optimize Workflows Now all devices are ready for immediate use when needed.

Secure and Track Stow devices in a highly secure cabinet, determine and grant access to authorized personnel, accurately track usage by user, and more

Reduce Damage and Loss Improve personnel accountability for devices. Reduce damage, faults and return for repairs.

Lower Costs Prevent loss and lower replacement costs.

Retail

Intelligent Cabinets are put to work in all of these use cases:

• • E-commerce
  • Distribution centers
  • Back of store

Optimize Worker Time
When the team is ready for work, so are all your devices. This helps improve how the day starts and ends from a process and workflow perspective.

Track Device Status
Constant status updates of all your Zebra mobile devices. Monitor battery life and perform updates while not in service. Maximize workflows and staff efficiency with greater visibility of individual users and device usage.

Reduce Costs
Secure devices in lockable cabinets when not in use to prevent loss. Improved workforce utilization and reduced labor costs consistently.

More Efficiency and A Proven Solution = A Better Choice

A better and smarter solution for device management is all within your immediate grasp. So too are immediate, tangible, and sustainable boosts in productivity, device reliability, and most important with transitory staffing, full worker accountability.

Intelligent Cabinets also help reduce damage to your devices. Because with accountable workers and more devices in use, there’s less downtime and increased productivity. All from an improved workflow and more efficient worker performance.

With rapid access and “at a glance’ status, all your mobile devices are organized, charged, and ready for use at the start of the shift with easy-to-spot displays to ensure each user accesses the correct device. No more waiting for a device to be ready initially or somehow battery-depleted during the worker’s shift.

Another ROI benefit is minimizing maintenance and operating costs. Zebra Intelligent cabinets are durable, flexible, and customizable to your needs, available floor space, and overall environment. Every cabinet component is engineered with industry experience and built to last for years of effective service.

Flexible Configurations Come Standard

Zebra Intelligent Cabinets provide infinite flexibility. These cabinets can accommodate several different devices: from 5 (compact) to 60 (X-Large) to 100 devices (Extreme).

Zebra Intelligent Cabinets | Feature Overview

Racks can be single or double-sided, depending on your device inventory. Cradle locks have mechanical locking for TC5X/TC7C charging cradles. Carts can be customized to your unique environmental conditions.

The cabinets can hold a variety of different combinations of devices in different arrangements. A “stadium” design can house more devices with the same footprint to maximize floor space.

There’s also a modern open-leaf design for easy access, passive cooling for reduced operating costs, and multi-level security offerings that can be easily configured.

Your Realtime Device Dashboard: The Zebra Access Management System

Intelligent Cabinets include the Zebra Access Management System (cabinet display + device application + portal) to effectively manage and track access to devices.

This system quickly identifies device readiness and loss issues whether in-cabinet on a charge, in use, or simply missing. At your fingertips are real-time updates to device status.

See the status of an entire site or all your cabinets across your operation via the Portal. You can also add, remove and configure devices, cabinets, and sites via the Portal and add devices via the Cabinet.

The Intelligent Cabinet system includes the following:

• • Customized solutions depending on specific use cases
  • Ideal for warehouse/distribution

Zebra-validated cabinets, racks, cradle locks, and customized carts are designed to accommodate a wide range of Zebra mobile devices, from handheld mobile computers and tablets to mobile printers and scanners. To view the entire Zebra roster of mobile devices, click here.

Another ROI benefit is minimizing maintenance and operating costs. Zebra Intelligent cabinets are durable, flexible, and customizable to your needs, available floor space, and overall environment. Every cabinet component is engineered with industry experience and built to last for years of effective service.

And with Zebra, you have access to a wider range of services. Zebra Professional Services can help every step of the way with your Intelligent Cabinets system. From initial concepts to a smooth deployment, successful adoption, and effective operations.

Our Support Services provide the right coverage of your devices that extend beyond the usual wear and tear. To get more comprehensive support, VisibilityIQ™ offers a single-pane-of-glass of device performance. And ongoing technical support is only a call or click away with Zebra OneCare.

From technology to flexibility to experience and support, Zebra is the single source you can trust to handle all your mobile device management needs.

And count on Imprint’s Management Services – working with the best technology providers like Zebra to deliver proven solutions such as Intelligent Cabinets to a constantly changing marketplace.

Contact Imprint today to discuss your device management and security options..

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Verification before shipping can save time, money, and ultimately your business relationships!

A barcode label tells the receiver just what it is that they are receiving.  If the barcode label cannot be read, why would the company accept it?  Would you accept a large shipment not knowing what is in it?

When a shipment is rejected because of defunct labels, the company rejecting the order will often demand the return of their money and tack on fees to that.  You can avoid all that, saving money and wasted manhours dealing with shipment returns over subpar barcode labels.

You need a barcode label machine that has an integrated verification technology to check and grade every label as it is being printed.  Yes, every label.  Finding a top-quality machine that can check every label means that you no longer have to individually verify the scannability of random labels.  Preferably a top of the line barcode label printing machine is a globally certified product and adheres to ISO and ANSI standards.

Avoid misreads and no-reads with compliance labeling, with precision printing up to +/-0.2 mm (0.0079 in).  Consider what it would do for your business and customer relations if you could even send a quality grading report to the customer, assuring them that every barcode label is readable to top standards upon leaving your facility.  What would it take to create happy customers with easy traceability that is above and beyond their industry standards?

LABEL QUALITY = MONEY

On average, there can be 6 incidents per month where customers cannot read the barcode labels on a shipment they received.  The customer will randomly select a label to read.  If the barcode label is bad, the customer can reject the entire shipment, causing you to possibly pay a chargeback and added fees.  With the potential of a chargeback being as much as $200,000, added fees may be up to $3,000 for one delivery.

How much is that affecting your profits?  How many man hours were spent getting that shipment out the door?  How much did it cost you to get the shipment to the customer?  Add to that how much it can cost to correct the problem at the customers end (if they even keep the shipment) and it could cost you the future of that business relationship.

If you are checking the barcode labels at the beginning, middle, and end of printing, you are basically rolling the dice and crossing your fingers.  A proper barcode labeling machine can deliver peace of mind by producing labels that are of top quality, saving you money in the long run.

INTEGRATED VERIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

When the barcode label machine has a touchscreen interface system installed on it, it becomes easier to use.  You can manage the machine individually or through intelligence software to manage more than one at a time, at the same time.  The printing technology can also help to reduce smearing of labels.  These technological advancements provide you with security in knowing that your barcode labels will be of top quality.

Globally Certified

A top-quality barcode labeling machine should be designed with top standards in mind.  It should be globally certified and adhere to ISO and ANSI barcode labeling standards.  You should also be able to modify the grading standard to make it stricter than ISO or ANSI.  This increases your quality of barcode labels.

CREATE HAPPY CUSTOMERS

Each of your clients may have different standards that they want you to adhere to.  Create happy customers and lasting relationships by understanding and easily conforming to their industry standards.  From your facility to theirs, top quality barcode labels allow your customers to easily read what something is and track items for possible recalls.

Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare / UDI

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) requires a unique device identifier (UDI) on every label that is readable by man and machine, from manufacturing through distribution and on to patient use.  These labels help manage patient safety.

Automotive

The automotive industry typically uses 2D barcode technology for fast and accurate shipping.  These barcodes can also help manage parts to ease the stress of a recall by creating traceability.

THE HONEYWELL PX940 IS MORE THAN JUST A BARCODE LABEL PRINTER… IT IS AN INVESTMENT THAT PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR YEARS TO COME.

Ease your customers minds by sending them reports of the graded labels.Satisfy your customers while saving yourself money in the process.Happy customers mean a healthy revenue.

Let the PX940 do the barcode label work for you.

Contact us today to schedule a demo or to discuss your specific needs.