Barcode 'scanners save time & money

By Debble Alvredo ProfiMaster Computer Systems, Inc.

Disadvantages: fixed scanning width; limited depth of field.

WAND - Handheld rro wand has a ball tip which glides across a barcode label to provide high first read ratps even with a poorly printed or faded label.

Advantages: least expensive type of input device; extremely high read rate; reads both dot matrix and laser printed barcodes.

Disadvantages: requires contact with barcode label; great difficulty in reading barcodes on inegular surfaces.

PROJECTION LASER SCANNER - The second most highly recommended, it is an ideal choice for applications requiring high volume barcode scanning with limited counter space. Designed to mount on top of the counter, it is compact in size and projects a dense pattern of beams at different angles, making it very easy to scan barcodes.

Advantages: does not require contact with barcode label; hands free projection scanning; simplifies reading barcodes on curved or irregular surfaces; excellent depth of field; requires very little counter space.

Disadvantages: more expensive than other scanning devices; electro-mechanical device with moving parts.

COUNTER TOP LASER SCANNER - Used mainly in supemrarket checkouts, it requires a mounting hole to be cut in the counter [op.

Advantages: hands free projection scanning; sinplifies reading barcodes on curved or irregular surfaces.

Disadvantages: more expensive than other scanning devices; electro-mechanical device with moving parts; requires mounting hole to be cut in counter top.

When you choose the scanner best suited for your type of business, barcode scanning, along with a good inventory control, financial management computer system, can provide you with the necessary tools to increase your profits while improving your customer service.

UILD a positive relationship beween your sales staff and customers by suggesting the proper type of fasteners for power-driven installations of plywood siding, floor sheathing and undedayment and then being able to solve and prevent potential problems.

Yean ago, the American Plywood Association recommended only handdriven s0ainless steel nails and hotdipped or hot-tumbled galvanized nails for installing plywood siding. Most commonly available types had only a thin protective coating or plating, which resulted in a similarly low resistance to rusting and eventual staining of the siding when exposed to weather.

But in recent years, manufacturers of power-driven fasteners have improved the plating processes to increase their fasteners' resistance to rusting and staining. APA now recommends power-driven fasteners as an acceptable substitute for handdriven fasteners, provided they are of equivalent size and qudity.

Suggested are: o Aluminum nails. o Galvanized stainless steel nails (chromate-coated for added corrosion pfotection). o High quality aluminum-plated stainless steel staples (the quality of the plating is important).

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