Key Takeaways
Choosing the best handheld barcode reader for your application makes all the difference. Keep in mind the following list when evaluating readers:
- Advanced technology: HDR imaging and liquid lens technology enable fast, accurate reads of damaged or challenging barcodes.
- Rugged design: IP67-rated housing resists oils, water, and harsh environments, ensuring durability.
- Ease of use: OLED display simplifies setup, monitors battery life, and provides instant feedback.
- Seamless Connectivity: Supports Bluetooth, corded options, and industrial protocols for versatile integration.
- Enhanced productivity: High-speed processing and robust design improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
Conventional handheld barcode readers have trouble in the following areas:
- Reading challenging direct part mark (DPM) codes
- Decoding any 1D or 2D code quickly
- Withstanding damaging oils and fluids
- Seamlessly connecting to networks
- Providing operator feedback
- Sustaining battery life for a full work shift
#1: Devices that can handle challenging codes with the latest technology
DataMan 8700 Series can instantly read challenging DPM and label-based codes, even when vital elements of the code are missing or damaged due to the latest advanced technology:
- Omnidirectional 1D barcode reading, decoding up to 10X the speed of conventional barcode readers.
- High dynamic range (HDR) imaging that uses the latest CMOS image sensor technology to acquire single images that are significantly more detailed than conventional sensor images. This enhances image quality and contrast and captures features that are not visible without HDR.
- A high-speed multi-core processor enables much faster response times, reading codes in under 150 milliseconds.
- High speed liquid lens technology automatically adapts to changes in working distances without any configuration or wait time focus.
- Integrated diffuse, polarized, and direct lighting enables superior image formation to read dot peen, laser-etched, and label-based codes on shiny, cylindrical, and dark surfaces without any hot spots.
#2: Devices with rugged, robust housing
In the past, oils and fluids surrounding an application site have quickly damaged barcode scanners, but the DataMan 8700 Series is built to last in the harshest environments. It has IP67-rated housing and meets the ISO 16750-5 oil specification for oil resistance. It is submergible in one meter of water without causing damage and withstands multiple drops from 2.5 meters onto concrete.
#3: Devices that make setup is easy and offer a range of communication options
The DataMan 8700 Series was built with a first-of-its-kind OLED display screen to make setup easy and to give operators quick and intuitive feedback without connecting to a PC.
- Setup the reader using the configurator buttons below the screen
- Name the reader to know which station it belongs to
- View the wireless signal strength to ensure the reader is within range
- Monitor battery life so the reader doesn’t power down mid-shift
- Review code data to ensure a successful read
Integrated industrial protocols enable DataMan 8700 Series barcode readers to easily connect to PLCs and factory networks. The DataMan 8700 Series supports more communication options than ever before including Bluetooth 4.2 and a corded option. It also allows for a direct connection to computers, tablets, and phones. And the high capacity 5000mAh battery is double the size of previous handheld models, enabling the DataMan 8700 Series to last for a full work shift.
DataMan 8700 Series solves the toughest barcode reading challenges with the latest technology, oil-resistant and waterproof plastics, a new display screen for easy setup, and expanded communication options.