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automotive, electric utility, pulp and paper, metals manufacturing, chemical plants, steel mills, and other industries where portability is required, the company said. Its 5.7" color touch-screen display allows channels to be viewed side-by-side or overlapped for measuring phase relationships. In addition, a meter function provides a numeric readout of data simultaneously with waveform data. Built-in digital signal processing for each channel allows programming for low pass, high pass, band stop, and RMS filters. A data capture review feature allows expansion or compression of captured data for customized viewing. Prices for the Dash 2EZ+ start at $2,995; lead time is eight to 12 weeks. www.managingautomation.com/Astromed offer longer read ranges and unique identification capabilities that enable a variety of applications, including fixed asset tracking, work-in-process, finished goods/inventory, and access control (people tracking). Zebra’s UHF RFID card printer/encoders are suitable for transponder types: EPC Class 0; EPC Class 1, Gen 1; EPC Class 1, Gen 2; ISO18000-6b and 6-c; and others. Available in two sizes, the card printer/encoders feature 4 MB image memory standard, a 16character LCD display, and an innovative angled, high-capacity card feeder for faster throughput and fewer rejections. They are designed for use with Zebra-designed form factors and are also compatible with cards provided by other solution providers. Product options include a magnetic encoder and built-in Ethernet capability. The company offers Zebra-designed supplies — rugged, flexible UHF RFID-enabled plastic cards for single-sided or dual-sided card printing. The Zebra R4i model can print as many as 130 single-sided, full-color cards or 102 dual- sided, full color cards per hour. They are said to deliver print resolution of 300 dpi. www.managingautomation.com/Zebra THARO SYSTEMS, INC. RFID LABEL MAKER or manufacturers or distributors looking to print RFID smart labels, Tharo Systems, Inc.’s EASYLABEL RFID Wizard aims to provide an answer. The labeling software lets users create EPC or Department of Defense smart labels by using the step-by-step wizard. Companies not subject to EPC or Defense Department mandates can instead use the EASYLABEL software to program high- or ultra-high-frequency smart labels in hexadecimal or ASCII format, the company said. The RFID information used to program labels can be drawn from databases, serial files, user input, existing bar code or text fields, and external text files. That data can then be used to create and print a report that can inform an advanced shipping notice. www.managingautomation.com/Tharo F AVERY WEIGH-TRONIX, LLC WEIGHT AND CONTROL MANAGEMENT Streamline the Product Selection Process se the Product Comparison Tool at ManagingAutomation.com to evaluate and compare software packages and automation tools. Start by pointing your browser to www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool. To view listings by category, mouse over your category of choice within the white box. Follow the subcategories to the right to narrow the field of listings. From the product listings returned, select the ones you’d like to compare side by side. To request more information from a product’s manufacturer, click the icon below the vendor’s name, add comments if needed, and submit. The company will then contact you with additional details. If you prefer to search by specifying the features/functions you need, simply click “Start your custom specification” below the yellow box to get started. W eight and control management specialist Avery Weigh-Tronix, LLC has added Measurement Intelligence (MI) Payload, a software package for weight-derived information germane to the distribution of products. The software can be used to monitor a single scale on a single PC or it can handle more complex deployments that allow management of multiple scales across an IT network. MI Payload can identify, weigh, bill, and receive data from weighbridge transactions, according to the company. The software’s advanced options allow for monitoring of vehicle and trailer tares and expiration and invoice generation control and payment processing. MI Payload also features Microsoft Visual Basic tools for development of additional capabilities. U www.managingautomation.com/Averyweigh ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES GEN 2 PRINTER/ENCODERS Z ebra Technologies is offering what it claims is the industry’s first UHF RFID Gen 2 printer/encoder products. The Zebra R3i and R4i UHF RFID product series are designed to save time and costs, while heightening security. The printer/encoders 41 April 2008 http://www.managingautomation.com/Zebra http://www.managingautomation.com/Tharo http://www.managingautomation.com/Astromed http://ManagingAutomation.com http://www.ManagingAutomation.com/comparisontool http://www.managingautomation.com/Averyweigh

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