First of all, we have to understand that Honeywell is now in the barcode scanning business in a big way with the purchase of HHP (Hand Held Products) a few months back. The Honeywell Power 6 is based around the idea that this strategy will extend customer value in the retail, transportation & logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, and government market places.

Honeywell claims that for these industries like retail, their barcode scanners offer fast presentation scanning and the ability to perform highBarcode Scanner value more efficient multi-functional operations. The transportation and logistics industry value is high performance reading in difficult conditions were barcodes are under plastic, have poor print quality, may have damaged barcodes, or the environment has low or variable lighting. Healthcare provides an opportunity for high performance reading of curved or reflective surfaces on patient wrist bands, medical packaging, test tubes, syringes, and vials.

Within the manufacturing industry,

Honeywell provides presentation scanning for assembly line and packaging applications and high performance reading in difficult conditions where barcodes are under plastic shrink wrap or in low and variable lighting.

The government sector provides the opportunity to meet US Government requirements for secure wireless data transfer that provides added security for Non-US Government applications where data security is critical. High performance is required on barcoded ID cards with laminate and leading PDF-417 decoding.

A review of the products for these applications include the Honeywell models: 4600g, 4800I, 4820, and 4820i that provide improved scanning performance. These models improve the ability to read shiny or highly reflective barcodes and have better performance in low light conditions.

The 4600r has the retail family enhancements. These enhancements include a ratcheting presentation stand for hands free scanning. This barcode scanner also automatically switches between presentation mode and manual trigger.

For a disinfectant ready housing that is more resistant to harsh chemical cleaners the 4820 or 4600g is the best choice for applications with health safety and sanitary requirements where the devises must be cleaned frequently.

The Honeywell 4820 provides the FIPS 140-2 encryption. This advanced wireless encryption technology is required by the US Government and fits any application where there is sensitive data exchanged.

For a wireless blue tooth interface a module is available for the 4820 and 4820i that connects blue tooth cordless scanners direct to the host without the need for a 2020 base. The 4820’s also come with the HD Optics. Optional specialized optics for reading high-density barcodes make error free reading easy in the transportation, logistics, and manufacturing industries.

That helps define the Power 6 that Honeywell is launching and knowing the quality of the old HHP lineup, this should be a home run.

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