April/May 2008

The Symbol name lives in within Motorola's enterprise mobility business in the designation of its latest cordless laser scanners, the Symbol LS3578-ER and LS3578-FZ. They are said to offer the industry's longest read ranges, along with extended Bluetooth power and advanced scanning capability for extreme environments.

They are described as suitable for a wide range of industrial applications including shipping and receiving, inventory management, asset tracking and forklift applications.

'Fuzzy logic' has been incorporated in the LS3578-FZ version. This is the kind of technology that uses advanced scanning algorithms to make intelligent judgements - in this case, providing accurate and fast reading of worn, damaged, dirty and poorly printed barcodes typically found in warehouses and manufacturing environments.

The party piece of the LS3578-ER version is its ability to read barcodes as close as 4in and as far away as 45ft away - providing what Motorola says is the greatest working range of any available rugged laser scanner on the market.

 

Both are sealed to IP65 specifications against water and dust and able to withstand multiple 6.5 foot drops to concrete.