Zebra Technologies brand in manufacturing
Thousands of businesses around the world, use Zebra Technologies' printers for the quality and reliability required by world-class manufacturers for mission-critical applications. Zebra's extensive and diverse range of printers helps manufacturers streamline their production processes with barcode and RFID technology.
"We replaced our previous system with Zebra printers five years ago and have had no problems since then. The printers have been running smoothly from the very beginning." Fujitsu Services UK, Warehouse Manager
"We replaced our previous system with Zebra printers five years ago and have had no problems since then. The printers have been running smoothly from the very beginning." Fujitsu Services UK, Warehouse Manager
The benefits that the use of Zebra printers brings to manufacturing are as follows:
- Mobile printers. This allows your mobile workforce to move around the plant with real freedom and print durable synthetic labels anywhere using secure wireless connections.
- RFID radio tags. Zebra printers/encoders with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology help you make immediate and measurable improvements for greater operational efficiency, error elimination and supply chain visibility.
- Printing in critical applications. To keep production lines running, manufacturers need always-on, 24/7 capable printing solutions. The Zebra Xi series of high performance printers offers unrivalled quality and reliability.
- Industrial printers. Zebra also offers a cost-effective series of ruggedised printers to meet manufacturers' requirements in less stringent environments, while delivering the brand's typical reliability and quality.
- Heat-resistant labels for heavy industry. Zebra provides specialised synthetic materials for applications ranging from labelling drums of chemicals (hazardous materials) to labelling and marking wood and steel.
Software compatibility
Zebra integrates perfectly with SAP, Oracle or Unicode.
Ensure correctness and completeness of finished products
With Zebra's industrial vision solutions, you can be sure that every package contains the right parts. Slow, paper checks are a thing of the past. Take care of the finishing details, such as checking label accuracy, within a single software platform. By maintaining full visibility of packaging and products, you can ensure quality at every point of contact, even when goods are on their way to the customer. With flexible industrial vision systems, you can tailor a solution to your facility's needs to have everything at your fingertips.
Track parts through automated processes
Automate and enhance the ability to track the flow of goods. Zebra's stationary scanners for the manufacturing sector read barcodes to help avoid human error, meet global trade demands for increased quality, and create a digital asset register used for waybills and the location of goods. When mounted on forklifts, conveyors or overhead lines to speed up manual handling, this essential function can streamline work processes, improve quality and save time in any area of the plant.
Assembly
Gain the visibility needed during assembly to ensure products and processes comply with required quality standards and regulations. Accurate identification and tracking of assembly and component data makes it easier to ensure that its manufactured goods meet specifications, ensuring customer safety and brand value.
Receiving goods
Avoid costly goods-in delays and production bottlenecks. Process raw materials or components as soon as they arrive at the plant to control accuracy, quality and compliance with service level agreements.
Industrial control systems
Proactively manage human-machine interfaces on the production line to ensure work efficiency. Ensure effective communication between shop floor managers in the control room and workers on the vast and noisy production floor
Replenishment of resources on the production line
Automate the process of replenishing your production line with the exact amount of raw materials with Zebra mobile computers to prevent production line delays and downtime. Keep production flowing and reduce inventory costs by eliminating overstock.
Maintenance
Gain the ability to move from passive to active maintenance with visibility of equipment health on the production floor. Ensure your production processes run smoothly - without maintenance interruptions, equipment breakdowns or delays.