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News Release from: IBM United Kingdom Limited | Subject: Infoprint 6700 R40
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 June 2005
RFID Printer Cuts Costs And Improves
Reliability
IBM has launched its Infoprint 6700 R40, an RFID-capable printer designed to help customers reduce costs, improve reliability and streamline supply chain operations.
IBM has launched its Infoprint 6700 R40, an RFID-capable printer designed to help customers reduce costs, improve reliability and streamline supply chain operations With the introduction of the Infoprint 6700 R40, IBM said it will offer comprehensive RFID systems that include hardware, software, support and services
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 26 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With its ability to print both traditional bar codes and RFID verified tags, the Infoprint 6700 R40 is said to be a scalable product that can be used in current supply chain infrastructures and then be upgraded to RFID technology when needed.
Doug Oathout, the vice president of IBM Printing Systems Division, said: "RFID technology can offer significant advantages in supply chain management.
We're helping clients make the transition to RFID with a printer that can help lower costs, improve inventory operations and more closely link suppliers and retailers." According to IBM, to improve reliability and efficiency of the supply chain, the Infoprint 6700 R40 can verify each RFID tag before any mission-critical information is encoded on the chip or printed on the label.
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If a tag is faulty, the printer can move to the next tag and continue output without operator intervention, eliminating the unreliable tag.
That reliability can help customers reduce lost revenue due to returns, distribution errors and missed schedules.
To help customers ensure information is quickly and accurately processed, the Infoprint 6700 R40 employs an IBM Power microprocessor to transfer information to each RFID tag.
That information includes manufacture date, destination, product shelf life and location, inventory data and product handling details.
Using the Power processor, the Infoprint 6700 can perform certain operations as much as 60 per cent faster than previous IBM models, added the company.
The Infoprint 6700 R40 can integrate with existing operating systems or ERP infrastructures and IBM Websphere software to provide a real-time view of the RFID supply chain from a single location.
The IBM can share supply chain information between the printer and the network to update the status of inventory, shipping and tracking details.
IBM has also announced two additional members of the Infoprint 6700 family.
The Infoprint 6700 R60 and R80 produce six-inch and eight-inch bar codes, respectively.
The family of Infoprint 6700 industrial printers is claimed to come with one of the largest ribbon capacities on the market so the printer can produce greater volumes of output with less operator intervention to lower the total cost of printing.
The printers are also said to be capable of printing up to 10" per second for faster throughput and users can also change print heads to produce 203 dots per inch (dpi) or 300dpi depending on the image quality required for the print job, said IBM.
IBM plans to offer the Infoprint 6700 R40 at an entry level price of $3,025, with RFID upgrades for a total cost of $5,525 and the Infoprint 6700 R60 and R80 at $4,399 and $6,475 respectively.
The entire line of printers is scheduled to be available September 9.
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