Brady Corporation, a worldwide specialist in industrial identification, launches a range of new industrial barcode readers that achieve 99.995% reading accuracy. Brady’s new barcode readers are designed to improve data accuracy and can share data via most prominent industrial protocols.
99.995% accuracy
All 3 barcode readers, the V4500, V3200 and V2200, offer extremely high barcode reading accuracy. Brady says the readers encountered 1 issue per 2000 barcode scans when tested on wrinkled and reflective barcoded materials, while passing underneath the readers at 15 centimeters per second. To achieve the 99.995% accuracy, the readers use the proprietary, high performance CortexDecoder algorithm from Code Corporation, a Brady company. In addition, the readers are equipped with patented dual-field optics to accurately scan barcodes from afar, and from a variety of viewing angles.
8 prominent protocols
The V4500 top range model and the V3200 mid range both work with a new V1400 industrial cradle from Brady. The cradle not only provides recharging for the readers’ up to 100 000 scan batteries, it can also share data via 8 industrial protocols, including Profinet, Ethernet/IP, ModBus TCP/IP, MQTT, OPC UA, Siemens S7 PLC, BacNet and Allen-Bradley PCCC. This enables almost any manufacturing or warehouse environment to switch to the higher accuracy barcode readers.
Agile barcode reading
The top and mid range models (V4500 and V3200) reliably connect to the cradle from up to 100 meters via Bluetooth. The V2200 is wired and can be outfitted with a cable up to 3 meters long. Depending on the model, between 75 000 and 100 000 barcode readings are possible on a single battery charge.
All 3 readers can capture 40 mm barcode 128 data from up to 92 cm, and tiny 10 mm datamatrix codes from up to 17 cm. The reader models also resist 2.4 metre drops, tumbles, shocks and up to 113 kg crushes. All readers are water- and dust-resistant up to IP65 ingress rating.
Javascript programmable
Each reader can be custom programmed to only read application-relevant barcodes on items that have several. Green/red light confirmation can be activated when a complete list of items is read, in any order, to support kit completion scenarios and to avoid missing, or misplaced parts. When GS1 or structured barcodes are used, a subseries of items can be confirmed, such as ‘medium green men t-shirts’. Custom programming the readers can be done with Javascript, either by in-house IT specialists or Brady’s specialised AIDC-team.
With the launch of a high accuracy barcode reader portfolio, Brady adds an additional solution to support automated and smart manufacturing. The new barcode readers are now available alongside reliable label materials, label applicators, label printers, automated label printing software, RFID readers, RFID antennas and RFID software.
