Intelligent Cabinets for Mobile Device Storage and Charging
Configurable charging cabinets for your mobile computers
Mobile Device Charging Cabinets From CSSI
Warehouse activity moves faster every day. To ensure that your fleet of Zebra rugged mobile computers are reliably charged and ready to go when the work shift starts, CSSI is pleased to offer you Zebra Intelligent Cabinets, a comprehensive multi device charging station solution to maintaining and getting the most out of your technology investment. This is both a charging solution to ensure that your electronic devices are ready to begin each shiftwith a full charge as well as a device management tool which presents critical metrics and warnings to you.
What are Zebra Intelligent Cabinets?
Standard modular cabinets. Use one cabinet, or use multiple units.
Adjustable capacity can store up to 100 devices
Automate battery charging for multiple devices – use your existing charger fleet if desired
Combine with Zebra’s powerful Operational Intelligence to gain insights into connected device usage and battery
Secure: charging locker secures your devices with access only for authorized individuals
Be aware if a mobile device has gone missing; create accountability for users who check out devices
Are Your Devices Ready To Go For the Entire Shift?
If your mobile devices are not ready to last an entire shift, it can get expensive: every hour of downtime can cost thousands of dollars. Did your handhelds make it back to their charging stations at the end of the prior shift? Are batteries nearing end-of-life and increasingly prone to failure? Zebra’s Intelligent Cabinets can help, tapping smart intelligence and device metrics to keep you a step ahead of problems.
Inquire About Zebra Intelligent Cabinets
To learn more about Intelligent Cabinets for mobile computer storage and charging, please contact CSSI today.
Mobile powered carts dramatically boost productivity and reduce errors in your warehouse or manufacturing facility by eliminating wasted travel. Also, a computer cart or battery powered cart for a label printer reduces the opportunities for mistakes and omissions that result when workers can not immediately access labels and information… improving your customer service and inventory accuracy.
Top 5 Reasons Companies Love a Mobile Powered Printer Cart
Faster dock-to-stock – reduce cycle times during material handling
Trimmed payroll – get more done with fewer people in the distribution center with an industrial powered printer carts
Reduce mislabeling – accuracy is improved when labels can be printed and applied cart-side via a mobile printer, reducing expensive customer returns
Mobile workstation – reduce employee travel waste and boost time-on-task with portable power
Minimal infrastructure footprint – mobile powered carts are easy to implement and don’t require software changes and infrastructure upgrades
CSSI Offers Industrial Powered Printer Carts for Distribution and Manufacturing
CSSI offers durable powered cart solutions from Newcastle Systems, a leader in the mobile cart industry. Newcastle mobile carts are built for flexibility and customization to your specific needs, and accommodate a variety of configurations and workstation accessories. Powered by long-lasting and easy to use battery packs, these mobile workstation solutions can be the backbone your workflow needs. Contact us to learn more.
Traditionally, the focal depth of industrial barcode scanners was optimized and somewhat limited. Warehouse users would be equipped with a scanner with a scan range judged to be appropriate for their typical tasks. Unfortunately, that meant that when users were confronted with a scan distance outside of ‘normal’ range, they would have to take additional steps in order to make the scan. In a fast-paced warehouse environment, every disruption translates into lower productivity… but that was the typical reality, and thus was expected.
Fortunately, continuing development in the technology used in scanners has resulted in a new breed of extended range scanners, which immediately create a new warehouse standard. Why choose extended range barcode scanners?
What The Terms Mean
Short range scanner: typically offers a close range barcode label scan distance — mere inches or a few feet
Long range scanner: refers to scanners working best at a distance of 30 feet or more
Extended range scanner: Refers to scanners able to accommodate both short-range and long range barcode scan distances.
Benefits of Choosing An Extended Range Barcode Scanner
Short-range and long range barcode scanners are very good at their specific tasks. However, they are suboptimal if your warehouse operators need to scan inventory at a variety of distances. Users will lose valuable time and productivity will suffer. For example, they may have to dismount from a fork truck in order to get within scan range of some barcode labels. Or, they may be faced with a nearby object which won’t scan until they back up – again, losing productivity and increasing frustration.
Extended range rugged barcode scanners are a ‘best of both worlds’ solution for inventory management. Benefits include:
Saves time and enables faster, more consistent scanning
Allows warehouses to standardize on a specific device instead of needing to keep a variety of scanner types available. Consolidating to an extended range scanner simplifies procurement, deployment, and device management
Simplifies training – the warehouse team no longer needs to learn which device to use in which situation
Modern scanners offer advanced capture technology and can accommodate a variety of barcode symbologies (1d barcode, 2d barcode, QR code, data matrix, and more). Please note that the realized barcode reader scan distance will be impacted by the barcode label size and resolution of your thermal printer.
The experienced team at CSSI is ready to guide you in the selection of the optimal data capture hardware for your specific inventory management and data capture needs. Contact CSSI to speak to a knowledgeable industrial barcode scanner professional.
For many years, CSSI Technologies has provided custom programming solutions and mobile app development for a broad variety of customers and applications. We are regularly asked to consult with customers evaluating whether custom software development makes sense. With this in mind, we’ve drafted some thoughts that a company might consider when contemplating a software project.
Identifying Attractive Opportunities for Custom Software Solutions
Every business has unique workflows or a certain critical business process. These might be competitive advantages, or particular challenges to be overcome. Your ability to strengthen and refine these areas can become the source of unique competitive advantage:
Faster, more efficient performance of key workflows
Superior accuracy and lack of mistakes
Better availability of information to those who need it
Does the software which you use to operate your business work for you or against you? Does it make your daily tasks and information flow easier, or is it a continual hurdle to be overcome? Further, are there manual or paper-based processes which consume time and are prone to errors? These are areas where custom application development can be of benefit to you. Out-of-the-box software, by nature, caters to the ‘average’ customer. As a result, it often can often not accommodate the unique aspects of your business.
Things to think about when considering custom software development:
Find pain points – repetitive work, sources of errors and lost time, poor information
Define scope – is this a freestanding solution, or will it be integrated with other systems? Is this a modification of existing software, or an entirely new custom solution?
How will the software be used? PC, tablet, or handheld computer?
Time frame for implementation
A Broad Variety of Custom Development Solutions
We have done application development for the business need of a wide variety of customers. Just a few of these include:
CSSI’s team of software developers has extensive experience in a variety of custom programming frameworks and languages – we believe that it is advantageous to our customers for us to be able to select from a number of different languages. The right choice for your project will depend upon your unique situation.
Some of the many custom programming languages and tools which we use include:
C#, JavaScript, Python, Java
React, Xamarin Android, HTML, CSS
Mobile application development tools from several leading mobile hardware vendors
Databases such as SQL, SQL Express, NoSQL, and Access
Sharepoint
Reporting tools such as Power BI, Crystal Reports
Next Steps: Learn How We Can Help With Custom Programming Service
To discuss custom software development services with the CSSI professional services or development team, please contact us . We look forward to speaking with you about a custom software solution or custom programming project.
CSSI Offers Mobile Computers for Public Safety and First Responders
CSSI is pleased to offer the latest rugged tablets for police, fire, and rescue. Zebra Technologies offers a complete line of tough-and-ready tablets, including the new ET80/ET85 enterprise tablet.
Zebra Tablets Are Tough, & Tailored for Public Safety
Empower High Productivity With CSSI’s Wearable Technology Solutions
The modern warehouse must brave through a myriad of challenging demands. From shorter delivery timeframes to real-time order tracking, meet every demand with a modernization solution that adapts to the individual worker for maximized productivity and ergonomics. Wearable technology solutions provide an instant productivity boost for your team… faster scanning, improved ergonomics, less fatigue.
What Is Wearable Technology?
There are a number of wearable tech devices. These would include:
Smart glasses (many people are familiar with wearables such as the Google Glass head mounted display)
VR Headsets – virtual reality and augmented reality may play a growing role in professional environments
Wearable electronics (examples might include the Fitbit smart watch, the Apple watch, or activity tracker devices)
Wearable sensors and smart clothing used for personal safety or individual metrics, for example, in hazardous environments where intrinsically safe technology is required.
Portable label printers
CSSI is focused primarily on wearable technologies which support activities in warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing environments.
Benefits of Wearable Computers
There are many advantages to well-implemented modern wearable technology solutions:
Faster order fulfillment / higher worker productivity
Improved order accuracy due to the scanner’s visual reinforcement
Workers benefit from the improved ergonomics of wearable devices
Team communication improves with push-to-talk capabilities
CSSI can guide you in the selection, configuration, deployment, and support of wearable computers and ring scanners.
Learn More About Wearable Technology Options
Contact CSSI to learn more about the possibilities which wearable tech can unlock for your organization.
Warehouse Operations Leaders Provide Insights on Trends & Future Plans
Zebra Technologies is back with a timely update to its 2019 Warehouse Vision Study ! The new 2027 Zebra Warehouse Vision Study is the result of survey of warehouse operators and decision makers worldwide, who were asked about their investment plans and expectations between 2022 and 2027. We are happy to present the Vision Study as a free download (see below).
2027 Zebra Warehouse Vision Study Key Takeaways
Challenges in the marketplace have created a catalyst for positive change: Covid, supply chain shortages, difficult in attracting staff. These have all created major headaches for business. However, ‘necessity is the mother of invention’, and thus these crises have pushed warehouses to adapt and improve… adopting technology, creating more flexible work environments, and rethinking supply chains for more future robustness.
Clarity on the most significant warehouse challenges: Shipping volumes are up (>20%), rising e-commerce activity creates unpredictable customer demand and faster delivery expectations, and returns management and fulfillment are challenging execs. At the same time, it’s harder to hire workers and retain warehouse associates.
Presentation of the 5-year warehouse operations outlook: Eliminating unnecessary tasks is a priority, and there is an intention to improve labor optimization with mobile technology and warehouse automation solutions such as robotics and the autonomous mobile robot. There is a strong trend towards facility automation (over 30% intend to be fully or partially automated in 5 years).
Some of the Zebra Technologies Warehouse Vision Study Revelations
What are the top 3 challenges referenced by respondents due to increased e-commerce?
How are labor constraints impacting warehouses?
What are the common outbound fulfillment challenges?
Where are your warehouse peers planning to invest next?
What are the expectations around automation & robotics?
What is the outlook for the warehouse automation market? What are the adoption timelines for robotics automation and autonomous mobile robot solutions such as those from Fetch Robotics?
Complete the form below to immediately receive your free copy of Zebra’s Warehouse Vision Study, a survey of warehouse trends for 2022-2027
Complete the form below to immediately receive your free copy of Zebra’s Warehouse Vision Study, a survey of warehouse trends for 2022-2027
Get Your Free Download – The Rise of the Connected Factory
As mobile computing devices proliferate throughout your operations, tremendous benefits accrue: improved productivity, inventory accuracy, and employee satisfaction. However, the introduction of technology also allows for the introduction of risks and threats due to:
misconfigurations
poor cybersecurity training
missed manual updates
inadequate data sharing
Cost of Average Cyberattack: $133,000
CSSI can help to keep you secure with the leading edge security of Zebra devices, protected by Zebra’s Lifeguard, mobility extensions, and regular patches.
Further, CSSI can take the burden of mobile device maintenance off your team with our Device Lifecycle Management service – we manage your device fleet, from configuration to deployment to patches and troubleshooting. To learn more, please complete contact us.
View or download the 2027 Warehouse Vision Study below:
Zebra Fetch AMRs Now Available In PA Via CSSI
June 15, 2022, Lewisburg, PA – Pennsylvania-based CSSI Technologies introduces Zebra’s line of Fetch autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to its product offering. Long known for expertise in mobile computing and automated data capture, now CSSI introduces autonomous mobile robots in PA.
As companies face labor shortages and rising expenses, even in the face of growing business demands, the maturation of autonomous mobile robots comes at the perfect time for manufacturers, warehouses, and distribution centers. “We are pleased to offer autonomous mobile robots to companies in Pennsylvania and throughout the mid-Atlantic US”, said Joe Tosolt, president of CSSI. “Robotics presents a solution for companies faced with rising volumes and struggling to attract and train staff during a labor shortage. Fetch AMRs eliminate wasted employee travel, boosting the speed and efficiency of your material movements.”
Warehouse robots reduce a company’s reliance on manned forklifts and pallet jacks, and allow the firm to direct those resources to higher value activities. Productivity can surge as valuable human resources spend less time escorting materials around the facility and more time adding value to those materials. AMRs augment and empower human staff, allowing a company’s people to get more done with less effort.
Zebra Technologies Purchase of Fetch Robotics
In August of 2021, Zebra Technologies completed its acquisition of Fetch Robotics , which was notable because Fetch has been a pioneer in mobile robotics technology and on-demand automation, and has developed a wide range of effective and easy-to-implement mobile robots powered by AI. As the industry leader in supply chain technology, Zebra’s purchase of Fetch Robotics enables it to add leading-edge material handling capabilities to its product line. CSSI is a Pennsylvania-based Zebra Premier Solutions Partner, and ready to work with you on implementing autonomous mobile robots in your warehouse and manufacturing facilities.
The Fetch line of autonomous mobile robots from Zebra Technologies
Key Benefits of AMRs
Autonomous mobile robots can be transformative for the productivity of your warehouse, distribution center or manufacturing facility – improving performance for your customers. The benefits of mobile robot technology are far-reaching and include:
Reduce reliance on manned forklifts and pallet jacks
Significantly reduce the amount of time employees spend in transit
Support 2- and 3-shift operations
Reliable and dependable – autonomous mobile robots don’t get sick or take time off, offering 24/7 mobility
Improve safety – Zebra’s Fetch AMRs are designed with safe operation in mind with cameras and sensors, and reduce opportunities for accidents which results from human-driven forklifts
Attractive Workflows to Handle With Autonomous Mobile Robots
As you think about implementing warehouse robots, think from the perspective of specific workflows. What is the definable, repeatable task which can be assigned to your AMR in order to improve overall productivity? You are likely to find the highest ROI by identifying the most well-defined and frequently executed tasks. Businesses differ, but some likely examples might include:
Support for picking operations with movement of eaches, totes, or cases
Transport of pallets within facility
Transport of rolling carts – supporting case picking, replenishment, and raw material delivery
Creation of a virtual conveyor system, moving items from one line to the next
Removal of waste material and recycling
Automated RFID scanning of facility for cycle counting and asset tracking
How To Get Started With Autonomous Mobile Robots in PA
To get started with AMRs in Pennsylvania and the entire mid-Atlantic region, contact CSSI Technologies to discuss your needs. Our warehouse and mobile robot experts will work with you to determine the most attractive way to implement mobile robots in your facility.
