DC Velocity - March 2010

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Distance reading: Sick, a manufacturer of sensors, machine vision, and automatic identification products, introduces the ICR845-2L FlexLens image code reader. The ICR845-2L FlexLens is a vision-based, omnidirectional image code reader that reads and decodes stationary and fast-moving bar codes. It is suitable for long-range bar-code reading applications in the logistics, courier/express, and postal industries.

The ICR845-2L offers different C-mount lens options for reading bar codes positioned anywhere from 12 inches to 6. 5 feet away from the image code reader. These extended scanning ranges enable the ICR845-2L to be mounted farther from the target, ensuring the image code reader doesn’t interfere with production lines. The ICR845-2L also offers a large field of view and depth of field, providing high read rates regardless of where the bar code is positioned on the object or conveyor, the company says. (Sick, www.sickusa.com)

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On the move: Appleton Mfg. Division’s compact, battery-powered CartMover is designed to ensure worker safety whenever heavy loads on wheels need to be moved. The unit, which can handle loads weighing from 100 to 20,000 pounds, can move just about anything on casters or wheels, according to the manufacturer.

The CartMover is easy to use, portable, and convenient, with no electric cords or pneumatic hoses to trip over. With its pre-engineered or custom hitches, the CartMover can connect securely to various carts, bins, vehicles, or other wheeled loads. It features a variable-speed throttle grip, a “belly button” emergency stop switch, and a programmable speed controller. The CartMover’s 24-volt rechargeable NiCad battery can move products at speeds ranging from 0.1 to 4. 5 miles per hour. (Appleton Mfg. Division, www.appletonmfg.com)