Integrated Zonar and TMW fleet maintenance systems: Zonar and TMW Systems have
integrated their fleet maintenance products to
provide maintenance facilities with a more
automated vehicle maintenance process, from
data collection to service repair. As a result of
the integration, TMW Systems’ TMT Fleet
Maintenance software can now access data
from two of Zonar’s solutions: Electronic
Vehicle Inspection Report and V2J High-Definition GPS and Vehicle Diagnostics System.
The Electronic Vehicle Inspection Report
(EVIR) system verifies pre- and post-trip
inspections. EVIR complies with all U.S.
Department of Transportation-mandated pre-and post-trip vehicle inspection regulations,
as well as Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) equipment
inspection requirements.
The V2J High-Definition GPS & Vehicle
Diagnostics System combines global positioning system (GPS) capabilities with the real-time delivery of vehicle condition and performance data in one device. This new source
of real-time vehicle data allows fleet managers to remotely diagnose possible vehicle
maintenance problems and schedule service
accordingly. Fleet managers can expedite the
service process by creating work orders, prior-itizing repairs, scheduling technician time,
and ordering parts before the vehicle arrives
for service. (Zonar, www.zonarsystems.com;
TMW Systems, www.tmwsystems.com)
BHT-900 series bar-code terminals: Denso ADC is now offering
its latest BHT-900 series of hand-held bar-code terminals. The
affordable devices feature convenient C-language programming and USB connection directly to a PC. Other communications capabilities include Media
Transfer Protocol (MTP),
Bluetooth 2. 1 (BHT-904BB
model), and batch communication via RS232C or USB. Pre-installed software enables instant, out-of-the-box use for
basic data-collection applications.
Advanced CCD technology allows the BHT-
900 terminals to recognize even hard-to-read
or damaged bar codes at a high maximum
speed of 400 scans per second. The devices
can run for 200 hours between charges and
have been tested to withstand 60 drops onto
concrete from a height of 3. 9 feet.
The slim, lightweight devices have an
ergonomic design and a large, easy-to-see
display. (Denso ADC, www.denso-adc.com)
AIRMove air-cushioning system: Storopack introduces AIRmove, a desktop air-cushioning system designed specifically for low-volume packing and shipping operations preparing fewer than 100 packages per day. The AIRmove product creates air
cushions on demand, which makes it more cost effective than ready-to-use padding
and filling products such as air pads, bubbled-wrapping film, packing peanuts, or
corrugated cardboard, according to Storopack.
AIRmove is offered in a starter kit that includes the machine and two rolls of film.
Payback is achieved with as few as six packages per day, the company says.
(Storopack, www.storopack.com)
