Today, warehouse, distribution and manufacturing account for more than 70% of barcode printer shipments.  Some of the more prevalent trends and issues impacting the current and future of America’s barcode printer market include the following:

1. Improving overall shop floor productivity by optimizing shelf and bin (for automated pick and place equipment) labeling with the use of portable data terminals rather than using back office page printers.
2. Taking advantage of JIT inventory product management and tracking
3. Delivering mass merchandise directly to stores around the globe

OKI’s thermal label printers are the latest example of how we provide innovative printing solutions to meet your needs. Organizations are adopting portable printers for mobile, on-demand data collection/data capture solutions such as receipt printing, barcode printing (including 2D barcode labels), label printing and scanning.  Our product line includes a broad range of printers for every aspect of your front-end and back-end enterprise printing needs: portable label printers, compact, industrial and RFID printers. As a result, you’ll reduce the number of vendors you need, while increasing your buying power. What’s more, no reengineering is needed to integrate thermal label printers into your existing application. They work as “drop-in” replacements that do not interrupt your everyday work processes. As a compelling testament to the durability and reliability of these printers, OKI is the only one to back the compact series with a standard two-year overnight exchange warranty.