December 2024

Back at it again to close out the year with a "Best Of" issue. Best three articles from each section of #betweenthebars that have provided some great resources for our customers and partners. Click the images below to read each story and we hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season!

EMP NEWS

Lots of great News about EMP Technical Group this year.?Adding on to the parking lot, new racking in the warehouse, going to tradeshows, and more.?But we highlighted the video about EMP and our use of their connector for Dynamics Business Central, getting promoted by Zebra Technologies in their RFID Partner Program, and continuing to expand our own use of the products that we sell.?Check it out.

EMP Promoted by Zebra for RFID

EMP Featured in BarTender Case Study

Eating Our Own Dog Food

OP ED

These are the most fun for us to write and hopefully the most fun to read.?We love to talk about our industry and what we see happening, mistakes and great decisions that we see our customers make, and most of all, taking an occasional jab at our competitors.?The best of covers a little bit of all these, hope you enjoy.

Make Sure That You Are Not in Technology Debt

Cloud Based Software in our Industry

Kicking the Spreadsheet Habit

CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS

We complete about 300 customer projects a year and we select 11 of them per year to feature in this section of our newsletter.?This year we highlighted 3 RFID projects that we completed most recently.?A couple of building material customers and one that blends lubrication products.?Not glamorous industries, but fantastic applications where our customers are really starting to get benefit from RFID Technology.

RFID Match Code

Full RFID System to Track Awnings

RFID Portal Tracking for Custom Windows

TECH TIPS

This is where we really give back, readily sharing with you all of the technical help that we can for free.?The three featured below cover encoding RFID tags, enabling the countdown feature on your Zebra label printers and getting the most out of BarTender label printing software.?Most of them have videos to go along with them.

Figuring Out How to Encode RFID Tags

Sending Emails from BarTender

Using the Countdown Feature on Zebra Printer

FEATURED PRODUCTS

Our industry partners pump out a lot of great products, and new ones all the time.?We also have a few of our own products up our sleeves that we produce and provide our customers.?The list has to start with the number one product that we sell, the Zebra MC9XXX mobile computer, this is the workhorse of the warehouse industry.?The second one being our own creation, the beloved label printer stand.?And finally, one of the fastest growing segments that we sell, mobile power carts.

Label Printer Stands

Mobile Power Carts

Zebra MC9400 Mobile Computer

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

We put out almost 20 YouTube videos this year.?Some featuring customer solutions, some tech tips, and some just giving you an inside look into our company, people, and building.?The best video by far this year is the one that was professionally done by an LA film crew that Seagull sent in.?That video is on how we use the BarTender Connector with Dynamics BC, but it shows you the people and the building better that we can do ourselves.?Other highlights include the video that was most watched, sending emails directly from BarTender.?And finally, one of our favorites, conveyor line RFID reading.

Integrating BarTender Cloud with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business

Sending Emails from BarTender

RFID Conveyor Line