Lowry Solutions

Lowry Solutions As the industry leader for over four decades, Lowry Solutions has been implementing real-time asset visibility solutions that improve business outcomes.

As a leading manufacturer and systems integrator of asset visibility solutions and AIDC technology -- including RFID-EPC products, barcode, and data collection solutions -- Lowry offers you improved security, productivity and reduced costs. Since 1974, Lowry Solutions has been implementing technology innovations nationwide. With over 10,000 customers, Lowry has established itself as a premier Auto

ID system integrator focused on barcode, RFID, biometrics, enterprise mobility, and asset management solutions. Lowry understands that each enterprise has its own specific issues and requirements, and that in order to provide best-in-class solutions to address these issues, a deep understanding of our clients’ unique business processes is a necessity. To us, success is rooted in our ability to enhance and grow our customers' business. Our solutions make our customers’ businesses more competitive by providing:
• Cost reduction
• Improved business process efficiency
• Improved staff productivity
• Improved asset/inventory visibility
• Supply chain standards compliance
• Empowering the mobile worker


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A label can work at receiving and disappear halfway through production.The part moves through machining, oil, heat, clea...
08/26/2026

A label can work at receiving and disappear halfway through production.

The part moves through machining, oil, heat, cleaning, inspection, and handling.

By the time QA finds a defect, the paper label is gone.

Now the team has the part in hand, but the link to the work order, batch, rework path, or customer record is broken.

Direct part marking solves this when the identity has to stay with the part.

Laser-etched and dot-peened 2D codes can survive conditions that destroy a normal label. The scanner still has to be chosen carefully because metal surfaces, curved parts, tiny codes, low contrast, and inconsistent lighting make DPM reads harder than standard label scans.

Test the ugly version of the job.

Oily part.
Curved surface.
Small code.
Low contrast.
After wash.
After heat.
After handling.

Lowry’s GM direct part marking case used handheld computers with 2D imagers to read laser-etched and dot-peened marks during defective part handling.

The goal is simple:

when the part reaches inspection, rework, or warranty review, the mark still proves what it is.

Cold storage exposes weak scanning setups fast.A device can pass a dock test and still slow the freezer pick.The scanner...
08/24/2026

Cold storage exposes weak scanning setups fast.

A device can pass a dock test and still slow the freezer pick.

The scanner reads in normal air. The label looks fine in the print room. The battery looks healthy at the start of the shift.

Then the worker enters the freezer.

Gloves make the screen harder to use. Frost covers the label. Condensation appears. Battery performance changes. The worker tries to finish the pick before the cold turns a small scan failure into a bigger delay.

This is why cold storage needs its own test route.

Dock.
Freezer entrance.
Deep-freeze aisle.
Rack label.
Case label.
Gloved scan.
Battery swap.
Cold-to-warm movement.

Use the same labels, devices, gloves, and task flow your workers use during an actual shift.

Lowry helps teams evaluate rugged mobile computers, freezer-ready scanners, cold-storage label materials, ribbons, and warehouse capture workflows before the setup gets rolled out.

Start with the failed scans.

Map where they happen, then test there.

08/21/2026

The blue inspection cart disappears every Friday afternoon.

It usually isn’t lost.

It gets borrowed by maintenance. Parked near returns. Pushed behind a pallet in Zone C. Left outside the QA room after someone finishes a rush check.

Then the search starts.

QA asks receiving. Receiving asks maintenance. Maintenance says they had it yesterday. Someone walks the floor because the cart has the gauge set everyone needs before the next run.

Here’s the strange part.

Your scanners may have passed that cart 40 times today.

Workers are already moving through the building with barcode scanners and mobile computers.

Receiving.
Picking.
Packing.
Returns.
Inventory checks.
Maintenance.

Lowry Locate can use existing barcode scanners, mobile computers, and Wi-Fi infrastructure as tracking gateways that help relay asset location data.

That matters because better tracking does not always need to start with a full new hardware layer.

Start with one asset.

The blue inspection cart.
One test device.
One reusable tool case.
One cart that keeps causing search time.

Track it for 2 weeks.

Where does it disappear?
Who walks near it?
Which devices pass that zone?
When does the last known location go stale?
How long does the search take?

That map tells you whether existing infrastructure can start closing the gap.

Lowry helps teams look at the movement path first, then decide where barcode, RFID, Wi-Fi, mobile devices, or added tracking points belong.

Bring us one asset your team keeps looking for.

We’ll help you find out whether the devices already moving through your building can start solving it.

Carton 418 is moving down the outbound line.The fixed scanner reads the barcode. The WMS gets the carton ID. The order r...
08/20/2026

Carton 418 is moving down the outbound line.

The fixed scanner reads the barcode. The WMS gets the carton ID. The order record opens.

That part worked.

The issue is on the package itself.

The label is on the wrong face, so the receiving dock may not scan it cleanly. One corner is crushed. The print is partly damaged. The carton is heavier than expected for that order.

A barcode scanner confirms identity.

It does not inspect the whole carton.

That is where fixed scanning and machine vision can work together.

The scanner captures the carton ID. The vision system can check label presence, label placement, print quality, case condition, and orientation. A scale or weight check can flag cartons that do not match the expected range.

The system can then decide before the carton reaches the trailer.

Release it.
Divert it.
Reprint it.
Repack it.
Hold it for review.

Run a 50-carton outbound review.

Group every reject by:

bad barcode
wrong label placement
damaged case
weight mismatch
poor print quality
wrong route
manual rework

If the barcode is reading cleanly but cartons still fail downstream, the outbound checkpoint needs to inspect more than the code.

Lowry supports fixed industrial scanning, barcode systems, machine vision, label verification, and warehouse systems that connect the read to the outbound decision.

The vehicle is exactly where the system says it is.Bay C-17.West lot.Ready for delivery.Then the team starts looking for...
08/18/2026

The vehicle is exactly where the system says it is.

Bay C-17.
West lot.
Ready for delivery.

Then the team starts looking for the key.

Service desk checks a drawer. Sales checks a desk. A porter checks a jacket pocket. Someone says it was used yesterday after inspection.

The vehicle is visible. The work is still stuck.

That’s the part automotive teams feel every day in yards, service lanes, dealerships, plants, and test areas.

A vehicle record needs to connect with the key record.

Who checked out the key?
When did they take it?
Which vehicle was it tied to?
Where was the vehicle at that time?
Did the key return before the next handoff?

RFID can help track vehicle movement across yards, plants, and controlled points. Barcode or RFID-based key checkout can add the person, time, and location tied to the key handoff.

Run this for 1 week:

Track every vehicle delay caused by a missing key.

Record vehicle ID, key holder, last key scan, location, delay time, and the team affected.

Then separate vehicle-location problems from key-custody problems.

They need different fixes.

The first scan of the day can fail before the first order is picked.A worker grabs a scanner from the shelf. Battery is ...
08/16/2026

The first scan of the day can fail before the first order is picked.

A worker grabs a scanner from the shelf. Battery is at 12 percent. Another device has the wrong profile. One has a cracked trigger. Two are still sitting in returns because nobody created a repair ticket.

Now the shift begins with a device hunt.

That delay does not show up as one clean line item. It shows up in borrowed scanners, shared logins, paper notes, late confirmations, and workers walking back to the cradle mid-task.

Buying more devices won’t fix that by itself.

The fleet needs a readiness routine.

Which devices are charged?
Which devices are assigned?
Which ones failed yesterday?
Which ones need repair?
Which profiles changed?
Which spares are ready?

Lowry’s Device as a Service and MDM services help teams deploy, configure, monitor, support, and manage scanners, mobile computers, printers, and RFID equipment across the device lifecycle.

Run a 5-day readiness check.

At shift start, count every scanner that is actually usable, not just present.

That number is the fleet your warehouse really has.

A tool can be available and still be unusable.The technician has the wrench. The repair is ready. The job starts.Then QA...
08/14/2026

A tool can be available and still be unusable.

The technician has the wrench. The repair is ready. The job starts.

Then QA asks for the calibration record.

That is the wrong time to find out the tool expired last week.

Tool tracking has to carry more than location.

It needs status.

Current owner.
Last use.
Calibration date.
Maintenance history.
Inspection result.
Next due date.
Job or work order tied to use.

Barcode can confirm the specific tool before use. RFID can help when tools move through cribs, benches, carts, or controlled areas without one-by-one scans.

The real control is the stop point.

If a tool is overdue, the system should flag it before the work begins, while the technician can still choose another tool or send it for calibration.

Lowry’s tool tracking content covers tool maintenance, calibration, usage history, and current tool status through RFID-enabled systems.

Pull 20 recent calibration misses.

Were those tools missing?

Or were they used because status was invisible at the moment of work?

That difference matters.

A service van can quietly become the least controlled inventory location in the business.It moves all day. It holds expe...
08/12/2026

A service van can quietly become the least controlled inventory location in the business.

It moves all day. It holds expensive parts. It carries returns, damaged items, customer-owned equipment, and the parts someone borrowed between jobs.

Then dispatch trusts the count like the van is a fixed warehouse shelf.

That is where job delays start.

A clean van inventory process needs 3 movements captured:

branch to van
van to job
job or return back to inventory

Barcode can work when the tech scans the part at the point of use.

RFID can help when vans carry several tagged parts, serialized equipment, kits, or returnable items where a manual count slows the day down.

Start with the failed jobs.

How often did the system say the part was available?

How often did the tech arrive without it?

That gap tells you whether the issue is stock level, replenishment timing, or field inventory capture.

Counterfeit risk gets harder when the product looks normal.The label is clean. The packaging looks familiar. The RFID ta...
08/10/2026

Counterfeit risk gets harder when the product looks normal.

The label is clean. The packaging looks familiar. The RFID tag responds when scanned.

That still leaves the important question open:

Does this product belong to the path it claims?

A return can pass a visual check and still fail the movement check.

The RFID ID may already exist in another channel. The last known scan may sit with a different distributor. The serial may connect to a shipment that never went to this customer. The return may enter from a route the product was never supposed to take.

That is where product authentication has to use identity plus history.

The scan should answer:

Who created this ID?
Where did it move?
Has this ID appeared before?
Does the return match the original shipment?
Did the product travel through an approved channel?

Lowry’s RFID authentication work sits in this exact space: product identity, movement history, brand protection, customer protection, and supply chain security.

Run this check on high-risk products:

Pull 10 suspicious returns and compare the RFID ID, serial, original shipment, last known scan, and return channel.

If the product only looks right, you still have work to do.

Planned maintenance breaks down fast when the kit isn’t proven before the machine stops.The work order says the parts ar...
08/08/2026

Planned maintenance breaks down fast when the kit isn’t proven before the machine stops.

The work order says the parts are available.

But available can mean a lot of things.

A gasket is on the shelf. A sensor is still in receiving. A bearing was used yesterday and never updated. A tool is checked out to another technician. A replacement part was picked but never staged with the kit.

Now the machine is down.

And maintenance is searching.

Barcode and RFID help when the kit becomes a controlled handoff instead of a pile of assumed parts.

Scan parts into the kit.
Scan tools assigned to the job.
Tie the kit to the work order.
Flag missing items before downtime starts.
Confirm the kit when it reaches the maintenance area.

For reusable tools or high-use equipment, RFID can show whether the item is still out, sitting in a cart, or passing through a return point.

Run this before the next planned outage:

Pick 10 upcoming work orders. List every part and tool required. Check what is physically staged 24 hours before work begins. Record what is missing when the job starts.

If the same part class or tool type keeps delaying work, the problem is not the work order.

The kit is being trusted before it’s actually ready.

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9420 Maltby Road
Brighton, MI
48116

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+18888812477

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