Barcom

10/13/2026

🚜 We’re taking on Day 2 of Community Summit—and Frankie the Forklift is ready to work!
Stop by to see our tabletop demonstration of dock door RFID shipment confirmation. Watch Frankie move a shipment through the dock door and see how RFID helps confirm what’s leaving your facility—without scanning each item individually.
Small forklift. Big possibilities for shipping accuracy. 📦✅
Come meet Frankie and talk with the Barcom team about putting RFID to work in your operation!

10/07/2026

🎸 We’re bringing barcode and RFID know-how to Music City!
The Barcom team will be at Community Summit North America next week, joining Lanham at Booth 609.
Still counting inventory by hand? Typing information that could be scanned? Wondering where RFID could make a difference?
Come talk with us about the everyday warehouse challenges you’d like to solve. We’ll help you explore the hardware, software, and workflows that can make inventory, shipping, and receiving easier—and connect those processes with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
🤠 Bring your questions, meet our team, and try your hand at our scan game!
Booth 609 | Ga***rd Opryland, Nashville
📅 October 11–15, 2026

09/23/2026

Damaged labels and repeated scans can slow down an entire workflow. Honeywell’s Granit Ultra scanner series now features AI-enhanced decoding designed to handle difficult barcodes.
In Honeywell’s testing, Granit Ultra scanned an average of 45% faster than the previous Granit XP generation across its reference barcode sets. The series offers configurations for different scan ranges, including applications that reach from a forklift to a rack or pallet.
Wondering whether your current scanners are holding your team back? Barcom can help compare options against the barcodes and distances you actually encounter.
Honeywell Productivity Solutions is now part of Brady.

09/17/2026

It's Official
Big news in the barcode and data-capture industry: Honeywell’s Productivity Solutions and Services business is now part of Brady Corporation!
This transition brings Honeywell’s trusted mobile computers, barcode scanners, printers, RFID technology, workflow software, and services into Brady’s expanded portfolio of identification and productivity solutions.
What does this mean for Honeywell customers? The technology and expertise you rely on remain part of a strong, growing organization—now backed by Brady’s extensive capabilities in printing, identification, software, and specialty materials.
As this transition continues, Barcom will be here to help our customers understand any branding, product, or support updates. If your operation currently uses Honeywell equipment or you are planning a new data-collection project, contact our team to discuss what this change means for you.

06/08/2026

📢 Important Pricing Update from Omron Automation
Beginning July 1, 2026, Omron Automation Americas will implement pricing adjustments across select product families due to ongoing increases in material, logistics, and manufacturing costs.
Key updates:
• Average 5% increase across core product families
• Average 12% increase on select legacy product families
Orders entered before 7:00 PM CDT on June 30, 2026, will be processed at current pricing.
If you are currently using legacy Omron products, this may be a good opportunity to explore newer, more cost-effective alternatives. Our team is available to help identify suitable replacement options and assist with transition planning.
If you have questions about how these changes may impact your business or would like to discuss upcoming orders, please contact us today.

06/02/2026

Built for the toughest environments. Proven to perform.
When tracking assets in demanding industrial settings, durability isn't optional—it's essential. Zebra's On-Metal RFID Tags are engineered to withstand harsh conditions while maintaining reliable read performance on metal surfaces.
Watch as we put these tags to the test and demonstrate the rugged construction that helps keep your asset tracking accurate, efficient, and dependable.
✅ Designed for metal assets
✅ Built for industrial environments
✅ Reliable RFID performance you can trust

05/26/2026

Cold storage and freezer environments are exposing a big gap in enterprise mobility strategy: not all “rugged” devices are actually built for extreme cold.

A recent Zebra article highlights why temperature ratings alone don’t tell the full story. In cold-chain operations, the real challenges come from rapid temperature swings, condensation, battery degradation, fogged displays, and workers using gloves in fast-paced environments.

Key takeaway: organizations need to evaluate devices based on real operational conditions — not just spec sheets.

The article points to several critical considerations for cold-environment mobility deployments:
• Heated scanner windows and internal heaters to prevent frost/condensation
• Freezer-rated batteries for consistent performance
• High IP sealing to protect against moisture intrusion
• Glove-friendly interfaces and keyboards
• Devices designed to survive constant movement between freezer and ambient environments

This is especially relevant as cold-chain logistics, food distribution, pharma, and field operations continue investing in real-time visibility and mobile workflows.

The bigger lesson: operational context matters just as much as technical specs. Choosing the right mobile technology can directly impact uptime, productivity, worker efficiency, and long-term device lifecycle costs.

Zebra continues to lead in this space by offering purpose-built mobile computers, tablets, scanners, and wearable devices specifically engineered to perform reliably in cold storage and freezer environments.

05/18/2026

🚨 Manufacturer Price Increases Are Coming in 2026 🚨

Several major manufacturers have announced upcoming pricing increases across hardware, software, mobility, POS, and networking products.

Brands impacted include:
✔ Honeywell
✔ Cisco
✔ ELO
✔ ProClip
✔ BarTender
✔ Zebra
✔ Verifone
✔ Crestron
✔ And more

📅 Many increases take effect beginning June 1, 2026

Honeywell alone is announcing:
📱 15% increase on mobile computers
🖨 5% increase on tablets & printers
📡 5% increase on handheld scanners
📦 2–15% increases across other product categories

If you have projects, hardware refreshes, or deployments planned for 2026, now is the time to review purchasing timelines and lock in current pricing before increases go into effect.

Read the full update here: https://hubs.la/Q04g-lw40

A simple guide to getting started with barcoding—what you need, how it works, and how to improve inventory accuracy fast.Major manufacturers including Honeywell, Cisco, ELO, ProClip, and BarTender are implementing 2026 price increases across hardware, software, mobile computers, scanners, printers...

05/12/2026

A customer walks into a store ready to buy — only to find the product out of stock. Within moments, they locate it on a competitor’s app, and the sale is gone.

This is the reality retailers face every day.

Today’s inventory decisions are more challenging than ever:
📈 Volatile demand patterns
💸 Pressure to reduce costs and excess inventory
📦 Customer expectations for perfect product availability
📊 Massive amounts of disconnected operational data

Traditional forecasting models often struggle because critical signals — promotions, pricing, supply chain constraints, marketing activity, and operational data — remain siloed across systems.

The opportunity isn’t just about using AI. It’s about using purpose-built AI that understands the complexity of retail operations and transforms fragmented data into actionable demand intelligence.

When retailers can unify demand signals and connect planning directly to frontline ex*****on, they gain the ability to:
✔ Improve product availability
✔ Reduce excess inventory and spoilage
✔ Increase working capital efficiency
✔ Respond faster to real-world operational changes

The future of retail operations depends on turning complexity into clarity — and using intelligent, connected systems to make faster, more confident inventory decisions.

Read more here: https://hubs.la/Q04g8B-m0

Imagine a customer walking into your store, smartphone in hand. An item they desperately want sits out of stock on the shelf. Within seconds, they locate that exact product on a competitor’s app, and with a few taps, the sale vanishes completely.

04/27/2026

Still running CT47 6GB devices? This update matters.

Honeywell is officially retiring these configurations—and availability is already tightening.

The good news? There’s a clear upgrade path and a window to act.

We put together a quick guide covering:
🔹 What’s changing
🔹 Critical deadlines
🔹 Why upgrading to CT47 8GB is worth it
🔹 How to avoid disruption

👉 Check it out: https://hubs.la/Q04dxb8b0

If you haven’t started planning yet, now’s the time.

A simple guide to getting started with barcoding—what you need, how it works, and how to improve inventory accuracy fast.Honeywell is retiring CT47 6GB/128GB devices. Learn key dates, stock rotation deadlines, and why upgrading to CT47 8GB is the best next step.