Testing the new technology is Intermec, now part of Honeywell Scanning and Mobility, with its CK71 mobile computer. Designed with an extended range EX25 scan engine, the CK71 mobile reader means container numbers can be recorded via scanning from 15ft to 30 ft away.<\/p>\n
Joe McClure, spokesperson, Honeywell Scanning and Mobility, told Port Strategy<\/i>: \u201cThis technology can be used for a range of applications in ports and terminals so I want to make people aware of its capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
While static portals play their part in recording containers, a mobile application might be \u2018walkers\u2019 that are usually sent out each evening after a port closes to manually record each container number.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe device decodes the jpeg taken by the reader and instantly processes it. The only problem that could occur is shadows on the container numbers, but this isn\u2019t usually a problem in open ports and terminals,\u201d added Mr McClure.<\/p>\n
This new image solution could save \u2018walkers\u2019 considerable time and man hours as well as improve container number recording accuracy.<\/p>\n
Intermec\u2019s idea for mobile readers came about around two years ago, but it\u2019s only in the last year that the technology has evolved and become more mainstream.<\/p>\n