The general trend with code readers doesn't stop short of hand-held scanners

In spite of newer technologies, e.g. RFID, the use of barcodes and 2D codes for material flow applications has not fallen off. In addition to stationary readers, Leuze electronic produces hand-held scanners which are often used in sub-areas of conveyor and storage systems, e.g. in order picking. The demands made on hand-held scanners are getting ever tougher; reading must be reliable even when the codes are damaged, are located on curved or bent surfaces or are highly reflective.

The new IT 1900 hand-held scanners fulfil these requirements and have really raised the bar. Thanks to a new higher resolution camera chip, adjusted optics and high-performance decoding software, reading fields up to two times larger than in the previous model are achieved.

Many codes can be read even from very short distances with increased tolerance in relation to moving objects and in a shorter length of time. While speeds up to 0.5 m/s used to be allowed, speeds of up to 6 m/s are now permissible. Due to shorter evaluation times, reading can be done with more redundancy, which for the customer means more reliability when reading.

In addition to all of this, the hand-held scanner is now lighter and thinner – two important advantages for the user in terms of ergonomics. Nevertheless, the new IT 1900 hand-held scanners are extremely stable and can survive at least 50 falls onto a cement floor from a height of 1.8 m. Designed for a wide temperature range (operating temperatures of 0 to 50 °C), these hand-held scanners can also be used under harsh environmental conditions