Inspections

You may find that a blog post concerning vehicle inspection is an unusual sight for L-Tron Direct.  But there is a connection, we assure you. All states require that vehicles need to be registered and inspected.  Once the inspection is passed, the technician will place a sticker on your windshield stating that your car is…

Mobile Computers: Making Your Business Efficient

Barcode scanners are a useful tool in terms of inventory, product identification, and a variety of other means.  But an employee who must carry a barcode scanner will often need to return to a computer to upload or process information. What if that employee could keep a computer with them at all time?  It is…

Have You Considered Loyalty Programs?

According to the loyalty research firm Colloquy, there were 1.3 billion loyalty cards in circulation in the United States in 2008. Loyalty cards, or cards associated with some sort of club within your retail business, give customers an extra incentive to do business with you so that they may receive some sort of exclusive benefit,…

iKey Keyboards: Powerful Computing for Your Industrial Facility

An industrial keyboard featuring an integrated pointing device, an illuminated, mobile industrial keyboard, a NEMA 4X-rated keyboard enclosed in an ABS polycarbonate case, a NVIS Green B-compliant NEMA 4X keyboard, a NEMA 4X keyboard with an integrated RF card reader, an extremely low-emission keyboard with integrated pointing device, a MIL-461-approved keyboard with an integrated pointing…

Tips for Printing Your Own Barcode Labels

Printing your own barcodes can be a great option for retail businesses looking to simplify point of sale transactions, however, there are a few things that one should keep in mind when looking to manufacture his or her own barcodes for a business: When considering the type of barcode printer to use, carefully choose the…

Barcode Readers: Types and Details

When choosing the right kind of barcode reader, it’s important to know the differences between the products that you’re looking at. To help demystify the process, here’s a quick and easy overview of common types of barcode readers: Handheld Scanners This type of barcode reader will allow for you to position the scanner toward the…

Where to Place Your Barcodes

Once you have barcodes for your products, where can you put them? First of all, it’s important to keep in mind the type of product that you’re looking to label. Is it small? Does it need to go inside a piece of machinery, such as a computer? Will it be showcased in display cases lit…

Behind the Barcode: UPC-A

The UPC-A code is one of the most commonly used barcode types within the United States. Placed on a majority of products sold in retail, this type of barcode identifies the manufacturer and the specific product so that point of sale cash register systems can look up the price automatically and streamline the transaction. This…

Mobile Scanning: Something Every Business Should Know About

Smartphones have taken over the way that people use their cell phones. Packed with applications that can tell everyone where to eat, what music to listen to, or where the nearest bus stop is, these smartphones have also undoubtedly changed the way that many people shop. If you’re a store owner, it’s important to keep…

L-TronDirect.com: Answering Your Barcode Questions

Question: “Hey. I’m looking to start using a barcode reader and a label system to manage my inventory and I was wondering whether or not barcodes can be read or scanned upside down? Our labels can sometimes get put on the wrong way by our staff and we want to make sure that we can…