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A Zebra for every occasion We have a saying at Zebra; “Zebra is there”. It’s because we span so many verticals and industries, we tend to find Zebra’s used just about everywhere. From cross-docking applications on the loading bay, inventory tracking in the warehouse, to point-of-sale and shelf-edge labelling in the retail store. With Zebra, customers can choose from direct thermal (no ribbon) or thermal transfer (wax, wax/resin, or full resin ribbon) where you need longevity of the printed image. Another use case is positive patient identification in healthcare with our ZD510-HC dedicated wristband printing solution. These come with a dedicated medical grade power supply, and a disinfectant-ready UV-resistant housing which is designed to handle regular sanitising with harsh chemicals and UV light, helping to increase patient safety. Alternatively, our ZD611 and ZD621 models can be supplied with the option of RAIN RFID print and encoding solutions. Zebra’s own RE40 RFID module provides adaptive encoding technology, which allows for excellent media flexibility and simple RFID calibration, eliminating complex placement guidelines. Optimised to efficiently print and encode labels, tags and wristbands, they give you greater tracking abilities, deeper visibility and enterprise insights in an ever-competitive business environment. There are even linerless versions of the ZD611 and ZD621, providing not just a more sustainable solution to label printing, but one that can aid productivity, with its continuous label format and greater number of labels per roll. Speaking of productivity, we’ve just launched a new packing bench technology solution, which sees a combination of a linerless ZD621 desktop printer, with one of our fixed industrial scanners, to provide up to 33% packing efficiency gain for our logistics customers. Whatever our customers’ asset tracking challenge, chances are we have a desktop printer fit for the task and the budget. Best out-of-the-box experience Zebra allows you to get printing quickly and easily. Zebra printers are simple to install with USB connectivity, starting with the value-tier ZD220 and ZD230 models, and media changes are quick with Zebra’s OpenACCESS™ clamshell design to keep your workflows moving.
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Intuitive to use. Status at-a-glance A single LED indicator and single button for feed/pause make it easy to operate and identify printer status on the ZD220 and ZD230. Move up to the mid-tier ZD411 and ZD421 models, and five LED icons and an advanced three-button user interface offers added functionality and control, complete with colour-coded touch points to guide you through media-handling tasks for speedy media changes. At the top of the pile, the 4.3” colour touch display, which now features across almost all Zebra industrial thermal printers as standard, is available on RFID and healthcare versions of the ZD611 and ZD621 desktop printers as standard, and is an option on others. The easy-to-use menu features step-by-step setup wizards, troubleshooting animations, media- loading, calibration guidance and supports stand-alone printing applications.
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Zebra’s own RE40 RFID module provides adaptive encoding technology, which allows for excellent media flexibility and simple RFID calibration
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Connect it your way USB and ethernet are largely standard now across the range, providing universal interoperability. But peruse the options list to make it easier and more cost-effective to start with a base device and add connectivity later when you need it. Depending on the model, you’ll find NFC Print Touch, Bluetooth, Serial RS-232, and 801.11ac Wireless as potential ways to get hooked up to your back end operations. Crisp print quality. Faster print speeds Even the base model ZD220 provides 203 dpi resolution at 4 ips, with 128MB Flash and 128MB SDRAM memory, so you’ll not be
ZD611, the first 2” RFID thermal desktop printer in the market
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