Specifications

The Compact4 printers have proven to be very successful in Europe and Datamax is committed to

repeating that success worldwide. Below are just a few applications where the Compact4 printers have

performed reliably for years.

Distribution/Warehousing - Printing from the Forklift

Companies that move a large volume of products and palletize their

shipments have realized a substantial increase in efficiency by printing

from Compact4 Mobile printers mounted directly on their forklifts.

Reduced errors, quicker processing, and lower overhead are all

benefits of on-vehicle label printing.

In many warehouses, the staging area for palletizing is often a

centralized location where packages are consolidated, prepared for

shipment, and shipping labels are applied. Sounds simple, but moving

the complete pallet to a centralized labeling location can increase the

chance for human error, primarily because you have to select and

apply the correct label to the correct pallet. By moving away from the

centralized concept of palletizing and printing, and moving to a mobile

solution (a forklift equipped with a networked computer, label printer,

and scanner), Compact4 Mobile users have realized significant time

and fuel savings.

The schematic below illustrates a typical application setup with the Compact4 Mobile printer mounted on

the forklift, a ruggedized computer networked via a wireless card, and a hand held scanner. All the

hardware components including the printer are powered from the forklift.

Benefits of Printing from the Forklift

Implementing a forklift system with a Compact4 Mobile printer offers

many benefits including:

• Error Reduction – Printing on demand and on location means you

no longer have to move to a centralized printing station where the

possibility of selecting and applying the incorrect shipping labels

greatly increases.

• Time Savings – Reduces the time needed to move to and from a

centralized printing location to retrieve labels.

• Reduce Waste – Reducing the amount of travel to a centralized

printing location saves time and fuel.

Markets and Applications

MP Series: Compact4 & Compact4 Mobile