Bespoke suits, bespoke cars.... now Leuze bring you bespoke barcode readers.

The new compact and modular BCL300i barcode reader from Leuze electronic offers a unique combination of cost effectiveness and functionality. The modular concept enables the customer to define the high specification unit to optimally match the application – For example in a material handling application, its compact design means it can be placed close beside a conveyor, whilst the choice of four optional heated optics (High, Medium, Low and Ultra-Low-Density) with a large depth of field and wide opening angles ensure reliable detection especially in difficult environments like wide conveyors. The large number of options including line or raster scanning, fixed or oscillating mirror, combined with advanced features like code reconstruction technology (CRT) give exceptional read performance. Code reconstruction technology which enables the reading of damaged or soiled codes by constructing a complete code from overlapping fragments was previously only available in the highly successful big brother the BCL500i as used by the warehouses of the UK's best known high street shops. The BCL300i continues Leuze electronic's unique offer of fully integrating Profinet and Profibus into barcode readers. Whilst competitors offer integrated Profinet or Profibus 'communication', which is only a slight difference in words, in reality it means that only Leuze's barcode readers can be configured by the PLC over the network. A scenario when this becomes a large difference is for example at 2am in the morning - Replacing a Profibus BCL300i just requires the swapping the unit by undoing its M12 connectors. The replacement unit once connected will be configured automatically by the PLC across the Profibus network and start working. A barcode reader from a competitor, even if it is has integrated Profibus communications will sit there awaiting an engineer to program it. Therefore at commissioning and replacement the difference between 'fully integrated' and 'integrated comms' becomes substantial. The modular concept of the BCL300i provides cost effective solutions that are optimised for the customer's application, whilst high quality optics and advanced features offer convenient and reliable bar code identification. In summary the bespoke solutions offered by the BCL300i, like a bespoke specialist car offer power without compromise.