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Guides for choosing and deploying rugged devices
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Rugged Tablet Screen Readability Outdoors: Reflections, Viewing Angles and Forms
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Rugged Notebook or a 2-in-1 Tablet with a Keyboard? Decide by Typing, Software and Ports
A rugged notebook is built around the keyboard. A 2-in-1 tablet adds one when needed. Decide by how much users type, whether the software needs Windows, which wired connections the job uses and how far the device is carried.
8-Inch Rugged Tablet or 6-Inch Handheld? Choosing the Middle Size for Scanning Work
An 8-inch Android tablet sits between a handheld and a 10-inch tablet. It shows more of the app, but it weighs more, is usually held in two hands, and its barcode reader is often an option. Check four things before you switch.
Android Panel PCs for Kiosks and Clock-In Points: What to Check Before You Order
A self-service kiosk and a clock-in point both run one app on a fixed screen that many people touch. Check screen shape and brightness, how people identify themselves, how the app is locked, and how the devices will be managed.
Panel PCs at the Production Line: Status Board, Andon Station or Both?
A status board is read from across the aisle. An andon station is touched by the operator. Size, resolution, brightness and input requirements differ, so decide which job each screen does before choosing a model.
Proof of Delivery: A Vehicle Tablet for the Cab, a Handheld for the Doorstep
The route is managed in the cab; the proof is captured at the door. Decide which tasks happen where before choosing a mounted tablet, a handheld or both.
Warehouse Receiving at the Dock: Check the Delivery Against the Order Before It Becomes Stock
Receiving is where a wrong quantity is cheapest to catch. Plan the order match, the count, damage photos and pallet labels, then choose a tablet, a handheld or both.
Quality Inspection on the Shop Floor: A Tablet for the Patrol, a Panel PC for the Inspection Bench
Incoming, in-process and final inspection happen in different places. Use a tablet where the inspector walks to the part and a panel PC where the part comes to the bench.
Rugged Tablets for Construction Snag Lists: From the Defect on the Wall to a Closed Item
A snag is only finished when someone has re-inspected and closed it. Choose the tablet for the whole cycle: find, record, assign, fix, re-inspect.
Selling Tickets in the Queue with a Printing Handheld: Sell, Print and Admit Without a Booth
Selling in the queue moves the ticket booth to the visitor. Plan ticket codes, capacity, paper, payment and cash-up before you choose the printing handheld.
Parking Enforcement and Fee Collection with a Printing Handheld: Evidence First, Then the Notice
A parking notice stands or falls on its evidence. Plan the plate, photos, time, location, notice number and paper before you choose the printing handheld.
Meter Reading with a Printing Handheld: Capture the Read, Check It and Print the Bill at the Door
Spot billing puts the read, the check and the printed bill in one visit. Plan the meter ID, validation rules, photos, paper and offline sync before you choose the handheld.
Route Sales with a Printing Handheld: Invoices at the Customer's Door, Settlement at the End of the Day
In route sales the driver sells, delivers and invoices at each stop. Plan prices, invoice numbers, returns, paper width and settlement before choosing the printing handheld.
