Barcode scanner - wand/pen reader

Reliable technology for stock control

The barcode scanner - wand/pen reader was the original barcode reader. It has been tried and tested in the field for nearly 40 years.

Although barcoding technology has evolved, the barcode - scanner wand/barcode pen reader is the simplest and lowest cost barcode scanner and is still in widespread use today.

A barcode scanner - wand/barcode pen reader is ideal for scanning barcodes that are close together, as the barcode wand/pen reader is used in contact with the barcode.

• Typical applications: Healthcare, laboratories and office environments
• Advantages: Ideal for scanning barcodes which are close together
• Disadvantages: Operator dependent, contact only barcode scanning
• Connectivity: Tethered, cordless
• Barcode reading distance: Contact
• Barcode reading capability: Low, medium and high density codes
• Barcode symbologies: Reading capability e.g. 1D codes. Find out more about barcode symbologies.

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