SATO CL408E User Guide
Version 0.8
21/10/2004
Page 1 of 44
FOREWORD
Built upon a strong foundation of over 60 years of experience,
SATO solutions enable any business to quickly and efficiently
identify anything—be they products, components, actions or
people.
Since its incorporation in 1940, SATO has been known to be
insatiable in its pursuit of innovation and provision of labour-
saving solutions to meet society's needs. In 1962, SATO's hand
labeller was a worldwide best-seller. Then, in 1974, SATO
developed the world's first printer for barcodes and OCR
characters, and took the lead when the rising tide of in-store
marking swept across the retailing industry.
Barcodes proved ideal for computer input, so SATO moved far beyond the retail trade,
developing electronic printers that were soon in service throughout the economy. SATO
has then maintained its lead as a manufacturer of automatic identification systems and
related consumable supplies. It revolutionised the bar coding industry by introducing the
Data Collection System (DCS) and Labelling concept – a total barcode and labelling
solutions approach providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand held terminals,
label design software and consumables.
SATO has been supplying high frequency (HF) RFID solutions for some years, and fully
supports the Uniform Code Council’s (UCC) Electronic Product Code (ePC) initiatives as
well as the recent Wal-Mart and Metro mandates that require their top 100 suppliers to
embed RFID tags at the case and pallet level by 2005.
Many of Wal-Mart’s and Metro’s Top 100 suppliers are longstanding SATO customers who
look to SATO to help satisfy their RFID requirements. Labelling an item with a barcode, or
RFID tag, allows that item to be immediately and accurately tracked throughout its
despatch trail.
SATO is a publicly listed company in
SATO solutions enable any business to quickly and efficiently
identify anything—be they products, components, actions or
people.
Since its incorporation in 1940, SATO has been known to be
insatiable in its pursuit of innovation and provision of labour-
saving solutions to meet society's needs. In 1962, SATO's hand
labeller was a worldwide best-seller. Then, in 1974, SATO
developed the world's first printer for barcodes and OCR
characters, and took the lead when the rising tide of in-store
marking swept across the retailing industry.
Barcodes proved ideal for computer input, so SATO moved far beyond the retail trade,
developing electronic printers that were soon in service throughout the economy. SATO
has then maintained its lead as a manufacturer of automatic identification systems and
related consumable supplies. It revolutionised the bar coding industry by introducing the
Data Collection System (DCS) and Labelling concept – a total barcode and labelling
solutions approach providing high quality barcode printers, scanners/hand held terminals,
label design software and consumables.
SATO has been supplying high frequency (HF) RFID solutions for some years, and fully
supports the Uniform Code Council’s (UCC) Electronic Product Code (ePC) initiatives as
well as the recent Wal-Mart and Metro mandates that require their top 100 suppliers to
embed RFID tags at the case and pallet level by 2005.
Many of Wal-Mart’s and Metro’s Top 100 suppliers are longstanding SATO customers who
look to SATO to help satisfy their RFID requirements. Labelling an item with a barcode, or
RFID tag, allows that item to be immediately and accurately tracked throughout its
despatch trail.
SATO is a publicly listed company in
Japan and has worldwide offices in
United
States,
Germany,
United Kingdom,
Poland,
Belgium,
Singapore,
Malaysia,
Thailand and
China. Reported revenues in 2002 were US$445 million.
SATO stocks are traded on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Whether you
are required to implement an RFID compliant system, or are just looking to increase
internal efficiency, you can trust SATO to provide you with complete support from start to
finish. More information can be found at
are required to implement an RFID compliant system, or are just looking to increase
internal efficiency, you can trust SATO to provide you with complete support from start to
finish. More information can be found at
.