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BlueStar To Distribute Datamax H-Class RFID Printers

Monday, July 23, 2007

BlueStar is now a distributor of the new Datamax H-Class heavy-duty RFID-compatible printers, which feature state-of-the-art modular design for quick and easy servicing of key components. The verdict: maximizing up-time while reducing the total cost of ownership.

“BlueStar is elated to carry the new Datamax H-Class printer series, which is sophisticated enough to support high-resolution graphics and text on small labels, but thrives in a rugged environment,” says Steve Cuntz, BlueStar’s President/CEO.



BlueStar Distributes New Datamax H-Class RFID-Compatible Printers

BlueStar, the leading innovator in solutions-based distribution for Auto ID, Point-of-Sale, RFID and Mobility products, is announcing its distribution of the new Datamax H-Class printers designed to meet the specific requirements of enterprise bar code and RFID label and tag printing applications.

The new Datamax H-Class heavy-duty RFID-compatible printer family provides a state-of-the-art modular design for quick and easy servicing of key components, thereby maximizing up-time while reducing the total cost of ownership. The Datamax H-Class printers are available in a variety of configurations to meet any enterprise application: H-4212, H-4310, and H-4212X models.

“The H-Class provides the highest levels of printer performance and reliability and offers the lowest total cost of ownership,” says Doug Hall, Datamax vice president of marketing. “H-Class printers provide up to twice the speed and throughput of other printers in its class, and its gear-driven drive system provides rugged and reliable performance for demanding applications. In addition, the modular design allows rapid repairs to increase up-time for the highest levels of user productivity.”

“BlueStar is elated to carry the new Datamax H-Class printer series, which is sophisticated enough to support high-resolution graphics and text on small labels, but thrive in a rugged environment,” says Steve Cuntz, BlueStar’s President/CEO.

About Datamax

Datamax, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation, is a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture, and marketing of products for bar code and RFID labeling, including thermal demand printers, label, ticket and tag materials, and thermal transfer ribbons. [end] 

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