L-Tron Employee Named Cognitive Award Winner

L-Tron Corporation sales representative, Jason Culliton, is the winner of the 2011 CognitiveTPG’s Quarter 1 Preferred Reseller Promotion.  CognitiveTPG’s Preferred Reseller Program recognizes top-performing resellers by providing them with a wide array of business resources and sales incentives.  As a member of the Preferred Reseller Program, Culliton is acknowledged as one of a select group…

Two Linear Scanners: Different Functions, Superior Results

L-Tron Corporation, in cooperation with Honeywell International, announces the availability of two high-performance linear scanning devices, both designed with productivity, durability and efficiency in mind.  The Hyperion 1300g linear-imaging scanner provides exceptional performance in scan-intensive or light industrial applications, while the Voyager 1200g single-line laser scanner is ideal for retail check-out counters, as well as…

A Glimpse into 2012: Technology Improvements for the Tax Industry

Across the country, income tax preparers are breathing sighs of relief.  April 15th has come and gone.  For some, the past months of tax preparation have gone fairly smoothly, while others have experienced chaos.  Knowing that there is always room for improvement, L-Tron Corporation has developed a state-of-the-art technology solution for the income tax industry,…

Libraries Can Use Barcodes Too

Barcodes aren’t just for manufacturing and retail applications. Libraries and training centers can also benefit from the use of barcodes in order to replace costly and cumbersome paper checkout methods. Remember the days of having to stamp library cards and take books out using all paper tracking? Now that’s about to change. Barcode technologies and…

RFID Tags: Replacing Barcodes?

RFID, or radio-frequency identification tags are commonly found in things like the EZPass and other forms of public transit technology. However, these tags can be expensive to make and could never compete with the cost-effectiveness of barcodes until now. According to a recent story run in MIT’s Technology Review, researchers in South Korea have printed…

Barcodes and Blockbusters?

It’s true – mobile barcode scanning has been taken to the next level by move ticketer Fandango as it has just released a new program that will allow for users in eight specified cities to have their pre-purchased ticket sent directly to their mobile phone through a 2D barcode. According to Rick Butler, chief operating…

Medical Barcoding

Barcodes are extremely important. In almost any aspect of your life, you will find that a barcode is somehow playing a part. Barcodes allow for items and files to be easily identified and inventoried. Barcodes can be found in warehouses, libraries, stores, manufacturing plants, etc. But one industry that a lot of people don’t realize…

Target to Use Barcodes in Reward Programs

According to a recent announcement from the massive retailer Target, the company is looking to take the next step towards using barcodes in retail by creating a customer loyalty rewards program that brings together mobile barcode scanners and So how does it work? Well, first of all, you can now update your Target GiftCard via…

Have You Considered Loyalty Programs?

According to the loyalty research firm Colloquy, there were 1.3 billion loyalty cards in circulation in the United States in 2008. Loyalty cards, or cards associated with some sort of club within your retail business, give customers an extra incentive to do business with you so that they may receive some sort of exclusive benefit,…

Where to Place Your Barcodes

Once you have barcodes for your products, where can you put them? First of all, it’s important to keep in mind the type of product that you’re looking to label. Is it small? Does it need to go inside a piece of machinery, such as a computer? Will it be showcased in display cases lit…