Banner Vision Sensors Now Read Dot-Peen Bar Codes

bannerengineering.com—April, 2006—Banner Engineering announces that two of its vision sensors—the PresencePLUS® P4 OMNI with bar code and P4 BCR—now read dot-peen bar codes. Made by creating a permanent indent, or dot, in the surface of any malleable material, dot-peen bar codes are frequently used in the automotive and aerospace industries and for government UID applications. “With a dot-peened Data Matrix bar code applied directly to a part, manufacturers need not worry about a paper label falling off and can thus reliably track a part throughout the production process,” said Brent Evanger, application engineer for Banner. “The P4 OMNI with bar code and P4 BCR offer a great combination of extraordinary performance and ease of use.” The sensors, including standard and high-resolution 1.3 megapixel models, read even partially damaged bar codes and read virtually any surface when used with the appropriate lighting. Evanger added, “And starting at only $1995, they are priced at almost half the cost of comparable stationary bar code readers.”