In February we looked at the available tools to track and trace products throughout the supply chain; that is, what occurs outside a manufacturing facility. But what about keeping track of products within the confines of the plant? That is: Ingredients that come in the door, are combined in a recipe and go out the loading docks. What happens within a facility is easy to track, right?

Designed for 1-D oriented barcode reading, the Cognex DataMan 50L compact laser barcode reader has an IP65-rated housing.