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Choosing the right Kiosk Printer Selecting the right printer for self-service terminals (kiosks) is not always easy. What makes a kiosk application different from other printing applications? Two major differences are: No one is there to take care of the printer, for example to clear paper jams. The printer will be facing thousands of different users, none of whom have been trained to operate the unit. When selecting a printer for your application, consider that the cost of a single service call may well take all the profit out of buying cheaper solution compared to a more reliable one. Some printer cut/tear off ways 1.Print and tear off This is the simplest type of kiosk printer with the following advantages and disadvantages:  Advantages: Very low cost The most compact solution of them all Disadvantages: Very easy to get paper jams The customer can pull the receipt while it is being printed Customers need practice tearing off the receipt in a correct way 2.Print and cut By adding a c

Olivetti PR 2 Plus number 1 banking printer.  PR2 plus is the specialized printer for multifunctional front-office applications capable to print on single-sheet and multiple-copy documents and on passbooks. PR2 plus is the specialized printer for multifunctional front-office applications capable to print on single-sheet and multiple-copy documents and on passbooks.  All models feature an innovative CPU and the new 2295 Hz printhead for outstanding productivity on texts and graphics alike. The printer produces 291 pages per hour on the ECMA Test, more than any other model in its product class. PR2 PLUS handles a full range of bank teller forms, recognizes passbook magnetic stripes, reads CMC7 and E13B codes and provides (as MB-2 model) simultaneous dual-side scanning for documents with widths of up to 210 mm. Equipped with a full character-generator set, PR2 plus is an efficient device to meet local compliance requirements around the world. Attention to printing quality is combined with

  Best Dispatch Terminals for Mission Critical Communications Dispatch  is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers. Industries that dispatch include taxicabs, couriers, emergency services, as well as home and commercial services such as maid services, plumbing, HVAC, pest control and electricians. In the first responders world this are considered Mission Critical Communications and requires a high level terminal and infrastructre solution. OTS is pleased to announce that Tipro’s Modular Dispatcher Terminal are available in the USA and Latin America. Tipro has more than 30 years of experience in designing and manufacturing industrial human-interface devices for professional use in diverse mission-critical applications. The BEFREE terminals offers an industrial grade modular platform designed for Command & Control Centres within Public Safety, Traffic & Transportation, Utilities and Building management. At the core of the Dispatcher Terminal is Tipr

  Automated Fare Collection - Technology Solutions We as a whole more likely than not experienced, or possibly seen workers utilizing some type of cards, or just their telephones, to gain admittance to mass travel vehicles, for example, Metros. What precisely is that cycle, and how did the client profit the vehicle administration without the problem of purchasing tickets truly? That, companions, is crafted by an Automated Fare Collection (AFC) framework. The Automated Fare Collection framework comprises of programmed ticket distributing, ticket checking, and door machines. It is a smartcard-based contactless consecutive answer for installments and toll assortment. Rather than paying the charge straightforwardly through money, ticket candy machines are utilized, just as through online administrations or different strategies. The principle parts of the framework incorporate tickets or some other media, for example, nonexclusive paper tickets or electronic tickets; ticket candy machines o

  UV-C Lights for Sanitizing Ultraviolet light is a type of naturally present electromagnetic radiation that is in sunlight and actually makes up approximately 10% of the total light generated by the sun. UV light is electromagnetic energy with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays.  The wavelength of this light ranges from 10nm to 400nm and is classified into three sub-bands; UV-A (near), UV-B (middle), and UV-C (far).     UV light with wavelengths less than 290nm are considered to have “germicidal” properties (more on this later). Earth’s atmosphere absorbs ultramagnetic radiation with wavelengths less than 290nm, meaning that most of the UV-C and UV-B generated by the sun is blocked by our planet’s ozone. Ultraviolet Light Sterilization: History Ultraviolet (UV) light has proven effective at eliminating the threat from many well known viruses, dating as far back as 1877 when the first scientific study was recorded concluding that Ultraviolet light provided po

Dispatch Terminals Dispatch  is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers. Industries that dispatch include taxicabs, couriers, emergency services, as well as home and commercial services such as maid services, plumbing, HVAC, pest control and electricians. With vehicle dispatching, clients are matched to vehicles according to the order in which clients called and the proximity of vehicles to each client's pick-up location. Telephone operators take calls from clients, then either enter the client's information into a computer or write it down and give it to a dispatcher. In some cases, calls may be assigned a priority by the call-taker. Priority calls may jump the queue of pending calls. In the first scenario, a central computer then communicates with the mobile data terminal located in each vehicle (see computer assisted dispatch); in the second, the dispatcher communicates with the driver of each vehicle via two-way radio. With home or commercial

  What Is the Internet of Things (IoT)? The Internet of Things (IoT) is a name for the total assortment of organization empowered gadgets, barring customary PCs like PCs and workers. Kinds of organization associations can incorporate Wi-Fi associations, Bluetooth associations, and close field correspondence (NFC). The IoT incorporates gadgets, for example, "shrewd" machines, similar to fridges and indoor regulators; home security frameworks; PC peripherals, similar to webcams and printers; wearable innovation, for example, Apple Watches and Fitbits; switches; and keen speaker gadgets, similar to Amazon Echo and Google Home. How the Internet of Things Works? These gadgets use Internet convention (IP), the very convention that recognizes PCs over the internet and permits them to speak with each other. The objective behind the Internet of things is to have gadgets that self report progressively, improving effectiveness and carrying significant data to the surface more rapidly th