Newsletters

What would you say to drones that could do warehouse inventory? Or shelf tags with digital displays? In this month's newsletter, we’re excited to announce new product lines offered by EMP including Smart Shelf Tags and Autonomous Drones! We also explore the impact of global tariffs, highlight a custom RFID portal we built for an automotive manufacturer, and share how Zebra Technologies scanners are evolving with OCR and Digimarc capabilities. Don’t miss the full update in this month's #betweenthebars!

It's time to share another edition of our "Between The Bars" newsletter! We’re kicking things off with exciting news: EMP Tech Group has been named BarTender Cloud Partner of the Year by Seagull, recognizing our leadership in cloud-based labeling solutions. This issue also dives into the rising wave of RFID mandates from major retailers, key Android 13 updates impacting Zebra Technologies devices, and more insightful YouTube videos in how we’re solving real-world customer challenges with smart, scalable tech solutions. Check it out and stay ahead of what’s next!

No wonder egg prices are up! Would drones and robots help expedite operations? In this month's issue of Between the Bars, we're exploring logistics robots, drones for inventory counting, and enhanced real-time locating technologies. Discover our findings and stay tuned to see how these cutting-edge autonomous technologies are revolutionizing our industry! And check out an "outside of the box" solution where a food distribution customer faced issues with their new Zebra ZT411 printers not detecting round labels. Discover how EMP's reverse engineering and custom 3D printing provided a perfect solution. All this and more in our April 2025 Newsletter!

While we eagerly await the arrival of Spring, we have some exciting news for our customers. EMP now offers an online payment option, making it easier than ever to pay your invoices! But that's not all in this month's 'Between the Bars'. We delve into a Customer Solution that seamlessly combines SQL and Excel files into Seagull's BarTender. Plus, we feature Zebra Technologies' 'StageNow,' an innovative application that simplifies the setup and configuration of mobile devices via desktop, allowing deployment to any device in your fleet, regardless of location. Discover all this and more in our March 2025 Newsletter!

We're not just printing labels anymore, we're printing customized solutions for various projects using 3D printers. In this month's #BetweenTheBars, we introduce a Semi-Automated Print and Apply Solution using custom 3D-printed fixtures for labeling part boxes. We also explore the importance of "Strategic Automation" tailored for your operations and a featured video on Wi-Fi-based mobile device tracking with SOTI's "XSight." All this and more in February's Between the Bars!

Happy New Year from EMP Technical Group's NEW OWNERS...It's employees. As of today, EMP Tech Group has become an ESOP organization. In the latest newsletter, we delve into the decision-making process behind becoming an 'employee-owned' company and explore the benefits this change brings to both our employees and our customers. Additionally, we highlight our largest #RFID project to date, which involves using a conveyor system to efficiently sort inventory for a Midwest-based linen company. Click to read more!

This Holiday season, we're giving you the gift of our annual "Best Of" newsletter! As 2024 winds down, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite articles from the past year featuring various customer solution stories, editorial insight on the industry, and the most watched videos on the EMP YouTube channel. Thank you for engaging with our content this year. We look forward to bringing you more insightful articles in 2025!

Don't be a turkey and end up like this...turkey. Not using an EMP recommended barcode scanner, no mobile power cart to expedite work, and no closed toe shoes on the warehouse floor! In this month's Between the Bars we take a look at an EMP custom built Printer Stand with Fan Folding AND a digital counter, the new Zebra Technologies Kiosk, and highlights from the Reusable Industrial Packaging Association conference. All this and more in our November Newsletter.

Well, fall is firing on all cylinders here in Indiana and we have some scary tales to tell. How about a story where a company consistently loses the mobile devices that allow them to track inventory in their manufacturing facility? Or a customer that was encountering issues with their mobile computers, only to exhaust all levels of troubleshooting? Have no fear. EMP had a solution for all of these terrifying scenarios. Check out the articles that went along with them and more in this month's Between the Bars!

"Say do you remember....RFID labels in September?". In this month's #BetweenTheBars we're sharing advice on "How to Manage Your Technology Debt", testing whether or not RFID tags can withstand subzero temperatures, and a Customer Solutions story involving the extraction of data from PDF files for printing labels. Plus we dive deeper into two Seagull Scientific case studies featuring how one of our longtime customers benefits from using BarTender, and how we use BarTender in our daily operations. All this and more for September 2024!

Summer is coming to a close. Which usually means back to school, state fairs, and..."Tech Tips with Rich"? In this month's issue of #betweenthebars we're diving into the secret of matching the correct ribbons to your labels as well as the importance of labels themselves. Afterall, they ARE the reason why most of us are here and what most of us rely on to keep our businesses operational. And finally, an Opinion piece from our President Dave Mattingly titled, "Why RFID shouldn't always be your first choice". You don't want to scroll past this one. All this and more in the August 2024 #betweenthebars issue!

In this month's newsletter we pan our focus to our "Customer Solutions" section where we feature a project in which we were able to utilize our latest RFID Portal design. Plus, an Op-Ed from Dave Mattingly on potential supply chain woes in the near future, and some exciting news from our friends at Zebra Technologies. All this and more in July's issue of #betweenthebars