Newsletters

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

Summer is finally here and we've got our latest newsletter full of EMP products and solutions. We're not only a reseller, we're an integrator. And over the years through various projects, we've noticed a need for products and solutions that could be replicated for a broad range of customers. From our "Printer Stands", to "Match Code" Solutions, to "Label Printer Starter Kit", we've got a few aces in our pocket. Check out these and more in our June Newsletter!

If you're from Indianapolis, you're familiar with what goes on here during this month. It's Race Month here in Indy. Only a few more weeks till the Greatest Spectacle in Racing: The Indianapolis 500. And it feels like the year has been going 200 MPH because summer is knocking on our doors. To close out Spring, we've got this month's "Between The Bars" featuring some great articles on Custom MES Integration with Seagull Scientific's BarTender, some slick new wearable hardware from Zebra Technologies, and a think piece from our own Dave Mattingly on the "Rules of ROI". All this and more!

Spring has finally sprung. But if you're like us here in Indiana, the weather doesn't truly reflect the season yet. But it will fall in line soon enough. That speaks true for our customers as second quarter business starts to pick up some steam. In this month's newsletter we cover our findings at hashtag MODEX2024, an opinion piece on "Cloud Software" by our own Dave Mattingly, and the unrivaled features within BarTender Cloud by Seagull Scientific.

March is a fairly significant month for us here in Indiana. If you have no idea what we're talking about, do yourself a favor and watch the film "Hoosiers" to understand our relationship with basketball. And just like basketball, you can have the best employees and still come up short on the road to a successful year. But when you give those employees the resources and the proper tools, the sky's the limit. In this month's "Between the Bars", we cover some of those helpful resources as well as a key tools for businesses just starting to print their own labels in-house.