Improve labelling efficiency, accuracy, and reduce costs
Discover powerful on-board intelligence with Application Enabled Printing (AEP). Simplify your customers' labelling process with the ability to customise printer operations, significantly reducing costs and improving operational efficiency.
AEP allows for tailor-made labelling applications, including PC-less printing and direct connection of peripherals such as keyboards, scanners and scales for data input.
Allows for tailor-made labelling applications, including PC-less printing, direct connection of peripherals such as keyboards, scanners and scales for data input
Expands the powerful AEP platform to system integrators who prefer using common languages like JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS for applications development
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What is AEP? |
Customer Benefits |
 PC-less - Eliminates the need for separate printers & PCs, with no third-party software for OS & middleware, no licenses required & easier update rollout |
Perfect fit - Ideal for areas where space is minimal or where the environment is unsuitable for a PC |
 Peripheral device connection - Printer can process info internally and link to devices such as scanners, weighing scales, thermometers and PLC |
 Reduce total cost of ownership - Reduces business downtime and decreases system maintenance with less recurring costs |
 Onboard intelligence - Decisions are made by the printer and not by unqualified personnel |
 Improves the labelling process - Easy and intuitive labelling process that improves efficiency and productivity while minimising the risk of human errors |
 Cloud enablement - Connect the printer directly to IT and cloud systems |
 Direct connectivity to IT and cloud systems - Reduces system complexity, meaning fewer errors, making troubleshooting easier |
Equipment and operations were too complex to manage as different brand hardware and systems were used.
Lack of space as stores did not have adequate room to store all equipment.
Headquarters updated label data for all stores via a manual process, which is time-consuming and prone to human error.
The FX3-LX with AEP offers a complete solution for the ingredient labelling of our fresh bread products. Thanks to its ease of use, the large 7-inch full-colour touchscreen provides categories that are quick to navigate, helping employees search and locate products at speed. The printers are connected to SATO App Storage, a cloud-based service for centrally managing label data and designing templates. The customer's headquarters can now update data across its chain stores instantly, while stores can print labels more easily with minimal equipment.
Compact and portable size means the FX3-LX can be placed anywhere or carried by the user.
Label data and designs could be centrally managed, enabling operators to save 50% of their time, which could then be dedicated to customer service.
Staff can easily adapt to the new and intuitive system through smartphone and tablet familiarity, making it simple to use with minimal training required.
The workplace is unsuitable for a PC due to inadequate space or inappropriate environment.
Labels are printed in batches and taken to the manufacturing site, increasing the risk of attaching labels to incorrect items.
High cost of asset management to maintain PCs and other IT resources.
With AEP, lot labels can be easily printed on the spot without a PC. The label layouts are stored in the printer, and data input is completed on the onscreen keyboard or with a full-size keyboard, numeric keypad or scanner connected directly to the printer.
No PC is required at the workplace
Reduced total cost of ownership with no need for hardware, software licensing or additional maintenance costs.
Labels can be printed at the manufacturing site whenever required, eliminating the need for batch printing.
PLC engineers take time to learn the printer programming languages required to integrate label printing with their system, resulting in long lead times.
Limitations in flexibility means that any modifications or additions to label templates that are required results in an engineer needing to reprogram the PLC with new printer commands.
Low productivity due to maintaining printer programming code for different label formats.
AEP simplifies label printing from a PLC. The label templates can be saved in the printer so that only variable data needs to be sent from the PLC (as comma-separated text files) for label printing.
Improved flexibility and speed of deployment with label template data handled autonomously by AEP, meaning PLC engineers are no longer required to program the PLC for label printing.
Reduced costs as engineers spend less time on PLC programming, saving up to 50% in production hours alone.
Increased productivity as AEP makes it possible for the same printing application to be easily implemented at any manufacturing plant.
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What is AEP? |
System Integrator’s Benefits |
| Everything that AEP can do, plus more! With all the capabilities of AEP, Web AEP gives you extra flexibility wherever you need it most, making complex builds that much easier | Seamless integration into existing cloud-based applications |
| Faster builds with JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS - The GUI is developed as a web application with JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS with the preferred JavaScript frontend framework like Vie.js, Angular, Jquery or React | Intuitive programming by industry web standards |
| Existing web apps - Convert existing web apps to run on the FX3-LX or CT4-LX | Unique solution for the Auto-ID industry to integrate printers with cloud-based systems and without third-party software |
| Local or cloud web applications - Run local web applications on the printer or connect the printer as a client to web applications running in the cloud | Provide a durable and stable operation to the end-user |
| Minimal training requirements - Short learning curve since you only need to learn how to run web applications on the FX3-LX and CT4-LX | Minimal training requirements & cost savings |
Easily print and encode RFID wristbands without using a PC during patient admission by scanning a 2D barcode containing patient information, for example, from a smartphone app. When you scan an existing standard barcoded or RFID wristband, you can reissue a new wristband for an in-patient or a patient who has undergone a procedure, such as an MRI, by simply connecting to a CT4-LX located in the ward.
Standard barcoded or RFID patient wristbands are accurately printed without a PC
On-site reissue of the wristband greatly reduces the risk of patient misidentification
PC-less operation saves space, device costs, licenses and maintenance
Easy and intuitive printing process makes it simple to use with minimal training required
With Web AEP, you can easily run an app from the cloud on the printer. Partner benefits include the ability to:
Provide a unique solution to your customer with a multi-functional, all-in-one device.
Reliably run business-critical applications with multiple printers due to the powerful server hardware and software.
Deliver business logic enhancements and bug fixes with a single server application deployment, so there’s no need to upgrade each printer.
Connect easily to all databases, including third-party API, and integrate with existing web applications.
Enable faster development for the most complex solutions in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, ASP.NET, PHP, C#, Blazor and more.
Easily connect to your existing cloud application with minimum modification required.
FX3-LXAn intuitive 3" label printer that seamlessly adapts to your business |
CT4-LXNext generation 4" smart desktop printer |
