The latest generation of rugged explosion-protected hand-held scanners offers outstanding performance for incom-parable capture of 1D/2D barcodes, photos, documents and more. The devices are based on Ultra-Rugged Series Handheld Scanners” series and are now also available in an explo-sion-protected version. They are available for ATEX/IECEx and CSA. Further local approvals are available on request. The series consists of a corded and cordless Bluetooth version, which are used in the toughest environments in the world – in warehouses and production halls. These scanners don’t just enable every 1D or 2D barcode to be scanned from a distance of up to 2.1 m, but also capture a diverse amount of business infor-mation to rationalise everyday business processes such as OCR, documents and photos. Irrespective of the type of data your mployees need to collect, you now get all the familiar functions from the industrial application for use in a potentially explosive atmosphere. The result? The most reliable, fastest and most accurate scanning functionality on the market, setting new standards.