PRODUCT NEWS
Datamax Compact4
mobile printers thrive in
Ahlsell’s harsh warehouse
environment
The Compact4
Mobile printers
from Datamax
When Tommy Moberg, the
IT manager at Ahlsell, needed
printers that would function
properly in the harsh and cold
climate of his company’s Nordic
warehouse, he championed a
personal campaign to ensure
that Ahlsell selected Compact4
Mobile printers from Datamax …
atamax’s Compact4 high performance. It is also ideally we’ve saved in service costs, printers – that’s really very few. The
D
Mobile printer is much suited for the high-volume thermal running costs, and spare parts,” only service we’ve performed on
more robust, solid, printing requirements of Ahlsell’s said Moberg, who added: the printers has been related to
and well-built than any on-demand printing application. “Production has never stopped normal ‘wear and tear’ issues, such
of the other well- as worn-out pinheads and cleaning.”
known printers that it was
competing against,” said Tommy
Moberg. “When my bosses
“
Eighty per cent of the Datamax Compact4
Mobile printers are mounted on forklifts at
Frontline
considered purchasing one of
those ‘plastic’ printers, I put up The 140 Compact4 Mobile printers,
a fight to get the rugged
Ahlsell’s warehouse in in Hallsberg, Sweden.
along with 10 Datamax Nova4 TT
Datamax units. The Compact4
The Compact4 printer was the only printer the
printers, operate at the frontline of
Mobile printer is the only printer Ahlsell’s business. The company is
that can function properly in our
company tested that could operate from a
a leading wholesaler in the Nordic
harsh warehouse environment.” countries, distributing installation
After nearly three years of non-
connection to a forklift’s battery. It is also
products, tools and machinery,
stop use, Moberg is glad he
convinced management to
vibration-proof to stand up to the rigorous
heating and sanitation, and other
DIY equipment. The Compact4
purchase the Datamax solution.
demands of mobile warehouse logistics.
Mobile printers have been installed
Able to deliver continuous at the hub of Ahlsell’s business, in
operation in Ahlsell’s 24-hour the company’s modern distribution
warehouse operation in Hallsberg, “Additionally, the return-on- due to a malfunction in the printer. centre. From its central warehouse,
Sweden, the Compact4 Mobile investment has been excellent, In fact, since 2006, we have only Ahlsell provides rapid order
delivers ease-of-use, reliability, and especially considering the money had 11 hardware errors on 140 processing and direct deliveries >>
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