(Cognex: Natick, MA) -- Though fixed-mount ID readers have been enabled with Ethernet support for quite some time, handheld ID readers, traditionally serial or US-based, have always required a PC to connect into the factory network.

As a node on the Ethernet factory network, the DataMan 8000 Series allows you to remove the PC and communicate directly with the PLC by supporting industrial protocols—a first for a handheld ID reader.

This highly informative webinar will show you how the advanced DataMan 8000 Series of Ethernet-based handheld industrial ID readers can:
• Reduce the installation cost of handheld readers to your factory network
• Reduce the complexity of your system
• Reduce maintenance costs
• Grant you remote access to diagnostics, never before available on your network and more

Join featured speaker Eric Anderson, of Cognex Corp.’s ID products business unit, for this live webinar on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 2 p.m. EDT. The “Integrating Ethernet-Based Industrial Handheld ID Readers into Your Factory Network” webinar is 30 minutes, from your desktop, via local phone access.

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