Zebra Technologies Introduces QLn Mobile Printer

Zebra Technologies Corporation, the bar code, kiosk, card and RFID printers as well as real-time location solutions provider, has announced the release of its new QLn mobile printer family. According to research released by VDC in 2011, the global mobile worker population exceeded one billion in 2010 and with an increasingly mobile and distributed workforce, is expected to grow by over 10% over the next three years. Zebra addresses this growing workforce with the QLn, the third generation of the QL printer, Zebra’s direct thermal mobile line.

The QLn builds off of the success of over 700,000 QL printers shipped to date by squarely addressing the primary request made by Zebra’s customers: lower the cost of operation. The QLn does this by including the industry’s first Ethernet connection for mobile printers. By enabling remote status collection and better device management, the printer helps reduce service time and maximises printer uptime, delivering a greater return-on-investment.

The QLn is also the first printer with Zebra’s new Power Smart Print Technology. This new feature delivers faster processing and throughput with lower power drain, giving mobile workers better quality printing and more uptime on the job. Zebra’s ‘smart battery’ technology on the QLn displays charge and overall battery health, which minimises downtime due to older, poor-performing batteries that don’t last entire shifts.

“Businesses, particularly in the retail and healthcare sectors, are facing greater challenges in building customer satisfaction and increase their process efficiencies while reducing operational costs,” said Andrew Tay, President of Zebra Technologies Asia Pacific. “In the retail sector, businesses need reliable printing of labels and tag to enable efficient transfers, returns and price and inventory checks; while accurate bed side specimen labeling is crucial to patient care in the healthcare sector. The QLn responds directly to these business needs and customer pain points with innovative and expanded features without compromising on the QL printer line’s durability.”