The challenge

One of the harshest enterprise environments is inside the warehouses of food manufacturers and distributors. Forklift operators can spend the day in the freezer — or moving between room temperature dry storage areas, coolers and freezers — placing shipments into inventory and moving inventory to lower shelves for picking. Extending business applications to point of work to streamline and increase the accuracy of these activities require an extremely rugged mobile computing device that can deliver high performance, real-time wireless connectivity and the ability to handle wide temperature and humidity swings, as well as the continuous vibration of the forklift.

The solution

The VC5090 Vehicle/Fixed Mount Mobile Computer is specifically designed to endure the rigors of life on a forklift, regardless of environmental conditions. Industrial and military grade specifications for vibration, shock, temperature and sealing enable the VC5090 to handle the repetitive pounding and vibrations of forklift operations, the subzero temperatures in a freezer and constant radical temperature changes. The clarity and brightness of the screen ensures easy viewing, and data entry is easy and flexible, via either touchscreen or the keypad, which is designed for gloved hands.

The VC5090 provides everything you need to streamline forklift operations and improve the productivity of your forklift operators. The latest Intel processor provides the processing power to support everything from terminal emulation to browser-based and custom Windows CE mobile applications. Microsoft’s Windows CE 5.0 Professional operating system provides compatibility with the latest application development tools. Robust 802.11a/b/g wireless networking delivers real-time data and realtime inventory visibility, offering seamless connectivity with nearly any wireless LAN and support for the latest security mechanisms to ensure the safety of your information during wireless transmission.

In addition, the VC5090 is equipped with the same architecture and user interface as Symbol’s leading industrial strength line of rugged mobile computers, enabling fast and easy integration into a Symbol mobility environment. The addition of Symbol’s Mobility Services Platform (MSP) makes management easy and cost-effective — IT personnel can quickly and remotely provision, track and support all VC5090 devices from a single central location.

The combination of rugged construction and the latest in computing power and functionality enables the VC5090 to provide the performance and real-time applications distributors and manufacturers need to streamline operations in an extremely demanding environment.