Datalogic is the largest European manufacturer of bar code readers and portable data collection terminals and one of the largest in the world. The firm started to operate on the market in 1972 with a range of photoelectric sensors. Towards the end of the seventies Datalogic realised the huge potential of bar code technology and decided to invest in it, becoming the first European manufacturer of bar code readers in Europe.

In over 25 years, Datalogic has built an unquestioned world-wide leadership in the Automatic Identification sector, thanks to the high quality of its products, their utmost versatility and careful design. Datalogic's product range covers both hand-held and fixed-position bar code readers using both laser and CCD technologies. Also thanks to the acquisition of IDWare Mobile Computing & Communications S.r.l., the largest European manufacturer of portable terminals, Datalogic's offer includes one of the widest ranges of portable terminals for data collection available on the market.

Datalogic's offer is structured in three Product Groups:

• USS - Unattended Scanning Systems — industrial fixed position bar code scanners for automatic data collection in the manufacturing, automation, logistics, and transport sectors.
• HHD - Hand-Held Devices — hand held bar code readers for automatic data collection in the retail, office automation, logistics and services sector.
• PDC – Portable Data Collection - portable in both batch and wireless configurations for automatic data capture in manufacturing, logistics, distribution and retail.

Datalogic assigns utmost importance to research activities and invests over 7% of its sales on them. More than 100 engineers study the basic technologies for the future and all their possible implementations into products.

Research would, however, be sterile if it was not combined with the capability to make products characterised by superior quality. This is why Datalogic has three manufacturing plants based on state-of-the-art automation technologies and managed through highly innovative processes, such as Dyban™, a new system patented by Datalogic which takes advantage of the benefits of Just-In-Time and Kanban methodologies.

The quality of all processes is guaranteed by the ISO9001 Group Quality Certification.

The company is directly present in Australia, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the U.S.A. In order to promote the penetration of its products and to improve the quality of its service to all its customers, Datalogic has developed a wide network of partners called Quality Partners, selected and qualified in order to offer services and solutions up to the highest level in the industry.

Datalogic customers include many of the most important companies in the world, such as: ADS-Anker, Alcatel, AEG, Benetton, Canmatic, CML, Crisplant, DHL, Elsag, Esso Petroleum, FedEx, Ferrero, GEC, Johnson & Johnson, Knapp, Max Mara, Peugeot-Citroën, the Siemens Group, SAS Cargo, the Swedish Post, the Swiss Post, Toyokanetsu, UPS, United States Postal Services, Vistakon, etc.

The primary target of our whole organisation is to always improve the service we offer our customers, guaranteeing – directly or through our partners – the most qualified pre-sales consultancy, prompt deliveries and a timely and conclusive post-sales technical assistance. All this, of course, in combination with products of undeniable quality.