A Good Move For Goodwill Industries
featuring I-Class printing solution
barcode labels for retail
standardize data collection in the surrounding area Goodwill
stores.”
The solution was found by implementing the 902i weight
controller manufactured by Rice Lake Weighing Systems
combined with a Datamax-O’Neil I-4208 bar code label
printer. This equipment makes processing faster, has
standardized data collection and reduces manual errors
associated with written information.
The 920i’s large screen provides all of the necessary data
for each step in the weighing process. It sends the
information to a Datamax-O’Neil I-Class printer where the
label is printed and it transmits the data via RS-232 to a
computer. The software is embedded in the 920i indicator,
which controls the format and the database. For each box
or bale of goods weighed, the weight, date, time, and
description are recorded. A bar code label is used for
tracking the product’s destination.
The new equipment has enhanced their operating
The Goodwill store in Hillsboro, Oregon has a 90,000
square foot facility that includes a large clearance
shopping area and a distribution center. Both areas of
the Goodwill facility rely heavily on weighing
equipment. The distribution center weighs over 25
million pounds of goods per year. The store sells
almost everything by the pound; items ranging from
procedures and given them the opportunity to further
automate their processes. Today, once a bail or box is
filled, it is brought to the floor scale and the operator follows
prompts on the 920i scale to capture the weight. As boxes
are loaded onto trucks, bar code labels printed from the
Datamax-O’Neil I-Class are scanned to track the quantity
and destination of goods.
textiles, shoes, toys, and stuffed animals to cell
phones.
The ultimate goal is to get all Goodwill locations in the
region equipped with this system, which demonstrates the
Goodwill needed a system that would eliminate
weighing and tracking materials manually. Employees
would weigh a bail or box of goods and hand record the
data on a bail tag for record keeping and tracking
purposes. According to John Friedrick, Executive
Transportation and Donations Manager for the area,
“We needed a new system that would make the labels
more uniformly legible, eliminate manual tracking and
unique application solution combining a weight scale and a
Datamax-O’Neil I-Class printer. Rice Lake Weighing
Systems is a valued distributor of Datamax-O’Neil products
and services.