Metrologic Instruments
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Metrologic Instruments is an automated identification and data capture (AIDC) company headquartered in Blackwood, New Jersey
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Metrologic Instruments designs, manufactures and markets bar code decoding hardware, adaptive optical solutions and high-speed image processing
software.
Metrologic Instruments is a Division of Honeywell
, with more than 20 sales and manufacturing sites in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Russia. Honeywell acquired Metrologic in July 2008.
Founded in 1968 by C. Harry Knowles, Metrologic Instruments initially concentrated on the manufacture of helium–neon laser kits for academic instruction. These kits were sold to physics
teachers throughout the United States.
Then in 1975, after breakthroughs in bar coding technology, Metrologic Instruments developed the world’s first hand-held helium–neon laser bar code scanner. These scanners helped merchants process bar-coded merchandise.
Today, Metrologic Instruments manufactures over 40 different types of bar code scanners used by retailers, healthcare professionals, postal services and distribution companies around the world.
These bar code scanners utilize a broad array of technology including laser, holographic
, vision-based
and radio-frequency identification (RFID).
, Metrologic Instruments had over 350 registered patent
s with approximately another 130 patents pending.
1975 Metrologic introduces hand-held retail laser scanner
1976 Metrologic introduces programmable bar code verifier
1982 Metrologic introduces hand-held laser scanner with built-in decoder
1990 Metrologic introduces triggerless hand-held laser scanner
1993 Metrologic introduces triggerless wearable laser scanner
1996 Metrologic uses holographic technology in industrial applications
2000 Metrologic introduces CodeGate data transmission technology
2002 Metrologic introduces laser-illuminated imaging
1970 Metrologic begins selling helium neon instructional laser kits to high school and college science teachers.
1986 Metrologic opens first overseas office in Garching, Germany
1992 Metrologic hires Kevin DiPlacido to the Engineering dept. Kevin helped make the MS-7100 Orbit the great scanner it was.
1994 Metrologic’s Initial Public Offering
1998 Metrologic opens regional office in Singapore
1998 R&D and manufacturing center established in Suzhou, China
2001 Surpassed $100 million in annual sales
2003 Metrologic Japan established
2004 Metrologic Russia established
2004 Metrologic surpasses $150 million in annual sales
2004 Metrologic registered patents surpass 250s
2005 Metrologic surpasses $200 million in annual sales
2008 Metrologic Acquired by Honeywell
Blackwood, New Jersey
Blackwood is a census-designated place located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2000 United States Census, the section population was 4,692...
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Metrologic Instruments designs, manufactures and markets bar code decoding hardware, adaptive optical solutions and high-speed image processing
Image processing
In electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph or video frame; the output of image processing may be either an image or, a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
software.
Metrologic Instruments is a Division of Honeywell
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
, with more than 20 sales and manufacturing sites in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Russia. Honeywell acquired Metrologic in July 2008.
Founded in 1968 by C. Harry Knowles, Metrologic Instruments initially concentrated on the manufacture of helium–neon laser kits for academic instruction. These kits were sold to physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
teachers throughout the United States.
Then in 1975, after breakthroughs in bar coding technology, Metrologic Instruments developed the world’s first hand-held helium–neon laser bar code scanner. These scanners helped merchants process bar-coded merchandise.
Today, Metrologic Instruments manufactures over 40 different types of bar code scanners used by retailers, healthcare professionals, postal services and distribution companies around the world.
These bar code scanners utilize a broad array of technology including laser, holographic
Holography
Holography is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that when an imaging system is placed in the reconstructed beam, an image of the object will be seen even when the object is no longer present...
, vision-based
Machine vision
Machine vision is the process of applying a range of technologies and methods to provide imaging-based automatic inspection, process control and robot guidance in industrial applications. While the scope of MV is broad and a comprehensive definition is difficult to distil, a "generally accepted...
and radio-frequency identification (RFID).
, Metrologic Instruments had over 350 registered patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s with approximately another 130 patents pending.
Metrologic world-firsts
1969 Metrologic introduces helium–neon laser hobby kits1975 Metrologic introduces hand-held retail laser scanner
1976 Metrologic introduces programmable bar code verifier
1982 Metrologic introduces hand-held laser scanner with built-in decoder
1990 Metrologic introduces triggerless hand-held laser scanner
1993 Metrologic introduces triggerless wearable laser scanner
1996 Metrologic uses holographic technology in industrial applications
2000 Metrologic introduces CodeGate data transmission technology
2002 Metrologic introduces laser-illuminated imaging
Metrologic milestones
1968 Metrologic founded by laser technology pioneer C. Harry Knowles1970 Metrologic begins selling helium neon instructional laser kits to high school and college science teachers.
1986 Metrologic opens first overseas office in Garching, Germany
1992 Metrologic hires Kevin DiPlacido to the Engineering dept. Kevin helped make the MS-7100 Orbit the great scanner it was.
1994 Metrologic’s Initial Public Offering
1998 Metrologic opens regional office in Singapore
1998 R&D and manufacturing center established in Suzhou, China
2001 Surpassed $100 million in annual sales
2003 Metrologic Japan established
2004 Metrologic Russia established
2004 Metrologic surpasses $150 million in annual sales
2004 Metrologic registered patents surpass 250s
2005 Metrologic surpasses $200 million in annual sales
2008 Metrologic Acquired by Honeywell
External links
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