The ultimate in performance, durability, and print speed

CHARLOTTE, NC – SATO, a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions, announced today the introduction of its new, MBi Series mobile barcode printers.

Ideal for use in government, law enforcement, logistics manufacturing, retail, transportation, and utilities, the MBi Series direct thermal mobile printers are a perfect fit for a variety of applications such as receipt printing, price marking, mark down, specimen labeling, shelf labeling, route accounting, point-of-sale, and much more.

The MBi Series are light weight, yet extremely durable, drop tested and tough with user selectable print speeds up to 4 inches per second, offering easy media and battery loading with SATO’s drop-load-go design, and have the versatility in communication protocols including USB, Bluetooth, RS232 (Serial), 802.11b/g, and IrDA. Compact in their design and weighing in around 1 lb. they feature the latest in battery cell technology.

“For fast, flawless barcode label printing at the point of application, the mobile MBi Series of printers are fantastic solutions,” said Gary Krause, director of marketing at SATO America. “The MB2i has a significantly larger roll capacity than the competition, the MB4i has the option of 203dpi or 305dpi resolutions and both the MB2i and MB4i have faster inches-per-second throughput than our competitors. That means our customers now have the quality of SATO printers, on the go, to produce labels when and where they need them.”

The SATO MBi Series – Delivering Best-In-Class for speed, performance, and value. SATO – leading the way with fully-functional, cost-effective printing solutions.