Zeus grows rapidly with Primark

Zeus, the UK-based start-up which is disrupting the freight industry with its next-generation digital platform, has expanded into Europe after signing up the pioneering international fashion retailer, Primark.

The partnership, which will see Zeus handling freight transport for the retailer on distribution routes to France, Italy and the Czech Republic, comes as Zeus recently marked its second anniversary. Under the agreement, Zeus is starting with distribution to destination stores in Italy and fixed ad hoc work to Czechia and France.

Primark is a leading international retailer providing affordable fashion for everyone, from great quality everyday essentials to stand-out style across women’s, men’s, and children’s, as well as beauty, homeware and accessories. It currently has over 400 stores globally, employs more than 70,000 people in 14 countries, with 20 stores in France, 11 in Italy and two stores in their newest market of the Czech Republic.

Zeus was founded in 2020 by young entrepreneurs Jai Kanwar and Clemente Theotokis, and has since undergone phenomenal growth, serving 40 enterprise-level clients handling over 600,000 tonnes of cargo annually worth circa £6bn.

The firm experienced a 100% conversion rate from manufacturers who trialled their platform in 2021, which offers a near ‘zero-touch’ approach to managing road freight, with complete end-to-end tracking, reconciliation, and system integrations.

The platform also reduces road freight administration for both shippers and hauliers, while helping carriers grow quickly with fast payment terms and a generous loyalty programme that includes 50% discounts on premium Apollo and Vredestein truck tyres and prepaid service cards.

Zeus, which aims to reduce the industry average of 30% of trucks running empty to just five% by 2025, achieved a 326% growth in total volume in 2021, and is on track to deliver a 400% growth in revenues by the end of 2022.

Chief Commercial Officer, Zeus, Sam McGuirk, said: “Primark is a great example of how quickly our unique model and freight platform can be applied into  new countries. New verified haulage firms join daily, and we already have over 10,000 trucks signed up. We met Primark’s need for high volume market activation and hope to further build on this relationship.”

Alistair Lindsay, Chief Operations Officer at Zeus, added: “Primark is our latest European client and represents a huge step for Zeus, which we are taking ahead of schedule. This client needed a rapid solution and our technology, teams and unique mixed model approach delivered this. Our easy-to-use platform is designed to help companies like Primark rapidly scale their middle mile supply chain while also helping hauliers find new freight that fits their fleet.”

 

project44 launches ‘gamechanging’ platform

project44, the connective tissue of the global supply chain, has launched Movement by project44, which it describes as a game-changing platform that gives all supply chain partners — including shippers, carriers, logistics professionals and more — the transparency and collaboration they need to make supply chains work. For the first time, Movement by project44 combines the power of the entire project44 product suite, including its internally developed products and acquired capabilities, into one cohesive platform.

“People, organisations and economies depend on the efficient movement of goods around the world, but the past few years have shown how volatile demand capacity is, how difficult it can be for carriers to find the right loads and how unpredictable delivery times are,” said Jett McCandless, founder and CEO, project44. “Movement enables visibility, agility and workflow automation, but most importantly, it fosters collaboration. That is the key. Because together, we can make supply chains work, improve lives and ensure access to the goods the world needs.”

Movement empowers teams to manage exceptions, streamline shipment operations, automate manual processes and collaborate to resolve customer issues, all from a single platform. It delivers value by providing complete order-level visibility across all modes globally, including multimodal estimates, from raw material to consumer door. It provides insights and workflow capabilities end to end — before, during and after transit. Everyone in the supply chain can use it, regardless of role, and it can deliver data to any person or system. The intuitive interface and unified APIs simplify issue resolution, and Movement enables seamless, data-driven operations.

“As the largest brewer in the world, it is up to us to pave the way for the food and beverage space by investing in technologies that will bring the most value to our customers while navigating unpredictable supply chain challenges,” said Andreea Calin, Logistics Operations Transformation Manager, Anheuser-Busch InBev Europe. “With Movement, we hope to easily manage logistics operations in one user-friendly place and exceed customers’ rising expectations in an efficient, reliable and sustainable way.”

Movement has the largest network of connected carriers, logistics service providers, shippers, technology providers and consumers in the industry and can create connections for those who are not already part of the network faster than any competitor. project44 also has the most robust dataset and the most sophisticated data science technology in the sector and provides the greatest breadth, depth and quality of visibility available anywhere.

“We owe it to our customers to provide specialised cargo solutions based on their individual requirements and schedules,” said Paul Foster, Vice President of Development and Integrations, JAS Worldwide. “Global supply chains can be unpredictable, and to address customers’ needs, we need innovative technology that is user-friendly, reliable and informative. Movement will give us the end-to-end visibility we need to manage high-level logistics to meet and exceed customer expectations.”

With Movement, shippers can increase lead time reliability and improve on-time delivery to cut costs and improve customer satisfaction. Logistics professionals can use Movement to improve data accuracy and increase productivity to grow revenue. Movement enables carriers to drive digital adoption, increase data accuracy and improve efficiency through automation to become more competitive. Drivers can reduce check calls and dwell times, providing real-time visibility and securing more profitable loads while gaining advantages as a preferred carrier.

“As Girteka, the largest asset-based transportation company in Europe, we have a clear aim to be the obvious first choice for clients, colleagues, partners, the community, and shareholders,” said Edvardas Liachovičius, CEO of Girteka Holding. “As a company, we have developed a solid foundation towards shaping the future intelligent enterprise and strategically investing into technologies that support our vision to become the market shaping, Top 10 European logistics leader. We have a strong long-term partnership with project44, and already leverage their market-recognised RTV solution. The next step is to leverage the Movement platform which will allow us to better manage data from carriers and customers enabling greater collaboration, access to real-time insights and streamlined workflows across the supply chain.”

Movement’s user interface is highly adaptive and more intuitive and useful to a broad audience, and project44’s ecosystem partnerships and API-first architecture makes Movement compatible with any third-party or system. Both the back-end architecture of the product and UX have been redesigned to optimise customer experience.

Describing itself as the partner of choice for more top global supply chains than any other technology, project44 is a market leader, as recognised by independent analysts and in user and customer reviews. This gives project44 the insight, scale, skills and partnerships necessary to build a single platform capable of making supply chains work for everyone: Movement by project44.

“Most visibility vendors offer a single mode or narrow set of capabilities,” McCandless added. “They talk about a ‘single pane of glass,’ but without the ability to adapt to a user’s preferences, these solutions are one dimensional, which is a thing of the past. Movement is the future. It’s multidimensional, where each facet presents a unique perspective tailored to the user’s requirements. This level of configurability, value and collaboration is necessary to tackle the world’s biggest supply chain challenges. The name ‘Movement’ represents the part we all play in solving them, inside or outside the industry.”

Blume Global grows European network

Blume Global, one of the leading supply chain technology providers, says it is on track to grow within the European supply chain market with its product offerings and technological advancements.

This year Blume Global expanded its network with new suppliers and customers in Europe. The company is doubling staffing levels in the region to support surging growth projections that will position Blume Global as a leading technology provider in the European market.

“Europe is one of the key markets for us as it forms a big part of the supply chain network. Increasing our employee base across Europe is a part of our overall growth plan as local talent understands the market psyche the best,” said Pervinder Johar, CEO of Blume Global.

“Rising energy prices and inflation, raw material shortages and logistical breakdowns are some of the key disruptions in the European market. With our deep domain knowledge, technology expertise and class-leading digital solutions, we will help customers achieve superior business outcomes and drive transformation in the area.”

Blume’s cloud-first digital operating system is focused on uplifting the entire logistics supply chain ecosystem through visibility, orchestration, and sustainability.

“Offering superior data quality and a network of over 250,000 carriers of all modes around the globe, Blume helps shippers, logistic service providers and carriers to navigate disruptions and create agile plans amid supply chain uncertainty,” said François d’Ivernois, Associate Vice President for Business Development, Blume Global, Europe.

“In Europe we currently have presence in France, Germany, Switzerland, and UK. As a truly global company, being locally present helps us to develop products that best suit each target market.”

The Blume Global team will be attending Gartner Supply Chain Symposium in London from 27 – 29 September 2022 at the Intercontinental London, UK. Blume is all set to enter this exciting phase with the right market analysis and solution, and it will only grow further from here.

Remote Services: So far, yet so near

Remote Services enables intralogistics specialists to access highly automated warehouses and carry out troubleshooting in real time. The trend is to not simply respond to problems, but to analyse data and simulate scenarios proactively to enable customers to have maximum availability. The example of the TGW Logistics Group shows why these services are worthwhile.

If your car is having problems and you bring it to a service station, you get it back the next day with a functioning spare part. If you order a shirt online in the morning, you can already try it on that evening. Those who want snacks and soft drinks to go with their evening television usually get them by quick commerce delivery within three hours, at least in many major urban areas. Companies that make their customers delivery promises like this need high-performance logistics. Their intralogistics systems must run without a hitch – around the clock in some cases.

Lifetime services

An unplanned standstill causes delivery delays that make customers angry. The mere thought of a successful hacker attack – and thus a standstill lasting days – makes those responsible for operations break into a sweat. The chaos does not need to reach a maximum level, either. Even small software problems elevate the blood pressure of those in management. Years ago, intralogistics providers introduced what are known as Remote Services to offer customers maximum availability. Example: TGW Logistics Group. The Austrian company is now offering nine different services remotely with its Lifetime Services (LTS) unit – and is developing new ones all the time. “Remote Services are increasingly in demand because clients want greater availability,” says Georg Katzlinger-Söllradl, Director Global Lifetime Services at TGW.

Two major driving factors account for why customers are making increasing use of remote services. First, fewer in-house employees are needed on site, which saves money. Secondly, companies want to protect themselves from internet crime, particularly hacker attacks. Thus they have external experts bring the systems up to the latest security standard on a regular basis.

Focus on cyber security

Hacker attacks on the supply chain have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Some 81 percent of those surveyed in an IT study carried out in 2021 with 1,451 decision-makers reported that they were seeing more cyber threats during the pandemic. Fifty-six percent experienced critical instances of a standstill resulting in damages of more than 100,000 US dollars.

According to the study, however, companies place a low priority on cybersecurity, despite the fact that their IT departments have recognized the elevated threat level. Katzlinger-Söllradl observes that companies who have already learned the hard way or heard about such incidents firsthand are the most likely to take the topic seriously. He sees big corporations as being in a better place in this regard than medium-sized ones. “However, there are also major corporations that believe you have to do everything yourself in order to save money,” says Katzlinger-Söllradl.

The fact is that where IT is concerned, you need in-depth specialised expertise. TGW can draw on the experience of more than 1,000 completed systems and offers ongoing training to its experts. A total of more than 130 specialists work in the Remote Services area. Customers who have complete systems built that include a Warehouse Management System (WMS) also benefit from the fact that TGW’s software developers are easy to contact and no third-party suppliers have to be involved.

In-house support centre

Another point that differentiates TGW from other providers in the Remote Services areas is that customers reach the in-house Support Centre directly via the hotline. TGW even does first level support itself rather than outsourcing it to a provider. This enables TGW to solve about 90 percent of all problems in the software area. Only in extremely complex cases, such as combined software and hardware problems, is it necessary for technicians to be on site.

System operators can combine various service modules with each other:

  • Managed Connectivity: For the remote access to be as secure as possible, the connection is based on the highest security standards. The solution here is an up-to-date Cisco Multipoint Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) technology. Multi-factor authentication is required to gain access.
  • Remote Expert Support: TGW’s experts are available around the clock 365 days a year to answer the hotline. They speak multiple languages and have mastered the entire scope of services, from mechatronic components to the control system and IT hardware to the software applications such as TGW’s material flow controller or the WMS. If desired, a cause analysis can be added on to each problem-solving procedure.
  • Software Monitoring & Alerting: The experts take the pulse of the system at all times. This means that they can monitor all software components provided by TGW – from error statistics of the mechatronic modules to the IT hardware and software applications to the interfaces. Anomalies trigger an alarm. Depending on the agreement, TGW employees work on the problem or the customer does so itself.
  • Managed Backup and Disaster Recovery: The complete system is prepared for a worst-case scenario – with standardised and tested procedures for re-importing backed-up data versions. Backups are improved and the availability checked on a regular basis.
  • Data Visualisation & Analytics: The generated data are analysed and visualised on a dashboard. The operator can carry out evaluations and start certain queries itself.
  • IT Management: TGW offers cost-efficient server and database management. The customer receives reports and recommendations on a regular basis, for example for improvements or software updates.
  • Managed Test Environment: LTS specialists mirror the system 1:1 in order to test what happens when updates and/or patches are imported. A variety of operational strategies can be compared without the production system ever being involved. The test system thus always remains at the same level as the production system.
  • Patch Management Services: TGW keeps the production system at the state of the art of technology. Experts select security-relevant patches that match the customer’s specific system, test and install them. This makes it possible to close security gaps and minimise failures. Release updates of the database providers are also carried out – with fewer than four hours of downtime being required.
  • Security Scanning: Specialists test for security gaps regularly and take countermeasures if necessary. The customer does not have to worry about the topic any more and reduces the risk of cyber attacks.

At a glance: The nine TGW Remote Services

  1. Managed Connectivity
  2. Remote Expert Support
  3. Software Monitoring & Alerting
  4. Managed Backup and Disaster Recovery
  5. Data Visualisation & Analytics
  6. IT Management
  7. Managed Test Environment
  8. Patch Management Services
  9. Security Scanning

 

Polish apparel manufacturer relies on WMS from PSI

PSI Polska Sp. z o.o. has been commissioned by the clothing and footwear manufacturer Hisert Polska Sp. z o.o. with the delivery of the warehouse management system PSIwms 2022 for e-commerce. The order was placed via the new PSI App Store. In the future, the solution will control the processes in the logistics warehouse in Szczecin.

Hisert opted for PSIwms in a preconfigured version specifically for e-commerce. This avoids time-consuming analyses in the run-up to implementation and significantly reduces the start-up time in the production environment as well as project costs. The system also offers extensive analysis options and provides the necessary information for user groups.

With PSIwms, logistics processes, especially picking at Hisert, can be streamlined and optimised. Complete deliveries can thus be delivered to customers as quickly as possible. The monitoring of order processing in real time additionally provides information for the employee bonus system. The start of operations is planned for January 2023.

“To meet the growing challenges of the e-commerce market, we relied on a proven solution that is already being used successfully by many companies. PSIwms contains a complete set of functions that enable us to implement it quickly and achieve a very high level of efficiency in all logistics processes. At the same time, we can make maximum use of the system’s basic configuration and make any necessary adjustments during operation,” explains Wojciech Drobczynski, Process Manager at Hisert Polska Sp. z o.o.

The PSI Group develops its own software products for optimising the flow of energy and materials for utilities (energy grids, energy trading, public transport) and industry (metals production, automotive, mechanical engineering, logistics). The industry-specific products, which are built from standard components, are sold both directly and via the multi-cloud PSI App Store and can also be customised by customers and partners themselves. PSI was founded in 1969 and employs more than 2,200 people worldwide.

ASRV replaces paper-based practices with Descartes solution

Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that San Diego-based ASRV, a leading high performance sportswear brand, has replaced its manual paper-based order fulfilment practices in its warehouse with Descartes’ combined e-Commerce warehouse management and shipping solution to meet rising order volumes, tighten inventory control and hone the customer experience.

“At ASRV, we are inspired to continually innovate our products and we recognised that we needed to reimagine fulfilment operations to enrich the customer experience and facilitate our ability to grow,” said David Chang, Head of Operations, at ASRV. “By building our fulfilment tech stack around the Descartes solution, we can maintain accurate inventory levels for our 2,000 SKUs, efficiently ship thousands of orders per month and easily scale to meet escalating demand and order volume spikes.”

Descartes’ e-Commerce warehouse management solution helps direct-to-consumer brands and e-Commerce retailers drive significant efficiencies across order fulfilment processes to optimise the customer experience. It helps retailers ship the right items on time, prevents overselling of existing inventory, and provides full transparency into warehouse operations. The cloud-based solution is pre-integrated with major e-Commerce platforms, like Channel Advisor, Shopify Plus, Magento and others, to accelerate implementation and time to value.

Descartes’ multi-carrier shipping solution is integrated with its e-Commerce warehouse management solution to seamlessly execute its entire e-Commerce fulfilment process, improving warehouse accuracy and productivity, reducing order lead-time, and minimising shipping costs. One of the most widely integrated multi-carrier shipping platforms available, the quick-to-deploy solution allows businesses to grow their shipping volume through advanced automation capabilities, a powerful business rule engine, and a strong set of APIs for rating, shipping and tracking. The solution also connects e-Commerce companies to their parcel and LTL carriers of choice using their own negotiated rates or using rate discounts available through the platform.

“An outstanding customer experience is critical to e-Commerce success, and we’re pleased to help ASRV eliminate manual processes with our e-Commerce warehouse and shipping solution to improve fulfilment performance,” said Troy Graham, VP Business Development at Descartes. “The automation our solution brings also provides e-Commerce companies with the ability to quickly scale their operations to meet demand peaks, but without necessarily having to significantly increase resources to meet them.”

 

fulfilmentcrowd joins the crowds at Paris Retail Week

International fulfilment services provider, fulfilmentcrowd, has joined the esteemed exhibitor list for this year’s Paris Retail Week.

The business will showcase on stand E108 its unrivalled technology to the show’s attendees including its latest client app, logistics software and growing international partner network that’s helping fast-growing independent online retailers to cost-effectively outsource their fulfilment services, meet customer demand and scale their businesses around the world.

The fulfilmentcrowd app has been specifically developed and optimised to use a combination of push notifications and user interface (UI) design, that allows customers to access the information they need anytime, anywhere, on any device. By proactively monitoring stock inventory for its customers, any issues can be addressed and resolved quickly, saving time for retailers, freeing up resource and delivering a positive customer experience that builds loyalty with shoppers.

fulfilmentcrowd’s in-house team of developers has designed and built the latest app, based on real time customer feedback, which is unique in its ability to streamline 3PL services for retailers selling in domestic markets as well as exporting across the EU and US. The business provides on-hand technical support to assist seamless integration with customer systems and drive continuous innovation for retailers to make informed, customer-centric decisions based on consumer data.

Kevin Plantier, fulfilmentcrowd’s business development manager for France, based in Paris, will be in attendance during the show. Commenting on fulfilmentcrowd’s proposition for the French market, he said: “Outsourcing fulfilment needs to be quick for fast-scaling e-commerce retailers. Having worked in the distribution market for over 10 years, I know there’s nothing else like the fulfilmentcrowd app – it appeals to retailers who are looking for ways to enhance efficiencies and rapidly scale their businesses. Everything from transparent pricing and instantly available quotes, through to client on-boarding and the fulfilmentcrowd app, have been designed to make life easier for eCommerce retailers in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

“We’re looking forward to the opportunity to meet new customers and potential partners at Paris Retail Week to show them our forward-thinking approach to outsourcing fulfilment services and recent success stories, as well as guiding them through the business’ expansion plans across Europe and the US.”

fulfilmentcrowd has more than 30 years’ experience in providing third party logistics services and currently services over 450 eCommerce retailers around the world. The business opened its first fulfilment centre in France in Lieusaint in December 2021 to support growing exports and international shipping from its UK customers, as well as attracting fast-growth eCommerce retailers, including Women’s Best and Serelys Pharma.

The 8th edition of Paris Retail Week, the meeting for all the retailing ecosystem, will be held from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 September 2022 in the Pavilion 4 of the Paris Porte de Versailles exhibition centre.

 

 

Transporeon appoints Chief Network and Strategy Officer

Transporeon, a leading Transportation Management Platform, has appointed David Landau as Chief Network and Strategy Officer. Landau, described as a savvy supply chain expert, shares Transporeon’s mission to bring transportation in sync with the world and envisions the role of an intelligent platform acting as the operating system of large transportation networks in the cloud.

Landau will be instrumental in accelerating the growth of Transporeon’s powerful global freight network of 1,400+ shippers and 145,000+ carriers, creating a vibrant ecosystem and helping shippers, load recipients, service providers, freight forwarders and carriers connect, communicate, collaborate and share data to realise operational benefits, new business opportunities, unlock data value and reduce carbon emissions.

“I am thrilled to welcome David to our Transporeon family,” comments Stephan Sieber, CEO of Transporeon. “With his great experience David is a perfect addition to the Transporeon team. I am delighted that he decided to join us and will work with our team to further drive our mission of bringing transportation in sync with the world.”

Landau joins Transporeon with extensive experience at companies such as Manhattan Associates, Cloud Logistics and, most recently, serving as Chief Product Officer at BluJay Solutions.

Landau adds: “I’ve always admired the team, mission and success of Transporeon. Transportation is, after all, an ecosystem. Transporeon has developed one of the largest logistics networks in the world, which gives it unparalleled connectivity, data and capabilities. To be part of the team that will lead the continued growth of the ecosystem to the benefit of shippers, logistics service providers and the environment is a true honour.”

David Landau replaces Thomas Einsiedler, who is moving on to explore new endeavours after 10 years of dedicated leadership at Transporeon. Landau and Einsiedler will ensure a smooth handover in the coming months. For the first quarter of 2023, Einsiedler will drive selected strategic projects for Transporeon.

“Thomas’s achievements for our product and network organisation deserve my fullest appreciation and great thanks. Up until his departure he will remain an important contributor to our success, and I am looking forward to continuing my work with him”, adds Sieber.

 

Helping shippers benefit from freight market pendulum

IntelliTrans, a leader in global multi-modal solutions for optimising supply chain operations in bulk and break-bulk industries, helps shippers better manage the freight market pendulum swings with expansive tendering algorithms and artificial intelligence embedded in its transportation management system (TMS).

Shippers are experiencing the ebb and flow of the current freight market. Many carriers that took advantage of shippers will feel the pinch because shippers will reward those carriers that honoured contractual rates. But with IntelliTrans’ ever-expansive tendering algorithm, our customers benefit from changing market conditions without resorting to the “revenge” mentioned in a recent FreightWaves article, “Shippers’ Revenge is Coming for Truckload Carriers.”

“IntelliTrans believes in a partnership mindset between shippers and carriers,” said Ken Sherman, President, IntelliTrans. “Our optimisation engine allows shippers to partner with carriers to give them a committed volume, rewarding carriers that continue to work with a shipper. We help shippers manage relationships with carriers throughout all the up and down cycles.”

IntelliTrans TMS offers flexible tendering, fixed-rate offers (“Buy It Now”), and spot bidding. Many TMS technology uses sequential tendering, which means carriers are given a particular time slot to accept or decline the tender. If they don’t respond or miss their time slot for acceptance, the tender moves to the next carrier in line. With IntelliTrans, carriers don’t miss out on the opportunity to cover a load. Instead, the timeline expands to add the next carrier(s) in the process, not replace one carrier with another. Shippers get loads covered in a tight market at an even better price. On average, IntelliTrans shippers in the US save $112 per load through this uniquely differentiated tendering process.

The flexibility of the IntelliTrans tendering algorithm allows easy reconfiguration as market conditions change, allowing shippers to choose from the least cost carrier to service-based selection, dedicated fleet utilisation, to spot bidding to a fixed rate offer. These can be used in concert with each other and easily adjusted with no software development required. It allows shippers to conduct spot bidding in a highly automated fashion where spot bids from their carriers are evaluated based on configurable, market-driven thresholds and can be automatically accepted if desired. These thresholds can be set to move with current market pricing, so they don’t have to be constantly reset.

IntelliTrans recently partnered with Emerge, allowing customers to leverage their technology and carrier network. “This helps shippers succeed in all types of markets. With Emerge’s strong RFP platform, customers can take advantage of this technology to conduct bids now or at any time that makes sense,” adds Sherman. “They can then use our spot bid or fixed-rate offer tendering techniques to obtain load coverage from qualified carriers in Emerge’s network.”

 

TOUGHBOOK N1 gets powerful refresh

Panasonic has launched an updated version of its premium rugged handheld device with integrated angled barcode reader for mobile workers. The new TOUGHBOOK N1 handheld, a favourite with postal services and last mile logistics companies, comes with more memory, Android operating system and Panasonic’s long-term Android support.

The latest generation device (Mark 3) is more flexible, future-proofed and more powerful than ever. It is equipped with Qualcomm Octa Core processor with an increased 4GB memory and 64GB of Flash storage – double the size of the previous generation. Running the Android 11 operating system[1], offering enhanced user and management functionality, the TOUGHBOOK N1 handheld also benefits from COMPASS, the portfolio of tools and services making it easy to configure, deploy, manage and secure Panasonic Android devices.

The 550cd/sq m display provides superb screen visibility for mobile workers. The 4.7” HD capacitive multi-touch daylight readable display is designed for use in bright sunlight or in the rain and when wearing gloves. The device can also be used with an optional Stylus Pen, for more accurate signature recording and recognition capabilities.

Tough as ever

The fully rugged device is as tough as ever, tested to MIL-STD-810G² and has passed a drop height of 2.1m. For users working in extreme temperatures, the operational temperature range of the device is -20° to +50°C.

The latest generation device remains compatible with the existing wide range of support accessories, including a hand strap, cradle, holster, extended battery and charging cradle stand. The Panasonic Toughbook N1 handheld also has its own vehicle docking solution, designed in-house by the Panasonic Global Docking Solutions team. The dock has been ergonomically designed using composite materials for the perfect combination of light weight and durability and allows for single-handed docking and release.

Management and Security

For ease of management and administrative peace of mind, the TOUGHBOOK N1 handheld is Android Enterprise-ready and comes bundled with the Panasonic COMPASS suite of Enterprise Management tools. The Complete Android Services and Security package offers everything a business needs to configure, deploy and manage its Panasonic rugged Android devices securely. Long Term support for this latest version of the TOUGHBOOK N1 will provide security patches until 2027.

 

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