AUTOMATIC DATA
Success story
CAPTURE
Dolphins
streamline
BMW’s logistics
operation
For over four years, mobile computing technology has been used as part of
a real-time material call system at BMW’s engine plant at Hams Hall in
North Warwickshire. Recently, the plant upgraded to new Dolphin 7900
mobile computers from Honeywell, supplied by Spirit Data Capture.
decided to upgrade the Dolphins. BMW
decided to stay with the Dolphin range and
asked independent consultancy Spirit Data
Capture to source replacement units.
“
The Dolphin 7900 is a
sophisticated mobile computer is
powered by Honeywell’s Adaptus
Imaging Technology. It can read a
wide range of barcodes, provides
Optical Character Recognition
(OCR), and captures digital
images and signatures.”RR
he BMW engine plant at Hams Over four years ago, the plant purchased
T
Hall first opened in January 2001. a number of Dolphin 7400 RF handheld
This £400 million production computers manufactured by Honeywell,
Key criteria
facility is the first BMW engine provider of image-based data capture
plant to be built outside Germany solutions. These were chosen as part of One of the key criteria that BMW was
and Austria, and plays a crucial role in a drive to automate the facility’s logistics looking for was reliability. After putting a
BMW Group’s international production operations, especially those involving number of devices through trials, it opted
network as its ‘centre of competence’ for material calls (in which components are for the Dolphin 7900. This sophisticated
production of all four-cylinder petrol engines requested from the warehouse for the mobile computer is powered by Honeywell’s
between 1.6 and 2.0 litres capacity. production line). Recently, the plant Adaptus Imaging Technology. It can read >>
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