Leading corrugated packaging firm DS Smith Packaging has purchased JLT 1214 series ultra-rugged fixed-mount PCs for its fleet of forklift trucks. This purchase is a step forward in making the JLT 1214 the standard touchscreen PC across its group-wide sites. DS Smith Packaging selected the PCs simply because there is nothing else available on the market that offers a 12-inch touchscreen in a compact, weatherproof and ultra-rugged chassis.

“We believe that there is nothing to beat the JLT computers for our purposes. Our decision to standardise on the product follows extensive use at three key sites where the computers have been tested in extreme conditions. The manufacturing environment in which we work is challenging and the forklift trucks are working both inside and outside at all times of year. We value the product and the service we get from Mobexx,” (one of JLT’s UK based resellers), said Glyn Tomlinson, Regional IT Manager, DS Smith Packaging.

 
The in-vehicle computers run the mobile side of DS Smith Packaging’s paperless business systems. They provide the wireless interface for the forklift drivers to the back office system, sending jobs directly to them. In the warehouse and for despatching orders, picking lists are sent automatically to the PCs and the drivers go about their jobs scanning each item picked using a Motorola Symbol LS3408ER long range bar code scanner.