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Brady Corporation: i4311 Transportable Industrial Desktop Label Printer
Set up shop anywhere with the i4311 Transportable Industrial Desktop Label Printer — the first 4″ wide label printer with an all-day battery and ergonomic carrying handle. Print everything you need, where you need it, with 0.25″ to 4″ wide labels. A swappable, fast-charging all-day battery prints up to 5,000 labels on a single charge. Read More…
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METCASE: DATAMET Wall-Mount Enclosures Are Ideal For Today’s HMI Systems
DATAMET wall‑mount enclosures from METCASE are ideal for meeting growing demand in the HMI electronics field, as well as for control and instrumentation applications. These smart, modern aluminum enclosures are perfect for factory processing, security, machine control, measurement and detection. They are a cost-effective alternative to METCASE’s premium TECHNOMET-CONTROL, which is designed for VESA mounting. Read More…