Bespoke Dot Matrix Printer Solutions

Providing Printing Solutions, not just printers!

Newbury Data printer with StringChange Personality Modules with are used where problems with the printer data stream are not supported, which can only be resolved by modifications and adaptations of the data stream. This kind of problems appear if existing old printer installations need to be replaced by new equipment and incompatibilities have to be fixed which can not be done within the host software.

The StringChange functionality of the corresponding Personality Modules for the ND2000 & ND3000 series printers offer our VAR´s opportunities to develop independent solutions for their customers and to protect their margins and gain customer retention. In general terms StringChange is the treatment of incoming character strings and output to the printer. StringChange can modify or convert control commands or delete unnecessary characters from the data stream.

About Alternative Printer Programming Languages (APPL's)

Newbury Data has excellent knowledge of printer programming languages that include Epson and IBM for dot matrix printers, FGL for Citizen printers, PGL and VGL for Printronix printers and CPCL, EPL and ZPL for Zebra’s wide range of desktop and mobile printers.

Commonly, native printer programming languages simplify label and page printing formatting, and are widely used in legacy, bespoke, WMS & ERP applications.

Whilst many companies have retained either the in-house or outsourced programming capability to re-write the software application to use up to date printer technologies, some companies have had to completely re-write or even introduce new software in order to use common printing technology, even just to use up to date versions of the same technology, and all at considerable costs.

Alternatively, Newbury Data can help design/re-design and support new and/or existing dot matrix printing applications using Newbury Data “StringChange”, known as an Alternative Printer Programming Language (“APPL”). APPL’s control and interpret text and bar code data from peripherals and non-compatible printer programming languages to be able to use alternative printing technologies as well as alternative manufacturer printers.

APPL will benefit customers who want to:

• replace discontinued legacy printers for up to date versions of the same technology
• convert existing data streams to support alternative technology printers
• convert existing data stream to alternative manufacturers of the same technology printers
• convert existing text data streams to text and bar code data streams for the same or alternative technology printers
• create “value-add” solutions to existing printers

APPL Cost benefits

• no costly software re-works
• no system re-design
• no additional purchase and training for new software programs