Contactless Touchfree Menu’s by Media Explode

QR codes allows our team at Media Explode to help businesses be able to provide their menus, brochures, pamphlets, and even forms to sign – in a digital way that’s cognizant of the current social-distancing needs & ensures the safety of everyone involved.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

QR codes have been around for years, and while they’ve gotten quite a bit of traction, they never managed to break into the mainstream, that is, until now. Social distancing may well offer the best chance for bringing the COVID-19 outbreak under control; and that means many businesses and their patrons are focused on trying to reduce contact and general proximity. However this poses a significant change to a local standing staple at almost every restaurant – the physical menu.

Media Explode, a local marketing agency in Brooklyn, NY, has the solution and has been leading the way by using QR codes in the fight against COVID! Allowing local restaurants & businesses to continue to offer their menus, brochures, and even business cards, in a safe & digital way.

For a bustling restaurant in Brooklyn, NY – social distancing means spacing clients out, with at least 6 feet between tables. It means doing everything you can to minimize contact, and that means finding a new way to offer customers menus, business cards, and loyalty cards. A physical menu travels from patron to patron – and creates a possible surface for infection. Here is where Media Explode came to the rescue with their contactless menu solution through the use of QR codes.

Through the use of QR codes, Media Explode sets up a business with a digital menu, accessible via various tabletop displays & stickers. Anyone who scans it gets direct access to a digital version of that restaurant’s menu – using their own mobile device.

Michael Boguslavskiy says “Here at Media Explode we’ve been helping businesses launch successful digital & physical marketing campaigns with QR codes for years, however we’ve seen exceptional growth during this crisis, & rightfully so. QR codes allow many businesses to continue providing menus, brochures, pamphlets, and even forms to sign – in a digital way ensuring the safety of everyone involved.”

If your unsure how QR codes can be used to help your business during this time – get in touch with the team at Media Explode today at (212) 744-2070 and they’ll happily discuss with you the best way to use QR codes creatively to help your business thrive during these times.

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Dan Balawender General Manager Star One EDM

We strive to be a one-stop-shop for our customers.

WELLINGTON, Ohio (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

Star One EDM, a machine shop specializing in Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) since 1989, added a state-of-the-art lathe to their expanding group of hi-tech equipment. The Tsugami M08SY-II joined the over half a million dollars of machines the growing company already purchased this year. The new lathe, along with the recently purchased advanced wire EDM and vertical machining technology, brings another boost to the company’s turnaround time and machining capabilities.

The Tsugami M08SY-II is considered a high productivity and high rigidity turning machine that can perform complex machining such as drilling, turning, boring, CNC milling, and cross-drilling. It is ideal for intricate parts where speed and accuracy are essential. The built-in spindles minimize vibration without diminishing responsiveness. In addition, its small footprint makes it a perfect choice for machine shops like Star One.

General Manager, Dan Balawender noted, “The new Tsugami is the next step in our growth plan. We strive to be a one-stop-shop for our customers. Adding the capability to make complicated turned parts more quickly and efficiently moves us closer to that goal. Our customers know we have a wide range of machining expertise and use an array of up-to-date equipment. We look forward to showing them what the Tsugami can do.”

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Up to four streaming or still cameras can be shown on-screen at once with Max Traffic. © The Weather Company, an IBM Business, 2020

“[Vizzion’s cameras] really help tell a more thorough, real-time and visual traffic report which audiences crave.”

NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

Vizzion, provider of the largest traffic camera network in the world, is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Weather Company, an IBM Business, to integrate traffic camera imagery, streams, and data into its Max Traffic broadcast solution. Through the partnership, Max Traffic customers are able to use imagery and video feeds from Vizzion’s US and Canada camera network in broadcast traffic and weather reports, boosting viewer engagement and giving audiences a live, hyper-local look at road conditions.

Research has shown that 83% of television news viewers watch the morning news for traffic, providing broadcasters an opportunity to showcase their content and start their audience’s day off right. In addition, 59% of traffic viewers want their traffic content delivered in the context of an integrated weather and traffic report.[1]

Featuring enterprise-grade visualization capabilities, The Weather Company’s Max Traffic solution uses IBM’s advanced forecasting weather models to deliver reports that are informative and aesthetically appealing. Eye-catching graphics, streaming cameras, and data visualization tools for information such as drive times make the solution accessible to broadcasters across the United States and Canada. The solution’s publishing functions allow users to distribute content quickly and easily to social media, mobile devices, and the web. “Max Traffic is one of the most feature-heavy and powerful traffic and weather solutions available today,” said Sean Beaudoin, Account Manager for Vizzion. “We’re looking forward to bringing traffic and weather to life with our cameras.”

Vizzion’s camera imagery and streams add a new level of functionality to The Weather Company’s Max Traffic solution. With cameras in over 600 global markets, Max Traffic users have the ability to add local camera feeds to their traffic reports. Users are also able to show up to four cameras at once as well as cycle through user-selected groups of cameras to make traffic reports smooth and free of interruptions. Vizzion’s robust XML Web Service delivers imagery that is consistent between providers, regions, and formats, allowing cameras from multiple agencies to be displayed seamlessly. Through their automated camera monitoring technologies, Vizzion is also able to preemptively check and filter out-of-service cameras before they go to air, ensuring that broadcasters don’t have to worry about stale or unavailable imagery.

“We are excited to be partnering with Vizzion since it gives our clients the ability to demonstrate how weather is impacting traffic by overlaying live video with near real-time weather conditions such as storms, snow and general visibility,” said Bill Dow, Head of Media Weather Solutions for The Weather Company. “Our clients can easily tell both a weather and traffic story. They could also build captivating presentations that feature weather and traffic maps, full-screen coverage and commuter drive times without switching interfaces or sources during hits. It really helps tell a more thorough, real-time and visual traffic report which audiences crave.”

For more information about The Weather Company, an IBM Business, visit https://newsroom.ibm.com/the-weather-company. For more on IBM, visit IBM.com.

[1]“Television Traffic Viewers,” CJ&N Research, January 2020. The performance data and client examples cited are presented for illustrative purposes only. Actual performance results may vary depending on specific configurations and operating conditions.

About Vizzion

Vizzion is the leading traffic camera supplier for traffic and weather applications and operations centers. Through partnerships with over 200 different transport agencies worldwide, Vizzion offers live feeds from over 64,000 roadside cameras in 43 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and key markets in South America and Africa. The service is available through a flexible XML Web Service and turnkey Desktop Video Wall software. Vizzion’s content is trusted by major digital, broadcast, traffic, fleet, and automotive organizations.

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CellGate’s new Watchman WXL multi-tenant gate access control system

“We have led the cellular access control industry since our 2016 launch of the first Watchman product, and it is incredibly gratifying to add the super sleek new WXL to the family of Watchman products.”Noel Gouldin, President of CellGate

CARROLLTON, Texas (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

This week CellGate is shipping their first orders of the much-anticipated Watchman WXL multi-tenant access control system. CellGate was the first cellular gate access control company to offer live-streaming video capability when they launched their first Watchman single-family product in 2016. Four years later, the new Watchman WXL is now the 3rd multi-tenant product available in CellGate’s Watchman line of products, and it is expected to resonate with multi-tenant communities that want the most modern technology available today.

CellGate’s Watchman WXL multi-tenant gate access control system comes with an HD camera capable of both taking photos of all access transactions and of providing live-streaming video, a sleek 11” color touch-screen and a built-in HID card reader. The WXL can accommodate up to 3,000 directory listings and 30,000 local codes; it integrates with up to 3 external cameras; and it can be utilized on Verizon or AT&T’s cellular LTE networks, or via a hard-wired ethernet connection.

The Watchman WXL measures 14.75” H x 12.75” W x 3.75” D, is designed to fit in existing legacy system locations, and is available in both surface mount and pedestal mount versions. Amongst its many exclusive product features include: Voice Mail Intelligence (VMI), where the system ignores voice mail and continues the call group until it reaches someone that can grant access, and prop open notifications that alert property managers to gates left open more than three minutes, amongst others.

Like all of CellGate’s products, the Watchman WXL hardware also comes with a smart phone app so that tenants can grant gate access from wherever they are, and the TrueCloud™ web portal, which property managers utilize for user setup and administration.

CellGate provided an early preview of the Watchman WXL at the American Fence Association’s national industry trade show in early February 2020, called FenceTech. Since then, final technical updates were made to the production version, while fence and gate distributors and dealers simultaneously clamored to receive their first Watchman WXL deliveries.

“We really created a lot of buzz when we previewed the WXL at FenceTech,” said Noul Gouldin, President of CellGate. “We have led the cellular access control industry since our 2016 launch of the first Watchman product, and it is incredibly gratifying to add the super sleek new WXL to the family of Watchman products. CellGate truly has a complete and well-rounded cellular-access control product line, with a product for every application and budget.”

To learn more about CellGate’s products, features and functionality, visit their website, http://www.cell-gate.com.

CellGate has been providing access control and security monitoring products utilizing cellular network technology since 2006. They are the only technology company with a complete suite of cellular-based security products—encompassing streaming video, smart keypad entry, voice and camera solutions. With their easy-to-use smart phone applications and proprietary TrueCloud web-based portal built on Microsoft Azure’s cloud service, CellGate offers flexibility found in no other access control or monitoring solution.

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The unique overhead design of our new t-Rail system helps both warehouse and in-store fulfillment operations deal with increased demand while also reducing labor requirements, minimizing floor congestion and human interaction and providing additional value for customers.

RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB)
August 13, 2020

Tompkins Robotics, a business unit of Tompkins International, has expanded its product offering with the addition of t-Rail, an overhead robotic system capable of transporting a variety of goods and materials with speed and accuracy without disruption to floor-level activities. t-Rail can be deployed in distribution centers (DCs) and fulfillment centers (FCs) and is also used with Tompkins Robotics’ new micro-fulfillment solution to optimize operations in a retail store or backroom setting.

“The recent COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an already burgeoning e-commerce market, causing many warehouses to exceed available capacity and forcing retailers to explore alternative options such as store-based fulfillment,” said Mike Futch, president of Tompkins Robotics. “The unique overhead design of our new t-Rail system helps both warehouse and in-store fulfillment operations deal with increased demand while also reducing labor requirements, minimizing floor congestion and human interaction and providing additional value for customers.”

Warehouses already operating at or near full capacity have limited space to implement new technology. t-Rail’s unique elevated design can carry bulk quantities of items or packages via a hopper or tote. The system utilizes elevators to interact with floor-level operations, allowing warehouses to maximize valuable space and eliminate traffic on the floor.

As warehouse space becomes more scarce and consumers continue to opt for buy online pick up in store (BOPIS) and curbside pickup options, many grocers and retailers are now utilizing brick-and-mortar locations for fulfillment operations. When used in a retail setting, t-Rail provides overhead transport of loose items, customer orders or cases of goods between the backroom and sales floor without causing aisle congestion or interference with in-store shoppers or workers, including:

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  Transporting totes of picked items from store aisles to the backroom for online order fulfillment
• Delivering completed customer orders to their desired destination, including BOPIS lockers, drive-up windows or other pickup areas
• Delivering items from the backroom to specific aisle segments for store replenishment

In addition to the new t-Rail system, Tompkins Robotics is now offering virtual tours of its autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions in use at the company’s Orlando, Florida facility. The interactive tours demonstrate the various configurations and capabilities of Tompkins Robotics’ award-winning t-Sort systems, including the t-Sort, t-Sort Mini and t-Sort Plus models.

To learn more about Tompkins Robotics’ new t-Rail system or schedule a virtual tour, please visit http://www.tompkinsrobotics.com.

About Tompkins Robotics

Tompkins Robotics, a business unit of Tompkins International, is focused on the robotic automation of distribution operations. Our primary system, t-Sort, consists of autonomous mobile robots that sort a wide range of items and parcels to consolidation points. t-Sort is a portable, automated material handling sortation system that is creating a huge paradigm shift in the supply chain and how the basic distribution function of order fulfillment is accomplished. We continue to expand this core system with complementary robotic systems to automate processes in fulfillment operations. Our systems maximize performance with mobile, scalable and flexible robotics solutions that grow and change on demand to meet customer needs. We create profit and value for our clients, making them more agile and adaptable to the highly dynamic changes in the marketplace. For more information, please visit http://www.tompkinsrobotics.com.

About Tompkins International

Tompkins International is a global supply chain consulting and solutions firm dedicated to helping clients achieve supply chain excellence and profitable growth. Founded in 1975, Tompkins has integrated its decades of experience in strategy, commerce, logistics and technology into an ecosystem of four business units: Supply Chain Consulting, Material Handling Integration, Robotics and Applied Technologies. By combining best-in-breed services and technologies, Tompkins delivers a true end-to-end supply chain solution, enabling clients to improve the customer experience and ensure long-term success. Tompkins is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina and has offices throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.tompkinsinc.com.

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