10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Forklift Computer

Mounting the right computer on a forklift doesn’t need to be a daunting task. Yes, there are myriad options from rugged all-in-one vehicle-mount units to a wide array of industrial tablet computers. Yes, making the right selection for your environment …

Glacier End of Life Announcement for E4500 and E5000 Everest Computers

Glacier Computer is committed to helping customers maintain their competitive advantage by developing rugged mobile data collection solutions that provide operational efficiency and superior value. Product End of Life (EOL) and technology evolution are …

Is There a ‘Wolf’ Feeding On Your Warehouse?

You’ve heard the story. Big wolf. Little pigs. Three houses. Guess what? They were Warehouses for bricks, lumber, and yes—straw. The big bad wolf? That was inefficiency eating away at the bottom line. It was becoming a serious problem. They’d each take …

You Might Not Know This But Goldilocks Grew Up to be a Warehouse Manager

You might not know this but Goldilocks grew up to be a warehouse manager…And yes, she tried to save money by using so-called rugged tablets when the bean-counters couldn’t bear the price of a truly rugged device. But that ended up costing as much or …

The KODIAK Forklift Computer Just Got Better

The only rugged industrial computer on the market that will run Windows 7.x, 8.x, 10.x, WES7, Linux, Android, or Windows CE out of the box just got better. The 10.4″ LED Display has been joined by a 12.1″ version. The 12.1″ LED 500 NIT display has 1000 …

Helping City Furniture Maintain Superior Efficiency

Modern Materials Handling Magazine published a piece about the durability of rugged computer terminals used by City Furniture, in Florida. Ricky Maharaj had this to say about the Everest E2000 CE systems they were using. “In a fast-paced, rugged enviro …

Lift Truck Tips: Mobile computers react to mounting demands

Excerpted from a recent article in Material Handling Magazine. When the concept of a forklift-mounted computer emerged, it was accompanied by a keyboard, separate battery and a better power conversion device specific to electric or propane, each of whi …

The Siren Song of Lift-Mounted ‘Rugged’ Tablets

In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous yet beautiful creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. In Tablet Mythology the iPad revolution lured warehouse managers and …

One System to Rule Them All

Your business no longer has to delay a critical hardware purchase because that hardware may not run the next operating system or platform upgrade.  KODIAK is built to run the latest versions and the widest range of operating systems of any VMT, right o …

Glacier Computer to Highlight KODIAK Forklift Computer at MODEX 2016

Glacier Computer returns to MODEX 2016, April 4th-7th, highlighting the Kodiak our 5th Generation forklift computer! For over 15 years, Glacier Computer industrial hardware has been relied upon by many of the nations top companies spanning a wide array …