Hot Fun in the Summer

Most folks welcome the coming of summer; nobody more than those of us in the northland. Things have finally thawed out here and my 6 year olds sunflower plant is growing like the national debt. OK not that fast, but very fast. AbeTech in the mean time will be busy this summer helping clients with a variety of fun, productivity enhancing projects. Our upcoming plans got me thinking of other summer-time clients we have helped in the past.

Recently we set-up an ice cream shop with a passive RFID system married to social media. The system enables their customers to be alerted when their favorite flavors were ready to be consumed. If ice cream doesn’t appeal to you, we have a chain of 400+ coffee shops that are using our labels and printers to keep those cold summer drinks coming your way. For those of you trying to keep your summer figure, may we suggest a client of ours that is the largest fitness center chain in the Midwest. We helped them scan patrons (working on shedding those ice cream calories) at the front counter.

If you just want to hit the beach this summer, we have a 4,500 chain shoe store where we set up a mobility system that allows you to get the sandals you want, when you want them. Those that stay home and grill, we have you covered too. We helped with across the board automation at the largest pork and poultry producer in the Midwest including labeling, handheld computers, integration. Whether you’re at the beach or your backyard BBQ you’ll need some liquid refreshments. How about the liquor distributor we set up with a complete data collection and label system. Keep those adult beverages coming all summer long!

Currently we are working on helping a swimming pool installation and maintenance firm automate their fleet. I wonder if they’d be open for some sort of barter? If not, I am heading out to watch some horseracing; hopefully I will win enough to pay off the national debt. OK, maybe just enough to buy some more sunflower seeds.