Product Development

Blackroc's original roots are in product development. In 1990 the company launched the RO series of rugged cases and peripherals for the Psion Organiser 2. This product was very successful, providing a level of rugged handheld computing at a price which was unbeaten in the market.

Although now discontinued it was still on sale until the late nineties, when it was overtaken by newer platforms with more advanced operating systems, but nowhere near as rugged as the RO. The RO was so tough that it became the mainstay data capture device of the Royal Navy, and was also used by the Royal Air Force and British Special Forces.

From these roots Blackroc grew and diversified into the development of a whole range of AIDC products including the following: L100 laser barcode scanner L200 laser barcode scanner HC 100 RFID reader Aircraft Intruder alarm system HC Barcode Wand Workabout CCD barcode scanner 3 Wand LF110 Low frequency RFID reader HF100 RFID MiFare reader T100 RFID reader P60 handheld thermal printer TP 2000 handheld thermal printer Gemini and Solo Range of RFID guns Gemini embedded machine RFID/Barcode reader IP3 13.56 MHz RFID reader for Intermec 700 Series All of the foregoing developments have given Blackroc an in-depth understanding of the core technologies involved and a rich breadth of experience, which enables the company to offer a wide range of development services, to customers and vendor partners alike. The company is currently involved in the development of key peripherals to be incorporated into the best selling handheld terminals of some of its key vendor partners. Included in these are a new comms interface for the Psion Workabout Pro. Blackroc is also involved in the development of some sophisticated large antenna arrays for logistics and access control using RFID which will be made available via our RFID integration team in the near future. Blackroc's product development expertise is available for any AIDC development, where a sound business case can be put forward. If you have a custom hardware requirement, which needs rapid development at sensible cost, contact sales at Blackroc who will put you in contact with a member of the development team.