Until recently, points of sale (POS) at major retail stores had basic cash registers, an accompanying receipt printer, and a card reader. However, the increasing need for an integrated system that can support inventory management, reporting, gathering customer information, and multiple payment methods has paved the way for more advanced POS systems. For retailers, this transition from basic cash registers to such sophisticated POS systems means making a big step toward changing the way they make their businesses and even bigger investments as there is no “golden mean” middle-ground product. This is where Datalogic has risen a cut above its competitors in the retail market.

Datalogic is a global technology leader in the automatic data capture and factory automation markets, specializing in designing and producing barcode readers, mobile computers, sensors for detection, measurement & safety, RFID, laser marking systems. Its cutting-edge solutions help increase the efficiency and quality of processes in the retail industry. With products used in most supermarkets, postal services, and in the largest factories worldwide, Datalogic promises its customers a holistic offering that covers all the current market needs. Closeness and timely response to every customer requirement, together with continuous innovation and high-quality offering, are the distinctive elements at the base of Datalogic’s success.

Romano Volta, the founder of Datalogic, brings the company to accomplish its first 40 years, sharing goals for the near future with the current management team. “Today, Datalogic is a world leader in automatic identification, with excellent prospects for growth in the years to come.” Furthermore, Datalogic has also made history by producing the first commercial barcode scan and the infamous good-read ‘beep’. This first ‘beep’ signalled the beginning of the automatic data capture industry. Since then, the company’s solution has revolutionized the retail industry by promoting the rapid adoption of barcode technology to improve productivity and advance inventory management while, at the same time, reducing pricing errors and the physical strain on cashiers.
The same benefits have been realized upstream through the supply chain, from the factory floor to the retail outlet, creating huge waves in other industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, finance and entertainment.

Initially, productions were centred on electronic devices; later, the direction focused on the design and production of photoelectric sensors for textile, ceramic and packaging industries. Since then, Datalogic has achieved impressive feats such as— acquiring approximately 1200 patents in multiple jurisdictions, establishing 7 Research & Development Centers across the globe, along with thousands of prestigious partners and customers deployed over five continents. Added to that, the company has constantly evolved and expanded over the years. Thanks to the dedication with which customer needs have always been at the heart of the quality of its products, Datalogic has approximately 2800 employees worldwide with nine manufacturing and repair facilities in the USA, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, China, Vietnam and Australia.

  • Today, Datalogic is a world leader in automatic identification, with excellent prospects for growth in the years to come


Backed by 45 years of professional challenges and market leadership, Datalogic keeps streamlining its organization to disclose the future. Having always anticipated and accompanied the evolution of automatic data capture and factory automation, Datalogic knows how to adapt its structure locally to the future needs of the target industries. In years to come, the firm will continue to build out its truly intelligent system, looking to new scientific fields like artificial life to develop AI concepts that enable organizations and individuals worldwide to see more, decide better, and act faster.