Vocollect Introduces Vehicle Mount Talkman, the Industry's First Voice-Centric Solution for Vehicle
PITTSBURGH and SAN DIEGO (October 4) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for
mobile workers, today announced the market availability of its newest offering, the Vehicle Mount Talkman solution,
designed to help companies accelerate productivity and accuracy, improve ergonomics, and reduce operational costs
with vehicle-based workflows in the distribution center (DC)/warehouse.
The uniqueness of this solution lies in directing the work of eyes-busy/hands-busy vehicle-mounted workers via
voice, eliminating the need for paper, screens and keyboards. With traditional scanner- and paper-based vehicle
mount terminal (VMT) solutions, workers must take time to look at and touch a keyboard, or read a display or paper
in unfavorable lighting, which is both inefficient and distracting. Further, handheld devices used in a vehicle-based
workflow can be lost or damaged, as workers transition from driving the vehicle to performing a task. As a voice-centric
solution, Vocollect’s Vehicle-Mount Talkman voice solution eliminates the need for workers to continually look away from
their vehicles’ paths to pause a workflow in order to receive assignments, to send data, or to manage a handheld, thus
boosting overall productivity and accuracy. Typical vehicle-based workflows that may benefit from this voice-centric
solution include put-away, replenishment, loading and selection.
Vocollect’s Vehicle Mount Talkman solution is based on its industry-leading Vocollect Voice software, a Talkman T5
voice appliance, vehicle mounting hardware, power adapters and an SRX wireless headset. With the Talkman mounted to
and powered from the vehicle, users can move freely within a 20- to 30-foot radius of the vehicle to perform their tasks,
communicating with the Talkman via the wireless SRX headset.
“We have been using Vocollect for our distribution operations for eight years. Through the use of a wireless headset
and having the mobile device mounted on the truck, Vocollect’s new vehicle mount solution offers greater freedom, which
in turn will result in significant gains in worker mobility,” according to Gabe Ibanez, Distribution Systems Manager at
Nature’s Best, Brea, Calif., the largest privately owned U.S. wholesaler-distributor of health and natural food products.
For companies with existing Vocollect Voice solutions for picking, the Vehicle Mount Talkman further leverages their
voice investment by extending voice to vehicle-based workflows for put-away, replenishment, loading and receiving. It is
ideal for companies looking to increase the flexibility and utilization of vehicles per shift, potentially reducing the
number of vehicles required to support a site’s material-handling needs. It also lowers asset management costs and loss/damage
risks associated with portable tools and handheld devices. Once installed, any Talkman T5 unit can move between a vehicle-mounted
configuration and a Vehicle Mount Talkman or wearable, body-worn T5 device configuration with no tools or specialized training
required.
“The introduction of a third solution this year is the next step in turning our vision of the voice-enabled warehouse into
reality. It immediately follows our earlier introduction of our light industrial solution and enhancements to our current
industrial wearable solution. This latest Vocollect offering provides a cost-effective and more ergonomic alternative to traditional
VMT computing solutions. As part of the voice-centric warehouse, it is designed specifically to help companies compete more
effectively in a competitive global market by increasing worker productivity, accuracy and vehicle utilization rates,” said Joe
Pajer, president and chief executive officer, Vocollect, Inc.
Commercially available now in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia/New Zealand, the Vocollect Vehicle Mount
Talkman solution supports 35 languages.
About Vocollect
Vocollect delivers proven gains in productivity, accuracy, safety and job satisfaction to
companies seeking to improve their supply chains. The Vocollect Voice portfolio features a
complete range of hardware, software and services built for voice performance, reliability and
adaptability in the global supply chain and logistics marketplace. Every day hundreds of
thousands of people on six continents rely on Vocollect and its worldwide network of more
than 100 certified supply chain resellers and channel partners to improve work. For more
information, visit: http://www.vocollect.com.
Susan Muttart
Vocollect
scmuttart@vocollect.com
412-349-2543
About Vitech Business Group, Inc.
At Vitech, we use our knowledge, experience and passion to achieve exceptional levels of
supply chain performance for our clients. We are focused on providing our clients
comprehensive solutions that solve their supply chain challenges and enable their operation
to perform to its full potential. Vitech forms strategic partnerships with the industry’s leading
software, hardware and service providers to deliver complete supply chain solutions.
Commitment to our customers’ success ensures they achieve the best investment-to-return
ratio in the industry. To learn more about Vitech, visit: http://www.Vitechgroup.com
COMPANY CONTACT:
John Dahl
Vitech Business Group, Inc.
info@vitechgroup.com
360.647.1622