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Buyer's Guide:  length in time Clocks

What is the Difference Between duration Clocks , Time Stamps?
picture of normal length in time punch

Time clocks are used for payroll purposes to track hours  worked by  employees.  Typically, length in time clock is mounted on the wall &  employees  sign into  equipment at beginning of their  shift: At end of  the day long before the employee  leaves,  they should  punch into clock again  & you instantly have exact hours worked.  Many  of the  business appliance would even compute total hours worked  by each employee.

Time clocks are great for any of medium size business to big corporations.
They accomodate streamline the  payroll procedure  & ensure accurate payroll counts.

picture  of standard  duration stamp

Time Stamps  are typically used dedicated to document tracking, numbering forms and/or length in time  validation. They come along just with a variety  of features  including the  ability to  print  date, message, company  logos, numbers,  etc.  All the Widmer duration Stamps that our stores carry are  fully  customizable to fit  your needs. Simply  call only for options ,  inquiries.

First off, you have to decide  whether you wish  a length in time clock  or duration stamp based on the information provided above.

If you are looking dedicated to a  time clock, you need  to ask  yourself  following questions:

  • What are your security needs?
  • If you need  very high security, you might wish to go just with a fingerprint  length in time clock.  These  are most difficult to forge or tamper: If security  is  not an  issue,  punch card duration  clock could probably suffice. 

  • How many  employees will be in system?

    The business appliance have various  employee capacities.  Make sure  that machinary could hold records  only for all your  employees. This is in reference to electronic  and fingerprint duration clocks.

  • Do you might want your length in time clock to do more than just record time?
  • Many of the electronic length in time clocks  have ability to print out reports just with everything  that are from clock  rules to employee profiles to hours worked. dedicated to ultimate  control and monitoring there are length in time clocks that connect to PC and provide  more options , even summarizing  reports:

If you are looking  only for time stamp,  you need to ask yourself following question:

  • What information would you like your  stamper to print?
  • The most  common  printing options are date, day, number, and  time: Customized  message plates can be attached  to  the stampers to print out anything from text  to company logos: Also, be sure to  take note of how they  print.  small number of of  stampers print information vertically, some other horizontally.  In only some models,  the strictly difference is order in which they  print  information.  dedicated to example, Widmer DN-3 prints the date  first & then the number.
    ND-3  prints  the number first &  then the date.  Since those  are very subtle differences, pay close attention to make sure you are getting what you want. Call us in case  you are confused or need benefit  finding correct machinary dedicated to you.

Electronic length in time  Clock picture of timeclock
These are most versatile clocks because  they record time, although many  also do calculations only for you like  total  hours worked, who_s in, who_s  out, , employee profiles. Most of  electronic duration clocks have similar features such  as LED  display only for easy reading  of length in time by all employees , battery  backup  in case of power failure.


Fingerprint Time Clock
picture of  fingerprint duration  clock
These are highest security length in time clocks. They scan the  employee_s fingerprint so  that someone else  cannot punch in only for them.

Punch card  length in time Clock picture of time punch

These are basic duration clocks: You slip the punch card  into slot  , the  duration is recorded on card: They provide perfect records of attendance at affordable price.

Time/Date Stamper

As mentioned above, time/date stampers  are mainly  used only for document  tracking,  numbering forms and/or duration validation: They  come just with variety of  features including  ability  to print  date, a  message, company logos, numbers,  etc. 


  • Adjustable Platform: The platform right under  the stamper can be raised , lowered  to accommodate  differences in document thickness
  • Atomic Clock: When there are several terminal/stations involved in length in time  management system,  _atomic clock_ is head clock that all some other stations are synchronized to
  • Die: engraved stamp  used  in embossing a  design or letter on paper
  • Employee Badges: an ID card just with magnetic strip that is  slid through the  duration clock to replace the function of punch card. These are more valuable than length in time cards because they are more durable & information  gets stored to  computing machine backup  immediately. punch card could always be stolen or misplaced. Badges  are  harder to forge than punch cards
  • Employee Capacity: This is quantity of employee records  that machinary can  store
  • Message plates: These are  engraved  brass templates that are customized just with whatever  you  want  (signature, message, company  logo, seal, etc.) to print
  • Stamp blow: Another  term dedicated to  stamp pressure. Increasing the stamp  blow will allow  you to penetrate thicker materials such as  multi-page  carbonized  forms