HID Global introduces Rain UHF RFID and NFC combo tags that track and manage the entire journey of steel kegs and other returnable items
AUSTIN, Texas, 22 October 2020: Organisations are seeking more robust radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions that can handle inventory tracking in challenging environments while also having the capability to be cloud-connected to identify, authenticate, locate and engage with various products. HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced the HID Keg Tag family of RFID transponders that combine Rain RFID and Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies into a single tag for advanced supply chain management of returnable transport items (RTI).
The new HID Keg Tag is ideal for advanced supply chain, logistics, inventory management and improved customer engagement for industrial returnable transport items such as bulk containers, gas cylinders, kegs and other curved RTIs. HID Keg Tags can be affixed to steel containers for long-range tracking, logistics and management from the warehouse during preparation to distribution and shipping. The tags also enable powerful IoT capabilities such as product authentication as well as the ability for customers to directly engage with items and vendors via smartphones.
“HID Global has been at the forefront of helping organisations streamline processes by securely connecting equipment, devices, inventory and billions of other things to local and web-based business applications using RFID,” said Eric Suligoj, Director Business Development, Smart Components, Identification Technologies with HID Global.
“Our new HID Keg Tags optimise the full range of inventory lifecycle management processes by enabling long-range management and bulk scanning logistics throughout the supply chain and for customers. The tags’ cloud-connected capabilities improve the customer reordering process and provide valuable marketing data to help optimize inventory and refine marketing campaigns.”
The tags improve the efficiency of RTI operations while ensuring
