The world of data capture has become more complex in recent years. With more data than ever at their disposal, companies today have both the potential and the competitive imperative to increase the velocity of their supply chain, bolster the traceability and security of their goods, and grow their business on a global scale. The demand for comprehensive data capture solution is clear. Fortunately, today’s new tools and technologies are up to the task.

Automatic Identification & Data Capture technologies are a diverse family of technologies that share the common purpose of identifying, tracking,recording,storing and communicating essential business, personal or product data. In most cases, these technologies serve as the front end of enterprise software systems, providing fast and accurate collection and entry of data.

In the case of RFID, digital data encoded in an RFID tag or “smart label” is captured by a reader using radio waves. RFID is similar to bar code technology but uses radio waves to capture data from tags, rather than optically scanning the bar codes on a label. RFID does not require the tag or label to be seen to read its stored data that's one of the key characteristics of an RFID system. The technology compliments bar code technology i.e. it’s a different technology and has different uses. Its ability to read multiple tags at once results in significant time saving and ability to update or carry variable information with the product discards the need of replacing the labels at each stage.

Intellicon draws on its technical expertise and industry partnerships to deliver a wide range of products and solutions, comprising high-performance tag chips, readers, reader chips, software, antennas and RFID subsystem integration. These products provide robust performance, integration and cost effectiveness to customers across numerous vertical markets with applications including inventory management, asset tracking, authentication and serialization.