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Primo1D

Founded in 2013 in Grenoble as a CEA-Leti spin-off, Primo1D embeds passive UHF RFID chips in its patented E-Thread™ yarn, giving garments, work-wear and other textiles an invisible, durable digital ID; CEO Boris Vigaud outlined the roadmap in a recent IDTechEx interview.

Avery Dennison

Founded in 1935, Avery Dennison is a global materials science company and the largest provider of RFID inlays and intelligent labelling, holding more than 1,500 patents and pending patent applications related to RFID and intelligent labeling technologies. The company operates in over 50 countries and employs more than 35,000 people. In 2024, it generated US$8.3 billion in revenue. The Solutions Group, which includes the company's RFID operations, accounted for US$2.7 billion, or 31 percent of the total. IDTechEx spoke to Michiel Arends, Director of Strategy at Avery Dennison, to gain insights into the company's strategic direction, growth priorities, and outlook for RFID adoption across key sectors.

Adetexs.ID

Adetex.ID is an early-stage UK company developing e-textiles. This includes RFID Threads®, which have a slim 1D form factor and can be woven into garments. IDTechEx caught up with founder and CEO Dr Anura Rathnayake to find out more.

HID Global

HID Global is a leading US supplier of secure identity products. HID Global is a group brand of Assa Abloy, a Swedish door and access control giant. IDTechEx interviewed Richard Aufreiter, VP Product Marketing at IDT, and Marcus Holgersson, Strategy & Business Development Director at IDT at HID Global, in February 2023.

How Semiconductor Shortage Affects RFID Industry

COVID-19 is a double sword. COVID pushes businesses to adopt technologies quicker to improve production as well as management efficiency, in order to survive. COVID-19, on the other hand, catalyzes an ongoing issue - the semiconductor shortage - that has had a substantial influence on a wide variety of businesses in recent years, including the RFID industry.

Primo 1D

Primo1D have developed a robust 1-dimensional RFID tag called E-Thread that can be incorporated within a thread, enabling it to be embedded within textiles or other products (such as rubber goods and cables) much more easily than a typical 2D tag.

SML RFID

SML are a leading supplier of RFID tags, manufacturing and encoding a few billion tags every year primarily for retail applications. IDTechEx spoke to SML at the RFID Live Virtual Conference in October 2020.

Avery Dennison Invests in new Factory in Brazil

Avery Dennison is gearing up for future growth of RFID technology, improving the efficiency of processes and the relationship between brands. Just months after signing a deal to acquire Smartrac's transponder division, the Company announced the location of its next RFID manufacturing facility, its first in Brazil and fifth in the world.

IDTechEx Show! Berlin grows 27%

IDTechEx Research announced today that Europe's largest event on emerging technologies, IDTechEx Show! held in Berlin on 27-28 April, grew 27% vs. last year's event. This year's exhibition and conference featured attendees from 57 countries with 171 exhibitors and 2,300 attendees.

From RFID to smart home, China is following the world's trend

IDTechEx attended the 2015 Shenzhen International Internet of Things Expo (IOTE) in August.

Infratab

Infratab is a privately held company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Oxnard, CA, USA, with offices in Bangalore, India and Dublin, Ireland. The company makes and sells semi-active RFID sensors and software based on Infratab Freshtime technology platform which simply and securely monitors, tracks, traces and communicates a perishable's condition throughout the supply chain.

Primo1D

Primo1D was founded in August 2013 and has his headquarters in the MINATEC Campus in Grenoble, France. The company won an "Innovation Award" at the Techtextil/Avantex congress. Their E-Thread technology enables small silicon ICs to be integrated in textile.