Intellitag is a technology provided by radio frequency identification (RFID) provider, Intermec Technologies, Inc., used in asset tracking.
RFID versus Barcodes
RFID serves much the same function as barcodes, to track items on a production floor or pallets of goods. The difference is that barcodes use a line-of-sight reading, where RFID uses a radio signal, requiring no line-of-sight.
Intermec
Intermec Technologies of Everett, Washington, began operations in 1966 (when it was known as Interface Mechanisms). Its key technologies are in the area of automatic information data capture (AIDC), which includes bar coding and RFID.
Asset Tracking
Asset tracking is the practice of following any asset. Common uses are to track work in process (WIP) in a factory; shipments in transit; baggage in airplanes; and increasingly, patients in hospitals.
Intellitag
The Intellitag product line includes both RFID tags which can be fixed to assets and a dedicated reader. This is the RFID equivalent of a barcode reader. The company offers a vehicle-mounted version of the reader, which mounts on lift trucks, freeing the drivers from having to scan the RFID tags.
Users
The Intellitag technology is popular among retailers and logistics companies which rely upon pallet loads of product. Intermec identifies Intellitag users as European retailer METRO Group AG and logistics provider JR Freight.
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