Visitors to Embedded World 2023 will find Advantech in Hall 3, Booth 339, where they will see live demonstrations that show how to leverage the full advantages of AI at the Edge.
Automatic Identification/Datacapture, AIDC, RFID
Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) refers to the process of automatically identifying and collecting data about objects/goods, then logging this information in a computer. The term AIDC refers to a range of different types of data capture devices. These include barcodes, biometrics, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), magnetic stripes, smart cards, OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and voice recognition. AIDC devices are deployed in a wide range of environments, including: retail, warehousing, distribution & logistics and field service. The first RFID solutions were developed in 1980s. It has since been deployed in a range of markets including Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI) systems due to RFID's ability to track moving objects. RFID is also effective in challenging manufacturing environments where barcode labels might not prove resilient enough.
Honeywell to showcase its retail solutions at EuroShop 2023
Feb 21, 2023
Honeywell, along with tech partners, will take visitors on a first-hand journey through the tech-enabled retail setting at EuroShop, the retail trade fair, 26th February – 3rd March, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
AR 'Magic Mirror' from Vyking launches for UK retailers
Feb 20, 2023
Virtual try-on startup Vyking.io has launched its new in-store augmented reality (AR) solution, ‘Magic Mirror’, that will enable consumers to easily visualise footwear through an in-store smart mirror.
Targa Telematics expands its connected mobility solutions portfolio by integrating BMW and MINI connected fleet data
Feb 15, 2023
Targa Telematics – a technology company specialising in the development of IoT solutions and digital platforms for connected mobility – has signed a strategic partnership with BMW to expand its portfolio of solutions for connected mobility.
How data products can drive efficiency in manufacturing
Feb 08, 2023
By Pablo Ríos, Business Manager for Manufacturing and Energy industries, Keepler Data Tech.
For years, manufacturers have been under pressure to find greater efficiencies. The formula has remained fairly consistent: targets typically centre around reducing costs and increasing quality to defend profit margins and persist in challenging markets.
Smart checkout experiences will help merchants get ahead in 2023
Feb 08, 2023
By Paul Adams Head of Enterprise Retail at Trust Payments.
It has been a tough year for merchants, with inflation and the cost of living crisis keeping consumer wallets tightly shut. Although high streets saw the return of in-store shopping and Christmas retail footfall was the highest in 2022 since the global pandemic, consumer behaviour has changed drastically.
How retailers can leverage AR-enabled ‘Virtual Try On’ tech & boost sales amidst economic pressures
Feb 07, 2023
UK inflation may have slowed for now. However, with spiralling energy bills and a looming recession that economists agree is only temporarily halted, consumers’ worry about the cost-of-living crisis firmly remains. And it is this worry that has quickly and dramatically reshaped spending behaviours.
Dakota forms new partnership with Waizu
Feb 01, 2023
Dakota Integrated Solutions Ltd, the real-time data capture, printing, mobility, support and voice-directed solution specialist, has formed a partnership with Waizu, the provider of solutions designed to reduce lost and missing mobile devices.
‘Data-fication’ Set to Drive Transformation in Transport and Logistics in 2023
Jan 25, 2023
By Kirstie van Oerle, Partner, Netcompany.
As we look ahead to this year, it is from the position of continuous volatility that the past 12 months have brought.
BlueStar extends EMEA partnership with StayLinked to include its Evolve Integration Platform
Jan 25, 2023
StayLinked, the modern Terminal Emulation (TE) solutions provider, has announced that BlueStar, the solutions-based distributor for RFID, Auto ID, POS and Mobility products, has expanded its EMEA partnership with StayLinked to include the Evolve integration platform.
Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)
Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) refers to the methods of automatically identifying objects, collecting data about them, and entering that data directly into computer systems (i.e. without human involvement). Technologies typically considered as part of AIDC include bar codes, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), biometrics, magnetic stripes, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), smart cards, and voice recognition. AIDC is also commonly referred to as “Automatic Identification,” “Auto-ID,” and "Automatic Data Capture."
Barcoding has become established in several industries as an inexpensive and reliable automatic identification technology that can overcome human error in capturing and validating information. AIDC is the process or means of obtaining external data, particularly through analysis of images, sounds or videos. To capture data, a transducer is employed which converts the actual image or a sound into a digital file which can be later analysed. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is relatively a new AIDC technology which was first developed in 1980’s. The technology acts as a base in automated data collection, identification and analysis systems worldwide
In the decades since its creation, barcoding has become highly standardised, resulting in lower costs and greater accessibility. Indeed, word processors now can produce barcodes, and many inexpensive printers print barcodes on labels. Most current barcode scanners can read between 12 and 15 symbols and all their variants without requiring configuration or programming. For specific scans the readers can be pre-programmed easily from the user manual.
Despite these significant developments, the adoption of barcoding has been slower in the healthcare sector than the retail and manufacturing sectors. Barcoding can capture and prevent errors during medication administration and is now finding its way from the bedside into support operations within the hospital.
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data. Unlike a bar code, the tag does not necessarily need to be within line of sight of the reader, and may be embedded in the tracked object. It can also be read only or read-write enabling information to be either permanently stored in the tag or it can be read-write where information can be continually updated and over-written on the tag.
RFID has found its importance in a wide range of markets including livestock identification and Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI) systems and are now commonly used in tracking consumer products worldwide. Many manufacturers use the tags to track the location of each product they make from the time it's made until it's pulled off the shelf and tossed in a shopping cart. These automated wireless AIDC systems are effective in manufacturing environments where barcode labels could not survive. They can be used in pharmaceutical to track consignments, they can also be used in cold chain distribution to monitor temperature fluctuations. This is particularly useful to ensure frozen and chilled foods have not deviated from the required temperature parameters during transit.
Cost used to be a prohibitive factor in the widespread use of RFID tags however the unit costs have reduced considerably to make this a viable technology to improve track and trace throughout the supply chain. Many leading supermarket chains employ RFID insisting that their suppliers incorporate this technology into the packaging of the products in order to improve supply chain efficiency and traceability.
