Sato America, Charlotte, NC, a leader in barcode printing, announced support for the Uniform Code Council’s (UCC) Electronic Product Code (EPC) initiatives. With the accelerated attention focused on RFID (radio frequency identification) technology and recent DoD initiative and Wal-Mart mandate, requiring their Top 100 suppliers to embed RFID at the case and pallet level by 2005, SATO is said to be well positioned to support its customers’ RFID requirements.
Many of Wal-Mart’s Top 100 suppliers are also longstanding SATO customers who will look to SATO to help satisfy their RFID printing needs. With the previously announced availability of SATO’s RFID kit for SATO CL408e and CL412e printers and the partnership agreement with CCL Label Inc. to be a manufactuer of RFID tags and labels for SATO and resell SATO RFID-enabled printers, SATO is demonstrating its continued commitment to provider reliable and innovative products today and in the future.
"RFID is now attracting tremendous attention as manufacturers and retailers alike require improved visibility and tracking throughout the supply chain, commented Bob Karr, VP of marketing at SATO America. "We recognized the incredible benefits of barcodes back in 1979 when SATO introduced the first thermal transfer barcode printer and we’re positioning our resources and expertise to be a leader in the RFID arena, too."
In addition to carton and pallet tagging, SATO’s RFID kit offers a convenient and inexpensive way to produce labels and tags with RFID capability for a wide variety of new applications including:
- Asset tracking
- Anti-Theft
- Factory Automation
- Process Control
- Industrial ID
- Healthcare
- Baggage Tags
For more information on Sato America, visit the company's Web site at www.satoamerica.com.
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