SATO America is a pioneer in the Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) industry and a leader in barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions

That announcement includes the addition of RFID tags and readers from Alien Technology to its stable of solutions, and SATO’s agreement to offer integration services to Alien Technology opportunities.

“We continue to see growth for UHF RFID and as a result we have expanded our product offering to include complete RFID integration solution services with tags and readers from Alien Technology,” said Mike Beedles, Director of Integration Services and Development at SATO America. ”As part of our expanded relationship with Alien Technology, SATO now offers our supply chain customers access to Alien’s industry-leading portfolio of Squiggle® tags, powered by the Alien® H2 chip, in addition to the new readers and in alliance with Alien Technology, SATO America’s ISD group provides integration services to Alien Technology customers.”

“SATO America’s understanding of customer requirements enables them to offer timely RFID solutions to a fast-growing market segment,“ said Terry Pruett, director of North America channel sales for Alien Technology. “With tags and readers, printers, as well as integration services and software, in their portfolio, SATO is well positioned to help the supply chain meet current and future compliance requirements for RFID implementation.”