Trade over long distances has existed for centuries, if not millennia, and still carries a certain risk for sellers and buyers - the loss of goods in transit. Moreover, this risk exists for any product, even a penny one, but, naturally, the greater the risk, the higher the price of the product. That is why the issue of tracking the path of a product is relevant for almost any company.

Until now, tracking of shipments occurs using barcodes and is somehow based on human manual labor. And there is always a risk of error - an elementary human factor. However, alternative solutions are now beginning to emerge. One of them was recently introduced by Reelables. They launched a development that allows them to print labels that can connect to the 5G mobile network, collect and transmit accurate data to track the product in the supply chain.

To produce labels, a thin film is used, in which a special chip is connected to a battery using wireless technology. The resulting thin and flexible design allows it to be printed with conventional thermal barcode printers. Those. does not require special equipment for its use.

The manufacturer positions the new technology as the optimal solution for tracking high-value or pharmaceutical products that are most susceptible to fraud risks. And it is quite possible that this development opens a new window of opportunity to accurately and reliably track goods in real time.

Materials used from the sites reelables.com, packagingeurope.com