The Dutch company SMARTRAC N.V. announced recently that it has signed a purchase agreement with the Delaware-baesd HEI, Inc. to acquire substantially all of the assets of HEI RFID, a division of HEI, Inc.
SMARTRAC intends to start local U.S. production of RFID components under SMARTRAC Technology US Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary with operations in Chanhassen in Minnesota.
HEI’s RFID Division, formerly known as Cross Technology Ltd., is a contract manufacturer providing customized RFID tags for a variety of applications.
RFID Acquisition: SMARTRAC Signs Purchase Agreement To Acquire business Of HEI Inc.’s RFID Division And Will Start Production Of RFID Components In The U.S.
9/12/2007
The Dutch company SMARTRAC N.V. announced recently that it has signed a purchase agreement with the U.S. company HEI, Inc. to acquire substantially all of the assets of HEI RFID, a division of HEI, Inc. SMARTRAC intends to start local U.S. production of RFID components under SMARTRAC Technology US Inc., a Delaware company and wholly owned subsidiary with operations in Chanhassen in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
HEI’s RFID Division, formerly known as Cross Technology Ltd., is a contract manufacturer providing customized RFID tags for a variety of applications. The company is particularly strong as a provider of customer specific RFID tags for which standard products are not sufficient.
SMARTRAC will integrate the existing RFID business of HEI into SMARTRAC’s operations.
“Our U.S. operation will open up interesting prospects for SMARTRAC with new products and access to an additional customer base, and it will intensify SMARTRAC’s presence in the U.S. market,” said Dr. Christian Fischer, CEO of SMARTRAC. “With its experience and expertise in the development of customized RFID components, the HEI RFID division will further strengthen our research and development activities.”
On SMARTRAC N.V. SMARTRAC is a leading supplier of RIFD (Radio Frequency Identification) components for Standard and High Security product segments. In the Standard segment, the company produces ready-made components for RFID applications in public transport, access control and logistics.
In the High Security segment, SMARTRAC is the global leader in high-quality RIFD inlays for passports with integrated contactless chips (ePassports) and contactless credit cards (ePayment). SMARTRAC was founded in 2000 and since going public in July 2006 has been trading as a stock corporation under Dutch law with its registered offices in Amsterdam. At the end of June 2007, the company employed 2,330 employees around the globe.
SOURCE: SMARTRAC N.V. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/rfidnews-4.gif)
