CHANGE IS CREATING CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH
AIM Year In Review and Predictions for 2025
AIM reflects on 2024, a year filled with product and standards development that make products easier to use within IoT, DPP, AI and other systems and looks ahead to 2025, an industry poised for tremendous growth, driven by technological advancements, the expansion of automation, and the increasing demand for data-driven insights.
For the first time, the Year in Review is available both as a downloadable PDF and an online interactive version, ensuring greater accessibility and convenience for industry stakeholders. Special thanks to our member and partner sponsors for their support.
AIM Celebrates
AIM’s RFID Experts Group (REG) Celebrates 20th Anniversary
50th Anniversary of the First Barcode Scanned at a Grocery Store
World Standards Day
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Gold Sponsors
Anantics is a complete IoT Solutions Provider and Systems Integrator for RFID, BLE, LoRaWAN, and GPS technologies. We bring a highly configurable Software Platform which can be customized for clients’ requirements and integrated with Enterprise Systems. We bring hardware, software and professional services to design, develop, implement and maintain IoT Solutions.
Avery Dennison is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers.
Aware Innovations is a software and technology company providing a unique, technology agnostic, IoT solution for tracking and managing items and assets as well as inventory management. We are experts in all automatic identification technologies including: barcodes, RFID, BLE, GPS, Wi-Fi, LoRa, and many others.
BlueStar is the leading global distributor of solutions-based Digital Identification, Mobility, Point-of-Sale, RFID, AI, Edge, Digital Signage,
Networking, Robotics, and Security technology solutions. We work with Value-Added Resellers (VARs) and offer complete solutions, custom configuration offerings, and marketing support. BlueStar is the exclusive distributor for the
In-a-Box® Solutions Series and HybridSaaS® finance program.
GlobeRanger, a leader in IoT and AIDC solutions, empowers organizations with real-time visibility and control. Our iMotion™ platform seamlessly integrates and processes data, delivering actionable insights to optimize operations. Backed by Fujitsu, we offer scalable, reliable, and secure solutions to customers worldwide- driving efficiency, reducing costs, and improving decision-making.
Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world. Our business is aligned with three powerful megatrends – automation, the future of aviation and energy transition – underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Forge IoT platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world’s toughest, most
complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations through our Aerospace Technologies, Industrial Automation, Building Automation and Energy and Sustainability Solutions business segments that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
Saving Life Sciences Manufacturers millions of dollars each year by reducing risk and time to market, Innovatum’s ROBAR manages regulated labeling. As a true End-2-End regulated labeling system ROBAR delivers exceptional data management capabilities within a complete labeling system. Everything is fully modular, scalable, configurable, and easily validatable. Complete consulting, implementation and support services surrounding the ROBAR product is available.
As leaders in labeling, we create innovative solutions that address the full range of barcode labeling and artwork management requirements for companies of all sizes and across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, clinical trials, CPG, food and beverage and more.
Seagull Software (includes Mojix and BarTender brands) is a global leader in real-time, item-level visibility and label management solutions, dedicated to powering the world’s most complex supply chains with innovative tools for traceability, authentication, and automated inventory management.
SICK is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders, and automatic identification products for industrial
applications. With more than 3,500 patents, SICK continues to lead the industry in new product innovations.
Founded in 2008, VueMed is a SaaS and Cloud-based healthcare IT company that solves entrenched inventory management, supply chain, and clinical documentation problems in health care organizations. We have developed powerful UDI-compliant data capture and analytics solutions using RAIN RFID, barcode scanning, and electronic shelf label technologies.
Wiliot is an ambient IoT data carrier platform. Their Ambient Data Platform connects the digital and physical worlds using IoT Pixels, battery free smart
tags that push data to the cloud in real-time without human intervention. Our platform exists within a fast-growing ambient IoT ecosystem, with partners in that ecosystem that provide tags and edge devices.
Zebra helps organizations monitor, anticipate, and accelerate workflows by empowering their frontline and ensuring that everyone and everything is
visible, connected and fully optimized. Our award-winning portfolio spans software to innovations in robotics, machine vision, automation and digital
decisioning, all backed by a +50-year legacy in scanning, track-and-trace and mobile computing solutions.
Silver Sponsors
4id Solutions specializes in the design and manufacture of smart labels, tags and wristbands incorporating various forms of RFID and other contactless technologies. A world leading RFID converter with an established reputation for delivering high-quality RFID products, 4id continues to set the standard customers should expect.
Hana RFID – an ARC certified RAIN RFID Inlay and Embeddable Tire Tag manufacturer – is redefining the Internet of Things, extending it to everyday
items like clothes, tires, packages, and food, alongside our partners. Our goal: boost efficiency, reduce waste, support a circular economy, and enhance life quality.
ID Tech is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions that enhance identity and security for people, places, and things, enabling businesses to achieve greater efficiency, productivity, and profitability. With a focus on
innovation and quality, ID Tech delivers customized solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of its customers.
Stallion Group is a global solution provider for barcode, RFID, IoT & software applications. Globally reputed companies from Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics, and Healthcare industry segments have availed our solutions like track & trace, warehouse management, asset tracking, supply chain management etc. Since 1996 we have been providing ROI with innovative solutions, unmatched service & efficiency with customer happiness in every step.
Terry Burton Consulting offers expert consultancy, analysis and software development in AIDC and barcode standards. Let us help you excel with
2D barcodes at retail P.o.S. (“Ambition 2027”) by implementing GS1 Digital Link — we authored the Barcode Syntax Resource — and meet your unique
requirements with confidence.
Industry Groups Overview
Awards and Recognition
Allan Gilligan Award
Tagologic
Honored for their groundbreaking innovation in supply chain technology
Clive Hohberger Technology Award
Benjamin Bekritsky
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
Paul Bergé International Business Development Award
Frank Yiannas
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
Richard Dilling Award
Don Ferguson
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
Ted Williams Award
Justin Patton
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sprague Ackley
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
Case Study Competition Winners
IoT
Wiliot
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
Blockchain
SAIT
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
AIDC
iTRACE Technologies
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
RFID
RFID Brasil
Honored for groundbreaking work in advancing RFID technology
AIM Chapters
At AIM Global, we are dedicated to advancing the field of automated data capture through innovation, education, and community engagement. Our vision is to create a world where technology seamlessly integrates into everyday life, making processes more efficient and data more accessible. Join us as we lead the way in setting standards and fostering collaboration across the industry.
AIM's Outlook and Predictions
At AIM Global, we are dedicated to advancing the field of automated data capture through innovation, education, and community engagement. Our vision is to create a world where technology seamlessly integrates into everyday life, making processes more efficient and data more accessible. Join us as we lead the way in setting standards and fostering collaboration across the industry.
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