12.10.15
Thin Film Electronics ASA, a manufacturer of printed electronics and smart systems, has announced that it has started delivering NFC OpenSense tags to lead customers for conversion and application to bottles and medical devices. The deliveries, which are connected to orders received earlier this year, mark a critical milestone in the roadmap for the commercial launch of NFC OpenSense.
Thinfilm’s proprietary and patent-pending OpenSense technology provides smartphone-centric NFC readability before and after product opening. Unique identifiers within each Thinfilm NFC OpenSense tag support applications for fighting product diversion, counterfeiting, unauthorized refills, and the use of forged containers. On the consumer side, brand marketers can benefit from enhanced consumer engagement capabilities.
“The start of deliveries on these pilot orders is a significant accomplishment for Thinfilm and an important step in getting products containing NFC OpenSense to market,” says Davor Sutija, CEO for Thinfilm. “We expect to see NFC-enabled products with Thinfilm’s OpenSense technology reach market early in 2016.”
The NFC OpenSense tag deliveries follow several important milestones Thinfilm has achieved over the second half of 2015, including:
Thinfilm’s proprietary and patent-pending OpenSense technology provides smartphone-centric NFC readability before and after product opening. Unique identifiers within each Thinfilm NFC OpenSense tag support applications for fighting product diversion, counterfeiting, unauthorized refills, and the use of forged containers. On the consumer side, brand marketers can benefit from enhanced consumer engagement capabilities.
“The start of deliveries on these pilot orders is a significant accomplishment for Thinfilm and an important step in getting products containing NFC OpenSense to market,” says Davor Sutija, CEO for Thinfilm. “We expect to see NFC-enabled products with Thinfilm’s OpenSense technology reach market early in 2016.”
The NFC OpenSense tag deliveries follow several important milestones Thinfilm has achieved over the second half of 2015, including:
- The launch of the Ferngrove “smart wine bottle” – the industry’s first intelligent wine bottle powered by printed electronics – in partnership with G World at Mobile World Congress Shanghai.
- The receipt of a 5-figure unit order for NFC OpenSense tags from Diageo, the world’s largest spirits company.
- The announcement by Ypsomed, a leading global developer and manufacturer of injection systems for self-medication, to incorporate NFC OpenSense into its YpsoMate Smart autoinjector and name Thinfilm as a lead technology partner in its efforts to incorporate intelligence across its product line.
- The launch by Xerox, Thinfilm’s manufacturing scale-up partner, of two new products featuring Thinfilm’s printed memory technolog.