Identity solutions company HID has acquired Sewio Networks, a provider of ultra-wideband real-time location systems (RTLS) platforms for asset management, intralogistics, and improved equipment management. The addition of Sewio expands HID’s growing RTLS portfolio, particularly for asset-tracking use cases in automotive and manufacturing.
The addition of Sewio expands HID’s growing RTLS portfolio, particularly for asset-tracking use cases in automotive and manufacturing.
“Welcoming the Sewio team into the HID family reinforces our commitment to being a major player in the RTLS space,” said the Head of HID Björn Lidefelt. “With Sewio’s technology and expertise, we are better positioned to help automotive and manufacturing customers enhance their smart factory and warehouse operations.”
Sewio’s ultra-wideband RTLS platform is comprised of hardware, software and professional services. The hardware consists of two devices, including signal transmitters called tags, used for tracking assets, and signal receivers, called anchors, used for receiving signals from tags. The software component includes an all-in-one on-premise platform, which allows for smooth deployment, maintenance, and control of the platform, as well as cloud-based software, which offers business intelligence, including device care and track and trace capabilities.
The Sewio solution will merge into HID’s Internet of Things Services Business Unit and benefit from HID’s sales and other global functions to support its offering.
“We are laser-focused on enhancing our RTLS technology suite to solve for additional use cases in our targeted vertical markets, such as Industrial,” said HID’s Head of Identification Technologies Marc Bielmann. “Adding Sewio and their high precision UWB platform is yet another step in this direction, and we look forward to extending our offering to meet the unique needs of users in the automotive and industrial space.”
“At Sewio, we are proud of not only the technology we have developed, but of the relationships we have built with our partners and end users across the globe,” said Sewio CEO Milan Simek. “As we enter this new journey with HID, we are excited to expand our reach by helping even more customers generate value through enhanced, real-time visibility of their operations.”
