Matrics Technology Systems, now part of Motorola, was a Columbia, Md.-basedcompany providing EPC-compliant RFID systems for retail, defense, transportation and other vertical markets. The Matrics product portfolio featured RFID systems. including: multi-protocol, EPC-compliant fixed readers; readers designed for embedded applications, such as RFID printers and handhelds; high-performance antennas for RFID tag reading; and EPC labels that can be attached to items such as containers, pallets, cartons and more. The company’s RFID tag family included both read-only and read/write functionality that addressed a wide range of asset visibility applications.

Matrics’ RFID readers and tags were used by customers to help track inventory across the supply chain, ensure compliance in regulated industries, track the location of baggage throughout airports for security purposes, and facilitate a more effective logistics process within the defense sector.