The more people I’ve heard from within various consumer product companies, the more impressed I am with just how far we’ve come with digital transformation, automation and the ability to generate data and use it to drive smarter businesses and processes. In just the last few months, I’ve come across companies that have collated detailed […]
The drive towards recycling and developing circular economy solutions has been accelerated by consumer consciousness, sustainability awareness and also the wider digitalization and Industry 4.0 movement. There more conversations happening around textile recycling within the fashion and apparel industry, plastics and packaging recycling in the food and beverages industry, electronic waste recycling in the consumer […]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 5, 2020 — Qliktag Software Inc. a leading software innovator has announced the release of the latest version 2.2 specification SmartLabel® as one of the key new features on the latest release of its Qliktag Platform. The Qliktag Platform is a cloud based IoT connected smart products platform for enabling trust in everyday […]
As the world has drastically shifted gears in a bid to tackle the Covid-19 crisis, a lot of what we’ve been reading is how rapidly so many people around the world are mobilizing in different ways together. There are groups collaborating to research vaccines and get certain drugs to places they’re needed. There are groups […]
Today most consumer products have barcodes or identifiers at an item SKU level, manufacturing batch level and pallet level which allow them to be identified and tracked through the supply chain. These are tied to an ERP system from the product manufacturers end, distributors systems separately and POS systems used by retailers and the visibility […]
Industry 4.0 or the 4th industrial revolution is shaping rapidly in several core areas. The Smart Factory has taken off globally and combined with IoT and autonomous robots the shift in manufacturing is well under way. Supply chains have evolved tremendously and data is driving this new era. However, a number of manufacturers while plotting […]
The SmartLabel® initiative by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has made some progress since its inception in 2015. The SmartLabel® branding and scannable QR code can be instantly recognized on a number of grocery product packages picked up off the shelves today albeit, commonly products manufactured by the largest […]
A few weeks ago we attended the AIPIA (Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association) World Congress in Amsterdam and one of the opening remarks made was: the technology for connected packaging has been available for some time now and it’s only more recently that brands have stopped watching from the sidelines and taking the plunge […]
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 09, 2019 Qliktag Software Inc., an innovator in software solutions, announced today that it has joined Siemens’ MindSphere Partner Program to enable consumer product companies to elevate their products to “Smart Products” during the manufacturing process. “Smart Products” promote trust, transparency and traceability, which are essential to compete in the new digital […]
13thAugust 2019, Newport Beach CA, According to a recent Smithers Pira report, the combined active and intelligent packaging market is forecast to grow at an impressive annual rate of 5.9% through 2023, meaning huge opportunities for packaging converters, solution providers, brand owners and retailers alike. In light of this, there is a great need for […]
Counterfeit medicines are fake and of sub-standard quality that pose considerable risk to people due to contamination, lack of active ingredients or incorrect dosage of active ingredients. With more people preferring to buy medicines online, the market for counterfeit medicines is not just thriving, but the most lucrative of all global trade in falsified and […]
Newport Beach, CA, March 26th 2019 – We are delighted to announce that QLIKTAG Software has been featured in the latest edition of CIO Review’s special on “50 Most Promising IoT Solution Providers – 2019”. CIO Review is a leading technology magazine for enterprises and solution providers that contribute to exciting developments in technology driven […]