A new passive Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) inlay, the EOS-654 BLE G3, is being offered as part of a collaboration between Tageos and Wiliot.
The inlay comes in response to the growing demand for real-time location and condition monitoring across retail and logistics supply chains, according to officials from both companies. The inlay was developed to support large-scale deployment of Wiliot’s Gen3 IoT Pixel sensor and the Wiliot Intelligence Platform.
The EOS-654 BLE G3 is delivered as a dry inlay and features a dual-band architecture operating at 2.4 GHz and sub-1 GHz, enabling enables longer-range energizing, more reliable broadcasts, and greater performance consistency across environments such as distribution centers, trailers, retail backrooms, and store floors.
Wiliot’s Khoshniyati View
Amir Khoshniyati, VP Marketing and Business Development at Wiliot, said as the leader in Ambient IoT it was “proud” to work with a global, high-capacity inlay manufacturer to further secure supply for the growing demand for Wiliot’s battery-free Gen3 IoT Pixel BLE sensors.
“Combined with the Wiliot Intelligence Platform, this partnership powers the data layer behind physical AI and redefines real-time visibility across modern supply chains,” said Khoshniyati in a statement. “Tageos’ innovation capabilities and proven ability to scale to billions of units make them an ideal partner for our rapid growth in ambient IoT.”
Inlay Details
The EOS-654 BLE G3 inlay was developed at Tageos’ Innovation Center of Excellence (ICoE) in Munich, Germany, that opened last Spring in response to the increasing demand for cutting-edge wireless technologies.
Specializing in product innovations such as advanced antenna design, battery-free and battery-powered BLE sensors, and multi-component integration into roll-to-roll inlay manufacturing, the ICoE is part of the company’s comprehensive research and development organization.
Requiring no batteries, the Gen3 IoT Pixel sensor works with cost-effective Bluetooth reader infrastructure to transmit item-level data to the Wiliot Intelligence Platform. The platform analyzes continuous streams of data such as location, temperature, humidity, light, dwell time, and movement data to power physical AI solutions, including cycle counting, shipment verification, reusable asset tracking, and condition monitoring.
Tageos Plans
According to Hector Gomez, VP of Specialty Products at Tageos, the company’s innovation, commitment to quality and expertise in inlay manufacturing serves as a “perfect match” when it comes to partnering with Wiliot.
“We are now taking another significant step towards ambient IoT performance and battery-free BLE sensing technology,” said Gomez. “Wiliot shares our commitment to pioneering ideas and actions, and we are excited to expand our partnership further to unlock new applications and drive ongoing growth for the benefit of our customers worldwide.”
Once final product development and validation are complete, products can be seamlessly industrialized within Tageos’ global manufacturing network, which currently has a total production capacity of 12 billion units per year across locations in France, the United States, and China.