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Tageos, a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, has announced the opening of two new manufacturing sites in the United States and China. The new facilities—located in Fletcher, N.C., and Guangzhou, China—are expected to raise the company's total annual production capacity to more than seven billion inlays in 2023, Tageos reports. This is anticipated to grow beyond 15 billion products by 2025, the firm notes, balanced across all continents worldwide.
The Guangzhou factory commenced production operations on Mar. 1, while the Fletcher site has obtained approvals from the relevant authorities, including the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development. The hiring of personnel will start immediately, Tageos indicates, with operations expected to launch by May. The decision to further production capacity in the United and China on a scalable basis was supported by Fedrigoni Group, which became Tageos's majority shareholder last year (see Fedrigoni Offers RFID Solutions Following Tageos Acquisition).
"We have built our reputation for particularly sustainable and high-quality RFID inlays and tags," said Matthieu Picon, Tageos's CEO and co-founder, in a prepared statement. "Regional presences with short delivery distances contribute significantly toward sustainable logistics, and the fact that customers and partners can be more quickly and easily served contributed strongly to our decision to establish additional manufacturing sites and strengthen our presence in these very important markets. The strong support of our shareholders has enabled us to invest a higher, multi-million-euro amount, and thus to continue to implement our growth strategy."
Headquartered in Montpellier, France, Tageos designs and manufactures RFID inlays and tags. To ensure manufacturing quality, the company plans to test, qualify and set up all new machines for both the Fletcher and Guangzhou sites prior to their release. The firm has been ramping up production, and it says it will evaluate further possible expansions of its global manufacturing capabilities in other high-demand regions of the world.
Tageos provides both ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) and high-frequency (HF) RFID products, as well as Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions, enabling retailers, brand owners and industrial manufacturers to identify, authenticate, and track and trace their offerings in a range of applications and markets. The company is ISO 9001:2015- and ISO 14001:2015-certified and has achieved ARC Quality Certification from Auburn University's RFID Lab for the design and manufacturing of its RFID inlays and tags.
"When we entered the partnership with Tageos and acquired a majority of its shares, it was always our common ambition to drive and achieve new levels of sustainable growth," added Marco Nespolo, Fedrigoni Group's CEO, in the prepared statement. "Now, we are proving that this is much more than just a beginning and that, together, we are capable of achieving truly great things and making our mark in the RFID industry and beyond—for the benefit not just of Tageos and Fedrigoni, but also for our customers."
