KENOSHA, Wis. and ULM, Germany, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unified Information Devices, Inc. (UID), a leader in RFID-based monitoring for medical research, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of AEG Identifikationssysteme GmbH (AEG ID), including its headquarters in Ulm, Germany, and manufacturing operations in the Czech Republic.
As demand for automation, traceability and real-time operational intelligence continues to grow in manufacturing, healthcare, semiconductor manufacturing and animal health, the acquisition expands UID’s manufacturing capabilities and creates a unified platform to bring RFID innovations to Europe and North America.
“North America remains one of the largest markets in the world for industrial automation, traceability and RFID-based asset intelligence,” said Craig Jordan, CEO of UID. “AEG has built a strong reputation for delivering industrial RFID solutions across Europe. Together we have the opportunity to expand these capabilities to North America while helping customers meet growing demands for automation, traceability and operational intelligence.”
AEG ID is known for its expertise in industrial automation, access control, logistics, animal identification and intelligent tracking applications. The company participates in the ISO Technical Working Group on Animal Identification and covers the RFID value chain, from chip and transponder design to readers, antennas and industrial tracking technologies.
Its manufacturing operations are capable of producing tens of millions of transponders annually, supporting applications that require secure, reliable and highly accurate asset identification. AEG technologies are widely used in Industry 4.0 environments, access control systems, livestock and pet identification and container tracking applications across Europe.
The combined organization brings together UID’s application expertise and AEG ID’s manufacturing and engineering capabilities to support the growing demand for reliable asset-level data in industrial, scientific, research and veterinary environments. In particular, UID will provide the ability to uniquely support applications where accurate asset identification is critical.
“As organizations increasingly rely on automation and AI-driven decision making, the quality and integrity of the underlying data becomes critical,” said Matt Ruiter, Chief Science Officer of UID. “The ability to securely identify, track and validate assets creates a more reliable foundation for operational intelligence, research and business decision-making.”
UID will continue to advance technologies such as temperature-sensitive microchips and the AnyCage home cage monitoring system, which have helped improve the way researchers monitor animal health, activity and welfare. These technologies support evolving scientific and regulatory priorities aimed at more consistent, data-driven and humane research practices, including New Approach Methodologies encouraged by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The completed acquisition strengthens UID’s ability to support customers seeking secure asset identification, reliable data collection and intelligent traceability solutions in increasingly automated environments. Together, the companies will accelerate the development of next-generation RFID, sensing and asset intelligence technologies that help organizations improve visibility, automation and operational performance.
Unified Information Devices (UID), headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin, develops RFID-based identification, monitoring and traceability technologies for medical research, animal health and industrial applications. The company specializes in solutions that help organizations securely identify, track and monitor assets while improving data accuracy, operational visibility and decision making. The technologies support applications ranging from animal identification and welfare monitoring to industrial traceability and asset management.
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