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ITEM INTELLIGENCE FOR TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS

Streamline processes and drive efficiency with accurate, real-time data as goods move through your operations As shipping, transport and logistics companies drive towards efficiency, they look to Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to automate and streamline their operations. Impinj Item Intelligence provides key information about location of pallets, packages or individual items such as parts and assets as they move in, out and through a business.

And, Impinj connects information about these items with existing software systems to automate the processes that run your business.

The Impinj platform provides Item Intelligence -- real-time, actionable information about an item’s identity, location and authenticity. Item Intelligence allows companies to automate processes for efficiency and make smart business decisions using quantitative information rather than guesswork.

The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID, a wireless communication technology that uses radio waves to identify and track items. RAIN RFID takes the barcoding concept and digitizes it for the modern world.

With RAIN RFID, organizations can: •

Verify that a pallet, box or package contains the correct items

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Verify pallets and boxes are placed on the right truck as they move in and out of facilities

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Ensure traceability as goods and materials move along the supply chain

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Keep track of expensive and important assets and supplies

Technical advances in RAIN RFID have lowered costs and improved tag performance, making adoption and utilization easy and affordable. RAIN RFID systems can uniquely identify one or thousands of individual items, simultaneously, in close or far range and without direct line-of sight reading.

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IMPINJ PLATFORM

One Infrastructure, Many Solutions The Impinj platform is a comprehensive set of RAIN RFID endpoints, connectivity and software. The platform elements are open standards-based, but also designed to work better when deployed together. By choosing solutions built on or that integrate with the Impinj platform, businesses can grow and adapt their deployments over time with multiple applications built on one infrastructure. The Impinj platform also makes it easy to manage RAIN RFID devices and monitor the health of those devices.

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TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS

Shipment Verification Keeping track of goods as they move in and out of your operations is not an easy task. It’s essential to get the details right. Manual warehouse processes are slow and inefficient and errors cause delays and increase costs. Automate your shipping and logistics processes using RAIN RFID tags to ensure that the right items are in the right package and destined for the right customer.

Carton Contents Verification In pick-and-pack operations or other packing assembly processes, accuracy is critical. While you can increase accuracy by having your staff validate the contents of the package before it’s shipped, this takes time, labor and can still introduce human error. Impinj RAIN RFID solutions provide automatic verification that is instant and automatic. The verification step can occur after the package is closed and sealed while the package is moving along a conveyor line. If the contents don’t match, the package is diverted for appropriate handling. Verification can be performed on any size of container – boxes, trays, reusable containers. And it’s fast – operating at line speed.

Dock Door Verification One key way to gain visibility into your operations is to track boxes, pallets or other containers as they pass through passageways such as doorways and loading docks, or in and out of areas such as walk-in refrigerators or freezers. With an Impinj RAIN RFID system, readers installed either on the sides or overhead of a passageway track goods as they move in, out and around a facility. Installing Impinj readers in the ceiling is often the simplest solution and avoids possible collisions with forklifts.

By connecting the data coming from these readers with the systems that run shipping and receiving, businesses gain insights that can further automate processes. More importantly, the system delivers real-time visibility into the movement of goods in and out of your operations.

Pallet Contents Verification Packing, staging and loading goods on to pallets or other large containers are often manual tasks.

Get every pallet loaded and unloaded quickly and correctly by automating the verification step. Impinj RAIN RFID solutions provide instant verification that the right items are on a pallet and eliminates the time spent hand-scanning barcodes. Alerts let the packer know when wrong items are included or if the right items are missing. And, the receiver knows that the contents match the bill of lading.

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Asset Management Find the right thing, when you need it. Save time and lower cost of replacing missing items with an asset tracking solution powered by RAIN RFID. Check in and check out procedures are simple, quick and accurately recorded.

Maintenance recordkeeping is handled automatically.

Companies can perform inventory checks easily and know the source and history of all assets if issues arise.

Returnable Transit Item (RTI) Tracking Track reusable containers to ensure easy returns, proper use, orderly storage and streamlined check in / check out procedures.

Tool Tracking Track tools and equipment to find things quickly, assemble the right set of tools, track maintenance, minimize repair and reduce downtime.

Equipment Tracking Manage valuable equipment to increase utilization, manage maintenance, comply with safety requirements and improve efficiency.

Hazardous Materials Management Track hazardous materials to ensure proper handling, orderly storage and automated recordkeeping.

Warehouse Inventory Location In a warehouse, efficient and well-organized storage plans don’t always mean that items are easily found or that what’s stored in a location on a map is what should be there. An Impinj RAIN RFID solution is different. By identifying both the item and the item location, workers can find what they’re looking for and confirm that it’s the right thing – eliminating errors and providing for flexible storage plans.

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RAIN RFID BASICS

RAIN RFID is a form of wireless communication that uses radio waves and low cost passive tag chips to identify and track objects. RAIN RFID takes the barcoding concept and digitizes it for the modern world providing the ability to: •

Uniquely identify an individual item beyond just its product type

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Identify items without direct line-of-sight at a distance of up to 30 feet

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Identify thousands of items per second, simultaneously

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Identify specific location of items to within 1.5 feet

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RAIN RFID tags are applied to the item, box, package, pallet or other unit.

2. A connectivity device (e.g. reader or gateway) is used to send a wireless signal that “reads” the unique identity and location of the tags. Readers can be held by a person or installed in doorways, hallways or ceilings to keep track of tagged items in large spaces.

3. Data from the tags is transmitted to a software application – typically the shipping and receiving software – that applies an action or designated business process. For example, comparing the list of tags on a pallet with the list of items that should be loaded on to that pallet.

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RAIN RFID DELIVERS BUSINESS RESULTS

Tracking Reusable Shipping Containers and Crates at Johnson Controls Johnson Controls is an industrial technology company focused on building efficiency, batteries and energy storage and automotive seats. The company implemented a RAIN RFID system to track their inventory of close to one million reusable shipping boxes, storage crates and specialized containers. The system allows Johnson Controls to recover missing assets, reduce the number of replacement containers needed, and quickly count containers and racks. They were able to achieve a return on investment in under a year.

United Technologies Corp. Improves Operations, Logistics and Safety The Climate, Controls and Security (CCS) division of United Technologies Corp. provides heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration technology for residential housing. CCS’ Collierville, Tennessee facility uses RAIN RFID to track component assembly and shipment of finished goods in order to improve efficiency, safety and quality of their assembly line and shipping processes. RAIN RFID-tagged items are monitored throughout the assembly line and as they are transported out of the plant’s dock doors. The RAIN RFID system allowed CCS to increase productivity by 30 percent, reduce shipping errors by 80 to 90 percent, and improve worker safety.

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Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) is a leading provider of RAIN RFID solutions. The Impinj Platform connects billions of everyday items such as apparel, medical supplies, automobile parts, drivers’ licenses, food and luggage to applications such as inventory management, patient safety, asset tracking and item authentication, delivering real-time information to businesses about items they create, manage, transport and sell. The Impinj Platform wirelessly delivers information about these items’ unique identity, location and authenticity, or Item Intelligence™, to the digital world, which Impinj believes is the essence of the Internet of Things.

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