SMART PACKAGING & PRINTED ELECTRONICS
Revolutionising pharmaceutical supply chain monitoring
Ynvisible Interactive, a leader in printed low-power e-paper display products, has formed a strategic alliance with Hive-Zox, a Swiss company specialising in supply chain digitalisation solutions.
Low power consumption and thinness were all crucial for the solution. Image: Ynvisible Interactive
The collaboration aims to integrate Ynvisible’s e-paper displays into compact smart labels for tracking pharmaceutical and healthcare shipments, with Hive-Zox projecting annual production of more than 1 million units. Hive Zox’s connected monitoring as a Service (cMaaS) provides comprehensive, real-time, product-level visibility for global supply chains. Their recently announced Connected-Label is a new smart label that offers automated monitoring for pharmaceutical and healthcare shipments while being cost-effective. To reach the high standard Hive-Zox have set themselves, they needed a compact, ultra-thin and flexible display for their advanced tracking labels. Ynvisible’s e-paper displays met these requirements perfectly, offering slim, low power and reflective properties that provide real-time feedback without increasing costs. Charles Bourbonnais, CEO and founder of Hive Zox, says: "When designing our ConnectedLabel, low power consumption, thinness and cost were all crucial factors for achieving a truly long-lasting smart label. Ynvisible’s leading role in innovative e-paper displays made them the ideal partner for us. We have established a strong partnership and look forward to building on it in the future".
Maintaining optimal environmental conditions
Diogo Cunha, Business Development Associate at Ynvisible, points out: "In the demanding fields of pharmaceutical and healthcare delivery, maintaining optimal environmental conditions is vital for product safety. This smart label innovation takes cold chain logistics into a more sophisticated, data-driven era of real-time monitoring and control." The integration of Ynvisible’s printed e-paper displays into supply chain real-time monitoring solutions is a good example of a promising application for using Ynvisible’s displays in smart label applications. Printed e-paper displays can visually convey critical information in real time and are a more convenient, accurate and user-friendly solution than current analogue solutions, while being highly energy efficient and more sustainable than other competing digital solutions. In addition to emitting visual alerts when a product is exposed to certain conditions during transport and logistics, other applications for smart labels include showing real-time product information and product usage conditions, in markets including retail, supply chain and logistics, and medical and pharmaceuticals. The estimated near-term market potential for Ynvisible’s displays in smart labels is, therefore, significant, serving a wide range of industries that demand simple and energy-efficient visual interfaces.
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Key highlights: • ConnectedLabel Launch: Hive-Zox introduces a cost-effective, automated smart label solution for pharmaceutical and healthcare shipment monitoring. • Innovative E-Paper Displays: Ynvisible’s thin, flexible and energyefficient e-paper displays serve as the a visual interface for smart labels. • Logistics Advancement: This partnership marks a significant advancement in smart label technology, with potential production reaching over 1 million units by 2025.