RF Controls develops RFID-based real-time location systems (RTLS) for commercial applications, featuring overhead smart antennas that identify, locate, and track passive RFID-tagged items. The company's Intelligent Tracking and Control System uses CS Smart Antennas with dynamic bi-directional electronically steerable beam technology, delivering 1.5 to 3 foot pinpoint location accuracy for RAIN RFID (passive UHF) tagged items. Each antenna provides up to 300 digital scan points and covers up to 5,000 square feet when installed at heights up to 50 feet above the floor, offering 3x the coverage of competing solutions. RF Controls serves logistics, manufacturing, and retail industries with applications including dock door tracking, staging and production line monitoring, and aisle and racking visibility. The company partners with Qualcomm and Inventec for edge gateway solutions and offers APIs for plug-and-play integration. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, RF Controls has raised approximately $9.8 million in Series A funding.
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RF Controls
Series ARF Controls develops RFID-based real-time location systems (RTLS) for commercial applications, featuring overhead smart antennas that identify, locate, and track passive RFID-tagged items. The company's Intelligent Tracking and Control System uses CS Smart Antennas with dynamic bi-directional electronically steerable beam technology, delivering 1.5 to 3 foot pinpoint location accuracy for RAIN RFID (passive UHF)…
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