Barcode and RFID are global industries with many layers - from chip designers to label converters to the engineers who make systems work on site. Here is the map, and where Mindware, Indian Barcode and Indian RFID fit in it.
The global barcode and RFID ecosystem
| Layer | What they do | Examples worldwide |
|---|---|---|
| Standards | Numbering and data standards | GS1 (with GS1 India), ISO/IEC, RAIN RFID Alliance |
| Chips | RFID chip design and manufacturing | Impinj, NXP, EM Microelectronic |
| Inlays & label materials | RFID inlays, label stock, ribbons | Global inlay and label-material makers |
| Printers, scanners, readers | Hardware | Zebra, Honeywell, Datalogic, TSC, SATO, Toshiba, Seuic |
| Label converters | Print, die-cut, convert and encode labels | Thousands of regional converters - Mindware / Indian RFID in New Delhi |
| Software | Label design, middleware, inventory apps | BarTender and many specialist providers - Indian RFID software |
| Solution providers | Design, install, integrate, support, train | System integrators in every country - Indian Barcode and Indian RFID in India |
Where we stand
Mindware is a New Delhi company that has worked in barcode labels, ribbons, printers and scanners since 1997. Today it serves customers through two brands:
- Indian Barcode - barcode labels made in-house (direct thermal, thermal transfer, polyester, VOID, printed and jewellery labels) from a stock of well over 150 dies, Mynds ribbons, barcode printers and scanners, GS1 barcode registration help and service across India.
- Indian RFID - the RFID division: RFID labels, inlays, hard tags, cards and jewellery tags printed and encoded in Delhi; RFID readers, printers and handhelds; and complete solutions for jewellery stores, warehouses, factories and retail. Hundreds of jewellers rely on Indian RFID for jewellery store management.
- Partner of global brands - supplying and supporting printers and scanners from leading manufacturers, and BarTender label software.
- Education - the free Indian RFID Academy, the Certified RFID Specialist course and the Mindware Barcode Academy.
- Ecosystem builder - vendor empanelment for suppliers from India, China, Europe and the USA, and openings for investors in RFID chips, label converting and software made in India.
What makes an Indian partner different
Global brands build excellent hardware. What most Indian businesses also need is someone nearby who can choose the right label for their surface, keep stock of their size, print and encode it in days, set up the printer, train the staff and answer the phone when something stops working. That is the role Mindware, Indian Barcode and Indian RFID play - a hands-on local partner connected to the global ecosystem.
Where India is heading
India already uses barcodes in almost every shop and QR codes for everyday payments, and RFID through FASTag and metro cards. The next wave - item-level RFID in retail and jewellery, RFID in warehouses and factories, 2D codes on packaging, and chips and software designed in India - is where we are investing our time, training and partnerships.