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Zebra Technologies and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Collaborate to Create Safety and Traceability Solutions<\/b><\/p>\n

Pioneering Web 3.0 crypto and mobile computing technologies address growing issues of product safety, traceability and counterfeiting and business need for high quality, trusted data for AI systems<\/i><\/p>\n

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. & DARMSTADT, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Zebra Technologies Corporation<\/a> (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in digitising and automating frontline workflows, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced a new collaboration aimed at co-creating solutions to address challenges around product verification, authenticity, and trust. Through this collaboration, M-Trust<\/a>\u2122 will be the first cyber-physical trust platform with a mobile computer scanning solution for addressing the growing issues of product safety, traceability and counterfeiting.\n<\/p>\n

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Prototype of the handheld reader built on Zebra\u2019s TC58 mobile scanner and the security-pigment detector of Merck KGaA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nWith Zebra\u2019s portfolio and experience in mobile computing, asset visibility, and identity capture solutions and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany\u2019s patented authentication technologies, the collaboration is designed to create unprecedented levels of security, accuracy and trust in manufacturing value chains. This collaboration will also offer organizations high quality data for training and testing AI models, enhancing analytics capabilities as AI solutions are operationalised.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cBy combining our expertise in identification and authentication, both companies will deliver essential solutions for reliable data access across value chains. This integration builds trust in AI systems regarding data authenticity and origin,\u201d said Thomas Endress, Head of M-Trust\u2122, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. \u201cOur collaboration with Zebra presents great potential for customers to enhance their operations for more accurate and compliant processes that businesses and consumers can trust.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThe first outcome of the collaboration will be a new handheld reader that works with the cutting-edge M-Trust\u2122 platform, a secure cyber-physical trust solution developed by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Launched in January this year, M-Trust\u2122 enables organizations to ensure product quality and authenticity across their value chains by immutably linking the physical and digital worlds, creating secure digital twins. Powered by Web 3.0 technology, the M-Trust\u2122 platform is designed to adapt to evolving technologies and regulatory requirements, such as the EU Digital Product Passport, empowering businesses to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape and remain competitive and trustworthy to consumers and regulators.\n<\/p>\n

\nThis newly created prototype of the handheld reader device consists of a mobile scanner built on Zebra\u2019s TC58 mobile computer<\/a> and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany\u2019s security-pigment detector, the SEC-Reader to scan products and share data with the M-Trust\u2122 platform via Wi-Fi 6E or 5G for verification. This all-in-one solution allows customers to verify products without switching devices and includes features for frontline communication, such as two-way radio, a 16 MP camera, and a 1D\/2D barcode scanner.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe are proud to work with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany on this important initiative which gives manufacturers and their frontline workers a unique solution to intelligently automate essential verifications in their manufacturing and supply chain operations, and greater visibility of assets and inventory,\u201d said James Poulton, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Mobile Computing, Zebra Technologies. \u201cTogether, we can support customers to become industry 4.0 leaders with connected factories and supply chains.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nA working prototype of the mobile scanner, crypto anchor technologies, and M-Trust\u2122 platform will be available at Zebra\u2019s booth at Hannover Messe, Hall 9, Stand H71, along with Zebra and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany specialists who can discuss the solution.\n<\/p>\n

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