HID Global Acquires Technology Solutions (TSL) UK Ltd

HID Global Acquires GuardRFID

February 8, 2023

Healthcare Services

HID Global has acquired GuardRFID, a Vancouver-based provider of real-time location services (RTLS) hardware and software for healthcare, to expand HID’s healthcare and active RFID/RTLS offerings. GuardRFID will be integrated into HID’s Identification Technologies business and IoT unit to broaden patient safety, staff duress, asset-tracking and infant-security solutions for healthcare providers.

HID Global Acquires InvoTech Systems

December 27, 2021

Software

HID Global has acquired InvoTech Systems, a Woodland Hills, California-based provider of RFID-enabled textile, linen and laundry inventory management solutions. The acquisition expands HID's textile and laundry applications portfolio and strengthens its RFID-based inventory management capabilities and presence in North America.

HID Global Acquires Access-IS

August 17, 2020

Manufacturing

HID Global has acquired Access-IS, a UK-based provider of miniaturized reader devices used in transportation, finance and government markets. The acquisition expands HID's product portfolio and vertical market reach by adding Access-IS's payment, ticketing and identity reader technologies and installed base.

HID Global Acquires Omni-ID

August 18, 2021

Manufacturing

HID Global, an ASSA ABLOY Group company, has acquired Omni-ID, a Rochester-based manufacturer of rugged RAIN UHF RFID tags and industrial IoT hardware. The acquisition strengthens HID’s RFID and IoT capabilities — including passive UHF temperature sensing and active/tagging technologies — and expands its sales and manufacturing footprint in India and China.

HID Global Acquires Brazilian RFID Provider ACURA

June 21, 2022

Manufacturing

HID Global has acquired Brazilian RFID hardware manufacturer and reseller ACURA, expanding its RFID portfolio and manufacturing footprint in Latin America. The deal adds a São Paulo-based operations and manufacturing facility (Extrema, Minas Gerais) and approximately 80 employees to HID Global, strengthening its local presence for enterprise, logistics, transportation and retail customers.

HID Acquires Vizzia Technologies

July 30, 2024

Healthcare Services

HID Global has acquired Vizzia Technologies, a provider of hardware-agnostic real-time location systems (RTLS) and managed services for healthcare facilities. The acquisition expands HID's Healthcare RTLS portfolio—adding asset management, tracking, environmental monitoring, patient workflow and hand-hygiene capabilities—and integrates Vizzia into HID's Internet of Things Services business unit.