Intermec
{{short description|American electronics manufacturing company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Intermec, Inc.
| logo = Intermec no tagline.png
| logo_size = 150px
| type = Public
| fate = Acquired by Honeywell
| traded_as = {{NYSE was|IN}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1966}} in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, United States
| defunct = {{End date and age|2012|12}}
| location = Everett, Washington, United States
| key_people = John Waldron (president of Honeywell Scanning & Mobility)
| industry = AIDC
| products = Barcode readers, wireless networking, mobile computers, RFID
| homepage = {{URL |www.honeywellaidc.com}}
}}
File:Intermec Scanplus 1800 SR-2746.jpg
Intermec, Inc. was a manufacturer and supplier of automated identification and data capture equipment, including barcode scanners, barcode printers, mobile computers, RFID systems, voice recognition systems, and life cycle services.
Intermec held patents in RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and customers include 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies and 60 percent of Fortune 100 companies. Intermec was traded on the New York Stock Exchange.{{Cite web|url=http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history/He-Ja/Intermec-Technologies-Corporation.html#b|title=Intermec Technologies Corporation Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on Intermec Technologies Corporation}}
On December 10, 2012, Intermec announced it agreed to be acquired by Honeywell International Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $600 million. The Merger was approved by Intermec's stockholders on March 19, 2013 and received regulatory approval from the European Commission on June 14, 2013. FTC clearance was announced on September 13, 2013.{{cite news |title=U.S. puts conditions on Honeywell's Intermec purchase |website=Reuters |date=13 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319075626/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ftc-honeywell-intermec-idUSBRE98C0WA20130913 |archive-date=2022-03-19 |url-status=live |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ftc-honeywell-intermec-idUSBRE98C0WA20130913}}
In 2013, Honeywell announced the acquisition of Intermec.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-10 |title=Intermec To Be Acquired By Honeywell For $600 Million |url=https://www.inddist.com/mergers-acquisitions/news/13767016/intermec-to-be-acquired-by-honeywell-for-600-million |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Industrial Distribution |language=en-us}} Intermec was integrated with Honeywell Scanning & Mobility, within the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions (ACS) business.{{cite web |url=http://www.intermec.com/about_us/newsroom/press_releases/2013-09-Honeywell-Scanning-Mobility-Day-1.aspx |title=Honeywell Completes Acquisition of Intermec |access-date=2013-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930140337/http://www.intermec.com/about_us/newsroom/press_releases/2013-09-Honeywell-Scanning-Mobility-Day-1.aspx |archive-date=2013-09-30 }}
Products
The majority of Intermec's business comes from automating supply chain operations in manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, retail, transportation and logistics, direct store delivery and field service sectors. Their product lines include:
- RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) readers, printers, tags and labels
- Barcode scanners, Barcode printers and Media
- Mobile computers
- Wireless networks
- Software Tools and Utilities
- Voice recognition hardware systems and software
- Lifecycle Services
Corporate timeline
- 1966 – Interface Mechanisms formed
- 1982 – Company renamed Intermec Corporation
- 1991 – Acquired by Litton Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LIT)
- 1994 – Ownership transferred to Western Atlas Inc. (NYSE:WAI), a Litton spin-off
- 1997 – Ownership transferred to UNOVA, Inc. (NYSE:UNA), a Western Atlas spin-off
- 1997 – Acquired Norand and UBI (United Barcode Industries)
- 1997 – Acquired radio frequency identification (RFID) semiconductor technology from IBM, Inc.
- 1998 – Acquired Amtech Corporation's high-frequency RFID business, Amtech Transportation Systems
- 2006 – UNOVA, Inc. becomes Intermec, Inc., retaining Intermec Technologies as subsidiary
- 2011 - Acquired private voice technology company Vocollect Inc.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=M. M. H. |title=Intermec completes acquisition of Vocollect |url=https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/intermec_completes_acquisition_of_vocollect |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Logistics Management |language=en}} and life cycle services company Enterprise Mobile{{Cite web |last=Yeraswork |first=Zewde |date=17 March 2011 |title=Intermec Acquires Lifecycle Services Firm Enterprise Mobile |url=https://www.crn.com/news/mobility/229301234/intermec-acquires-lifecycle-services-firm-enterprise-mobile |access-date=21 May 2025 |website=CRN}}
- 2013 - Acquired by Honeywell, now part of Honeywell Scanning and Mobility
References
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External links
- [http://www.honeywellaidc.com Honeywell Scanning & Mobility] new corporate web site
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{{Everett, Washington}}
Category:Defunct electronics companies of the United States
Category:Automatic identification and data capture
Category:Radio-frequency identification companies
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Washington (state)
Category:Companies based in Everett, Washington
Category:Electronics companies established in 1966
Category:1966 establishments in Washington (state)
Category:Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Category:2013 mergers and acquisitions