Avery Products expands strategic collaboration between its hospitality-focused businesses, RFID Hotel and ID&C, and Vingcard, an Assa Abloy company. This collaboration confirms Avery as an approved vendor within the U.S. and Canada for RFID credentials, including key cards and wristbands, enhancing the convenience, security and access control solutions for the hospitality industry.
Vingcard has now accredited Florida-based businesses ID&C and RFID Hotel as approved vendors of RFID cards and wristbands. RFID wearables have gained immense popularity within the hospitality sector for their ease of use, offering guests and staff convenient access to hotel rooms, amenities, and even payment options for food and beverages.
Based in Florida, both ID&C and RFID Hotel are subsidiaries of Avery Products Corporation specializing in making customized RFID cards and wristbands embedded with microchips programmed by hotels to unlock doors and access various facilities. RFID access control has become a standard in the industry, surpassing the less secure magnetic strip technology for door locks in hotels.
"RFID has become ubiquitous for access control at hotels and resorts, offering cutting-edge security and ease-of-use," ID&C and RFID Hotel GM Craig Bennett said in a statement. "With a number of fast-paced technological changes in the industry, we are excited for this partnership to enhance the experience for our shared customers."
RFID keys and wristbands are used by hotel brands such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt. Both ID&C and RFID Hotel have the capability to encode Vingcard’s proprietary licenses directly onto its RFID credentials, a process performed at its facilities in Tampa and Bradenton, Fla.