Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) is the industry term which describes the identification and/or direct collection of data into a microprocessor controlled device such as a computer system or a programmable logic controller (PLC), without the use of a keyboard.

At their core, all AIDC technologies support two common goals:

• To eliminate errors associated with identification and/or data collection

• To accelerate the through-put process

As an industry family, AIDC covers six distinct groups of technologies and services. They are:

1. Bar Code Technologies

2. Radio Frequency Identification Technologies

3. Card Technologies

4. Data Communication Technologies

5. Emerging Technologies

6. Support & Services which serve the industry

Rachna Overseas is active in technologies at sr. nos 1, 2 and 6