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Ireland's Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems Brings Innovative RFID Technology to U.S. Waste Management Market
LIMERICK, Ireland and NEW YORK, Sept 25, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS), a leading provider of innovative waste management tracking solutions, is deploying its radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the U.S. market for the first time. The announcement was made today at a lunch in New York hosted by Enterprise Ireland and featuring the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin.
The customer will use AMCS' RFID technology to enhance its efforts to accelerate recycling rates across the U.S. In addition to the partnership, AMCS also revealed plans to open a subsidiary in the U.S.
"Increasing recycling rates requires the deployment of creative new strategies and technologies in the waste management industry," said Austin Ryan, business development director of AMCS. "We have developed a suite of advanced waste management tracking solutions that are bringing new efficiencies to waste management activities in Ireland, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. Now, we're enthusiastic to bring this technology to the U.S. by partnering with an innovative local recycling leader. America represents a great opportunity for us to grow our business, while simultaneously helping U.S. companies and consumers improve their efficiencies and reduce the impact of waste on the environment."
In the U.S., AMCS technology will be leveraged by municipalities and private waste collectors to advance an innovative program that is credited with more than doubling community recycling rates. In the program, an RFID chip in each recycling bin is weighed and communicates with back-office information management systems, allowing the company to track the recycling activity of individual residents. The technology can also be used to charge residents and commercial customers for the exact amount of waste that they send for landfill.
In addition to its RFID technology, other elements of AMCS' waste management solutions portfolio also enable greater efficiencies in collection activities. The company is actively working with Enterprise Ireland -- the Irish government agency responsible for the development and global promotion of world-class Irish companies -- to make its innovative technologies available to the U.S. market.
About Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems
Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems (AMCS) is a leading global provider of identification and weight-measurement technologies to the waste management industry. The company offers a comprehensive waste management solution that integrates back-office information management systems with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips, weight management systems, and global positioning satellite (GPS) tracking, digital mapping and bi-directional communication systems. The company's technology can enhance the efficiency of recycling and waste collection efforts. Headquartered in Ireland, AMCS customers include waste management organizations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Scandanavia and the U.S. For more information on AMCS, please visit http://www.amcs.ie
About Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland is the Government Agency responsible for driving leadership and growth for innovative Irish companies in international markets. With a network of 13 domestic offices and 32 international locations, Enterprise Ireland helps world-class Irish companies establish strong positions in global markets, thereby increasing regional and national prosperity.
