Zinergy & InPlay Team Up on Cost-Optimised Battery-Powered BLE Smart Labels
Zinergy, a leader in non-lithium, thin-film batteries, and InPlay, a pioneer in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chip design, announce a collaboration that enables a new generation of safe, low-cost, battery-powered BLE smart labels for logistics and cold-chain use.
Why it matters
Global supply chains need reliable, real-time data—without the cost and safety concerns that have slowed smart-label adoption. This joint platform tackles both: it reduces system cost while removing lithium-related fire and transport issues.
What each company brings
Zinergy batteries for smart labels
Safe, flexible, printable batteries optimized for BLE labels. The non-lithium chemistry performs across wide temperatures and is rated safe by IATA—no special documentation required for air transport. Custom cell design matches label duty cycles while printed manufacturing lowers cost.InPlay IN100 BLE SoC
An ultra-low-power BLE chip with a cut-off voltage down to 1.1 V, maximizing usable energy and extending label lifetime. The IN100 is purpose-built for asset tracking and logistics, enabling further system cost reductions.
The result
A BLE smart-label platform with industry-leading energy efficiency and a breakthrough price point—designed for consistent performance in real logistics conditions where energy harvesting is limited and data continuity is critical.
“This platform showcases how InPlay’s IN100 NanoBeacon SoC has been optimized for printable battery-powered applications,” said Jason Wu, CEO, InPlay Inc. “With industry-leading energy efficiency and ultra-low cut-off voltage, we draw more useful energy from the battery—lowering label cost and extending life.”
“Inside containers, aircraft, trucks, or dark warehouses, harvesting is constrained—creating data gaps,” said Pritesh Hiralal, CTO, Zinergy. “A battery ensures continuity and full traceability throughout the journey.”
Roadmap & options
Depending on operational requirements, Zinergy and InPlay provide a portfolio of battery and SoC options to meet label performance targets—range, reporting intervals, and lifetime—while keeping total cost down.
See it at WIoT tomorrow 2025
InPlay and Zinergy are exhibiting at WIoT tomorrow 2025 on October 22–23 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Come by the booths to see live demos of the cost-optimised BLE smart labels, reference designs, and battery options.
Join Andrew Matthews (Zinergy) as he shows in the conference how flexible, non-lithium power and ultra-low-power BLE smart labels enable continuous, AI-ready supply chain traceability—from warehouse to last mile.
Conference session:
Speaker: Andrew Matthews, Director of Business Development, Zinergy
Title: AI-Driven Supply Chain Optimization — Supply Chain Traceability
Tagline: Flexible power, smarter labels: Enabling continuous traceability in supply chain logistics
When: 13:30–14:00, October 23, 2025
Forum: AI Meets Supply Chains: Automotive, Forestry, Ports
Where: WIoT Tomorrow 2025, Wiesbaden, Germany
About InPlay Inc.
InPlay Inc. develops advanced wireless solutions for the IoT market. Its products deliver high performance, ultra-low power consumption, and robust security for industrial and consumer applications.
About Zinergy
Zinergy is a world-leading manufacturer of thin, flexible, non-lithium batteries. Spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2015, Zinergy supplies printed batteries to label makers and logistics providers worldwide, powering wireless labels including RFID temperature loggers and asset trackers using BLE, Sigfox, LoRaWAN, Wi-Fi, and cellular (LTE).
