cisper electronics

What cisper electronics does

Cisper Electronics B.V. is a privately held Dutch value-added distributor specializing in RAIN RFID (UHF RFID) and adjacent automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) hardware. Founded in 1983 as a distributor of electromechanical and inductive components and acquired in 2008 by Leon de Ridder and Arthur Fioole, the company pivoted to RAIN RFID and has since positioned itself as the leading European distributor of Auto-ID products. Its catalog spans fixed, desktop, handheld and embedded-module UHF RFID readers; far-field, near-field and portal antennas; UHF, HF/NFC and sensor hard tags and labels; BLE beacons and wireless IoT devices; RFID label printers; smart facility sensors; IoT routers, gateways and switches; and real-time location systems (RTLS). Hardware is sourced from a broad vendor portfolio including Impinj (with whom Cisper holds Regional Expert Partner status for EMEA & India), Kathrein, Avery Dennison Smartrac, HID Global/TSL, CAEN RFID, Beontag, Nedap, Keonn, Novanta/ThingMagic, Perfect ID, Asygn, and Metratec.

Cisper serves B2B channel customers rather than end users: system integrators, solutions providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) building RFID-based tracking and tracing applications in healthcare, aerospace/MRO, retail, logistics, supply chain, asset management and industrial automation. The go-to-market combines a self-service webshop with standard end-user pricing, a partner pricing program for volume buyers and resellers (with quotes returned within one business day), and direct sales supported by technical advisory on product selection. Order fulfillment is run from an Almere warehouse with 24-hour shipping on working days, supplemented by a newly announced India office for South Asian coverage.

The revenue model is primarily hardware resale with volume-based partner pricing and a nascent move into recurring software via the Nedap Harmony cloud SaaS platform. Cisper is a member of RAIN Alliance, has been operating since 2008 in its current form, and is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional capital, no public listing, and no reported M&A activity. Headcount, revenue and ownership structure beyond the founders are not publicly disclosed.

Name

cisper electronics

Legal name

Cisper Electronics B.V.

Website

https://cisper.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Cisper Electronics B.V. is a privately held Dutch value-added distributor of RAIN RFID, AIDC, BLE and IoT hardware, serving system integrators, solutions providers, ISVs and OEMs across EMEA and India from its Almere headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RFID Hardware Distribution

NAICS

Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430)

SIC

Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded & Industrial Network Interfaces (PCIe/M.2/SOM/SoC NICs) (HDAFAEAI)

Keywords

• RFID hardware distribution
• Automatic data capture
• RAIN RFID solutions
• IoT data collection
• AIDC hardware supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Almere

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. RFID Hardware Sales: Primary revenue from selling RAIN RFID hardware products including readers, antennas, tags, and labels to system integrators, solutions providers, ISVs, and OEMs. Products are sold through direct webshop and partner pricing programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cisper Electronics B.V. is the leading European distributor of RAIN RFID, AIDC, BLE, IoT and related data capture hardware. It resells and distributes a multi-vendor portfolio of fixed and handheld RFID readers, antennas, hard tags, labels, BLE beacons, RFID printers, RTLS components, IoT routers/switches and smart facility sensors from best-in-class vendors such as Impinj, Kathrein, Avery Dennison Smartrac, HID Global, Metratec, CAEN RFID, Keonn, Beontag, Novanta/ThingMagic, Nedap, Perfect ID and Asygn. Products are sold through a self-service webshop with partner pricing programs for system integrators, solutions providers, ISVs, OEMs and volume buyers.

Product overview

Cisper Electronics B.V. is a leading European distributor of RAIN RFID hardware and IoT solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of automatic data collection products. The product lineup includes RFID Readers (fixed, desktop, handheld, and embedded modules), RFID Antennas (far-field, near-field, and portal systems), RFID Hard Tags and Labels (UHF, HF/NFC, and sensor variants), BLE Beacons and Wireless IoT devices, RFID Label Printers, Smart Facility Sensors (environmental and occupancy), IoT Routers and Switches, and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS). The company distributes products from major RFID technology partners including Impinj, CAEN RFID, Kathrein, Times-7, Xerafy, Dipole, Beontag (formerly Confidex), Avery Dennison Smartrac, HID Global/TSL, Novanta/ThingMagic, Nedap, Keonn, Perfect ID, and Asygn. Cisper serves system integrators, solutions providers, independent software vendors, and OEMs with products for applications in healthcare, shipment verification, asset management, baggage tracking, loss prevention, inventory management, supply chain automation, and self check-out.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RFID Readers Distribution of UHF RFID readers including fixed readers, readers with integrated antennas, desktop readers, and reader modules/chips from partners like Impinj, CAEN RFID, Kathrein, Keonn, and Novanta/ThingMagic, targeted at system integrators, ISVs and OEMs building RFID solutions.
• RFID Handhelds Mobile RFID handheld readers and Bluetooth UHF RFID handheld readers (e.g., TSL 1128, TSL 1153 wearable, TSL 2166 rugged) for portable data collection across inventory, asset tracking and field-service applications.
• RFID Antennas Distribution of UHF Far Field antennas, UHF Near Field antennas, UHF RFID Portal systems and antenna accessories (including Kathrein EDGE Line and Keonn Advantenna series) for varied read environments and race-timing applications.
• RFID Hard Tags Distribution of UHF Hard Tags, HF/NFC Hard Tags, UHF Sensor Tags (e.g., Beontag Ironside, Steelwave, Heatwave, Carrier; Perfect ID hard tags) for harsh-environment asset tracking and industrial applications.
• RFID Labels Distribution of HF, UHF, NFC and UHF Sensor Labels and inlays (Avery Dennison Smartrac Dogbone and sensor labels; Dipole RFID labels; Perfect ID on-metal and general-purpose labels) for automotive, manufacturing, jewelry, healthcare, cosmetics, logistics, and supply-chain applications.
• BLE Beacons & Wireless IoT Hardware for tracking the location of assets and people and sensing the surrounding environment using Bluetooth Low Energy (e.g., Beontag Viking BLE beacons) and other wireless IoT technologies.
• RFID Label Printers RFID printers for encoding and printing flexible UHF RFID labels, enabling on-demand label production for retail, logistics and industrial RFID deployments.
• Smart Facility Sensors Smart sensors measuring occupancy, temperature, sound, CO2, humidity, light, TVOCs and asset movement for facility and workplace monitoring.
• IoT Routers & Switches Industrial connectivity hardware including routers, gateways and switches for reliable IoT connections in Retail & Vending, Industry 4.0, Healthcare and Smart Cities.
• Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) Real-time location systems capable of detecting the location of people, machines, containers, materials and other objects in real time across industrial, healthcare, logistics and sports environments.
• Nedap Harmony Cloud SaaS Platform Cloud-native SaaS platform that simplifies RAIN RFID access for users without prior RFID experience, enabling easy application creation, hardware-independent operation, and remote configuration. Distributed in EMEA by Cisper.
• Metratec UHF RFID Embedded Modules Metratec DwarfG2 v2, DwarfG2-Mini v2 and QRG2 UHF RFID embedded/OEM modules based on Impinj reader chips, offering compact, cost-effective, globally compatible RFID modules for OEMs and ISVs (priced €95-125 per unit).
• Asygn Batteryless UHF RFID Sensor Chips UHF RFID sensor chips enabling batteryless sensor applications measuring temperature, strain, humidity, ambient light, and interfacing with capacitive/resistive sensors such as pressure, accelerometers and gas sensors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products shipped within 24 hours on working days
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, specialist and project-based.

• ImpinjcoreTechnology or IntegrationImpinj is a key vendor partner providing RAIN RFID reader chips (E910, E710, E510, E310) and reader technology. Cisper was appointed as Impinj Regional Expert Partner for EMEA & India in June 2026, providing direct RFID expertise backed by Impinj engineering for IPN resellers.
• Kathrein SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationKathrein is a vendor partner providing UHF RFID antennas including the new EDGE Line series and Gen4 readers. Cisper distributes Kathrein products including communication protocol manuals and configuration guides.
• Avery Dennison SmartraccoreTechnology or IntegrationAvery Dennison Smartrac (formerly Smartrac Technology GmbH) provides flexible RAIN RFID and NFC labels for product authentication, tracking, inventory solutions, and consumer experience improvement. Focus areas include retail (apparel, beauty, food/beverage) and industrial sectors.
• HID GlobalcoreTechnology or IntegrationHID Global provides RFID and IoT devices including handheld RAIN RFID readers (via TSL acquisition), tags, transponders, and labels (via Omni-ID). Serves healthcare, logistics, transportation, waste management, education, and sports/event sectors.
• MetrateccoreTechnology or IntegrationMetratec, located in Magdeburg, Germany, provides RFID and RTLS solutions including DeskID UHF readers, DwarfG2 embedded modules, and QRG2 modules for industrial IoT applications.
• CAEN RFIDcoreTechnology or IntegrationCAEN RFID provides UHF RFID readers and related technology. Cisper offers CAEN RFID documentation including communication protocol manuals, SDK API manuals, and Easy Controller software guides.
• KeonnmajorTechnology or IntegrationKeonn develops RAIN RFID readers based on Impinj chip technology (AdvanReader series), ultra-thin antennas (Advantanna-p11, P14, P16, P33), multiplexers, splitters and accessories. Partner since 2011.
• Beontag (formerly Confidex)coreTechnology or IntegrationBeontag (formerly Confidex) provides RFID tags, labels and BLE beacons. Product families include Ironside (on-metal tags), Steelwave, Heatwave (high-temperature), Carrier (RTI), Cruiser (vehicle identification), and Viking BLE beacons.
• Nedap HarmonymajorTechnology or IntegrationNedap provides cloud-based SaaS platform (Harmony) that simplifies RAIN RFID access for users without prior RFID experience. Enables easy application creation, hardware-independent operation, and remote configuration.
• Perfect IDmajorTechnology or IntegrationPerfect ID is a technology-driven engineering company specializing in RAIN RFID products with three production facilities in India and sales offices across Americas, Italy, Germany, and Dubai. Backed by Syrma SGS (Tandon Group). Products include hard tags, on-metal labels, general purpose labels, and special tags.
• Novanta (ThingMagic)majorTechnology or IntegrationNovanta, through its JADAK business unit, offers ThingMagic RFID products including high-performance readers, modules (M7e series), Izar and Sargas readers, and USBPro desktop reader for medical and industrial OEM applications.
• AsygnspecialistTechnology or IntegrationAsygn provides UHF RFID sensor chips enabling battery-free sensor applications for temperature, strain measurement, humidity, ambient light, and sensor interfaces for capacitive/resistive sensors (pressure, accelerometers, gas sensors).
• RAIN AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRAIN Alliance is a global alliance promoting UHF RFID technology adoption. Cisper is a member of RAIN Alliance and contributes perspectives on RFID trends and developments.
• SensThysproject-basedTechnology or IntegrationSensThys provides innovative engineering services specializing in integration of passive and active IoT sensors into Industry 4.0 and IoT Automation solutions. Cisper supplies SensThys SensArray Core reader for healthcare inventory management applications.
• Nexessproject-basedTechnology or IntegrationNexess provides RFID solutions for aerospace, defense, energy, logistics and oil/gas industries including smart RFID drawers, cabinets, gates, and mobile solutions for tool tracking and FOD prevention.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Advantech: Industrial IoT and embedded computing hardware provider with a much broader portfolio than Cisper, but competing for industrial IoT connectivity, gateways, and embedded computing customers across Europe and globally.
• Zebra Technologies: Major RFID hardware manufacturer (fixed and handheld readers, antennas, printers, labels) with a broad enterprise portfolio; overlaps with Cisper's offerings but operates at much greater scale with direct enterprise sales alongside channel partners across multiple continents.
• Omron: Industrial automation giant with RFID readers, sensors, and IoT components within a much broader automation portfolio; serves similar industrial customers with solutions extending well beyond RFID distribution into PLCs, vision, motion, and safety.
• Honeywell: Diversified industrial conglomerate with an RFID/sensing hardware offering across logistics, retail, and healthcare; competes in overlapping customer segments at greater scale with a much broader portfolio spanning capture devices, software, and services beyond RFID distribution.

Direct peers

• Digi International: IoT connectivity hardware provider (cellular routers, gateways, embedded modules) that overlaps meaningfully with Cisper's IoT routers/switches and embedded RFID module categories; serves industrial IoT customers with similar embedded solutions across factory, energy, and logistics deployments.
• Atlas RFID Store: US-based online RFID hardware distributor with comparable product breadth (readers, tags, antennas, printers, BLE); the most direct distribution-model competitor to Cisper, but focused on North America rather than EMEA, making it a regional rather than head-to-head rival.
• Pepperl+Fuchs: Global manufacturer of industrial RFID readers, antennas, and sensors with a broad European presence; directly competes in the same product categories for industrial automation customers, including OEMs and system integrators that overlap heavily with Cisper's customer base.
• Turck: Industrial sensors and RFID hardware manufacturer/distributor serving European industrial automation customers with comparable product categories (RFID readers, antennas, sensors, connectivity) and a similar target customer base in factory automation and process industries.
• Balluff: Industrial automation specialist with a comparable RFID and sensor product portfolio (readers, antennas, tags, IO-Link); serves an overlapping European industrial customer base with similar solutions for factory and process automation.
• SICK AG: German sensor and auto-ID manufacturer with a portfolio that includes UHF RFID readers, antennas, and integration products; competes directly with Cisper in European industrial RFID distribution and OEM channels for factory, logistics, and process-industry customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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