Dayton RFID Convergence Center

Providing valuable business services to help you succeed.

The Dayton RFID Convergence Center (Dayton RCC) is the premier center providing business acceleration and intelligence to entrepreneurs and early stage companies in the radio frequency identification (RFID), sensor, data management and mining technology industries. Part of a regional effort to grow the emerging RFID sector, or cluster, in Southwestern Ohio, the Dayton RCC is located in a new, $6 million state-of-the-art facility in Dayton’s Tech Town development. The Dayton RCC is a public-private partnership between the City of Dayton, Citywide Development Corporation, and EPC Technologies, Inc. As a business incubator, the DRCC provides value-added services and flexible facilities to accelerate the formation and growth of early-stage technology ventures, and to increase their likelihood of success. The services include:

• Industry-specific expertise
• One-on-one coaching by staff and experienced mentors
• A network of business and professional assistance
• Access to an investor network and assistance with financing

The facilities include Class A office space and shared labs for development, testing and demonstration, shared meeting rooms; and a receptionist to greet your visitors. Space is available on a month-to-month lease, which includes space and services.

The Dayton RCC will work with 15 to 20 companies in its 18,000 square foot space, in addition to another 10 companies through an affiliate, or non-resident, program.The Dayton RCC is located in a HUBZone that offers incentives for agencies of the U.S. Federal Government to contract with HUBZone small businesses.

Dayton’s emerging RFID cluster includes the presence of significant RFID technology providers and users such as Alien Technologies, Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Smuckers, NCR, Paxar (Avery Dennison), Teradata, CDO Technologies, and the Advanced Sensors Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Dayton and its 90 minute market is the convergence point for 80% of RFID focused companies in the United States.The Dayton RCC is actively building relationships with leading RFID players in this region.