Zebra Technologies and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Collaborate to Create Safety and Traceability Solutions
Pioneering Web 3.0 crypto and mobile computing technologies address growing issues of product safety, traceability and counterfeiting and business need for high quality, trusted data for AI systems

Prototype of the handheld reader built on Zebra’s TC58 mobile scanner and the security-pigment detector of Merck KGaA
With Zebra’s portfolio and experience in mobile computing, asset visibility, and identity capture solutions and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s patented authentication technologies, the collaboration is designed to create unprecedented levels of security, accuracy and trust in manufacturing value chains. This collaboration will also offer organizations high quality data for training and testing AI models, enhancing analytics capabilities as AI solutions are operationalised.
“By combining our expertise in identification and authentication, both companies will deliver essential solutions for reliable data access across value chains. This integration builds trust in AI systems regarding data authenticity and origin,” said Thomas Endress, Head of M-Trust™, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
The first outcome of the collaboration will be a new handheld reader that works with the cutting-edge M-Trust™ platform, a secure cyber-physical trust solution developed by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
This newly created prototype of the handheld reader device consists of a mobile scanner built on Zebra’s TC58 mobile computer and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s security-pigment detector, the SEC-Reader to scan products and share data with the M-Trust™ platform via Wi-Fi 6E or 5G for verification. This all-in-one solution allows customers to verify products without switching devices and includes features for frontline communication, such as two-way radio, a 16 MP camera, and a 1D/2D barcode scanner.
“We are proud to work with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
A working prototype of the mobile scanner, crypto anchor technologies, and M-Trust™ platform will be available at Zebra’s booth at Hannover Messe, Hall 9, Stand H71, along with Zebra and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
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- New collaboration combines data, identity capture and Web 3.0 crypto technologies to enhance product safety, traceability, and data integrity for AI systems.
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The M-Trust™ solution from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany , a cutting-edge cyber-physical trust platform, will add Zebra’s TC58 mobile computer capabilities to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s patented authentication technologies. - A working prototype will be showcased at Hannover Messe 2025.
ABOUT ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides the solutions to help businesses grow through increased asset visibility, connected frontline workers and intelligent automation. The company operates in more than 100 countries, and our customers include over
ABOUT MERCK KGaA, DARMSTADT,
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
The company holds the global rights to the name and trademark “Merck” internationally. The only exceptions are
M-Trust™ is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
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