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RFID Helps ZF Speed Transmission Shipments
The German auto parts supplier is using passive UHF tags to improve inventory accuracy and just-in-time delivery, and is now considering expanding the system to achieve even greater visibility of parts containers.

Ko-RFID Tackles RFID Business Collaboration Processes
Supported by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the project hopes to address the challenges companies face when sharing information collected via RFID.

Finnish Automotive Forwarder Revs Up Its Operations
By deploying EPC RFID tags, Assistor finds that it can move more vehicles and reduce mix-ups.

Car-Wash Operators Find RFID Helps Them Clean Up
EPC RFID tags attached to car windshields quickly identify regular customers and make sure their vehicles get all the services they signed up for.

RFID Helps Continental Clean Up Its Operations
The automotive parts supplier is using passive HF tags to make sure components are properly cleaned prior to assembly, helping to speed production flow and improve quality.

RFID Helps Keep Nick on the Go
CR Media uses active RFID tags to track entertainment players loaded with Nickelodeon programming and provided to Hertz customers at locations across the United States.

Tyco Electronics Uses Wi-Fi for Trailer Tracking
The electronic products manufacturer is using OATSystems software and its existing Wi-Fi access points to track truck trailers with active tags at its distribution center.

Electronic Vehicle Registration Picks Up Speed
A number of nations are using passive RFID tags to automatically verify cars are properly registered, as well as to monitor traffic levels.

Land Rover Finds ROI in Tracking New Cars
At its plant in Solihull, England, the manufacturer says it is cutting costs by using an RFID system from WhereNet to monitor vehicles in its yard after production.

Ford Thinks It Has the Right Tool for the Job: RFID
For its 2009 F-Series pickups and E-Series vans, the company is offering its Tool Link option, featuring a built-in EPC Gen 2 RFID interrogator for tracking equipment and other assets used in the construction industry.


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