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Italian Textile Firms Rolls Over to RFID Griva applies an EPC RFID tag to each roll of fabric it processes, resulting in lower labor costs, increased production and a rapid ROI.

BRIDGE Expects to Launch Five European RFID Pilots This Fall The biggest of the EU-funded projects involve seven pharmaceutical and health-care organizations, using RFID and 2-D bar codes to trace drugs from the point of manufacture to delivery at a pharmacy.

RFID-enabled Vending Machine Dispenses Bottled Water The S2C AquaDuct employs RFID not only to dispense five-gallon jugs of water, but also to accept empties and process deposit refunds.

Thai Shrimp Exporters Use RFID for Automation, Traceability The technology helps the companies reduce labor costs and improve the ability to trace the foods' origin and processing in the event of a product recall.

Printed RFID Tags Still Several Years Away Industry leaders at the Printed RFID conference agreed that much research remains to be done before printed tags become commercially available and can be printed directly on packaging.

DHL Express Steps Back from Internal Use of RFID The company's head of global customer service says DHL has no current plans to use EPC RFID labels to track packages, because the technology doesn't currently meet its requirements.

Manufacturer Tags Vehicle Seats to Help Meet Safety Regs Grammer, which makes seating for a variety of vehicles, is using passive RFID to document when seats are produced so they can be more easily located during recalls.

DHL, AeroScout, Microlise Team to Track Temperature for Pharma Maker A European pharmaceutical manufacturer is testing RFID and sensors to monitor temperatures inside vans transporting drugs from Belgium to Sweden.

New Office Laser Printer Encodes Tags Lexmark has introduced a laser printer able to print 8.5-by-11-inch paper and encode RFID tags.

RFID-Enabled Boxes Inch Closer to Production With fully printable tags still years away, companies are designing methods of manufacturing RFID-enabled packaging that will work today.