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Ocean Spray Automates Tagging The fruit cooperative has automated the process of applying RFID labels to cases and plans to integrate the tagging of cases with its packaging processes.

Companies Believe in RFID Benefits, Not Hype At RFID Journal LIVE! this week, attendees received an update on Wal-Mart’s RFID deployment and tried to match their needs with the state of the technology.

CPG Manufacturers Need RFID Framework After surveying U.S. makers of consumer packaged goods, the Grocery Manufacturers Association published a white paper promoting a three-tier template to guide RFID adoption.

TI, Smurfit-Stone Demo RFID-Enabled Cases Texas Instruments and packaging manufacturer Smurfit-Stone have jointly devised a prototype cardboard case with an integrated RFID tag for the consumer packaged goods sector.

Tag Tester Aims to Increase Yield Confidex claims its new tag tester will help inlay makers and label converters improve the volume and quality of the RFID labels and tags available to end users.

Impinj Adds Item-Level RFID Offerings The company is unveiling new inlay and interrogator antenna designs and small inlay form factors aimed at item-level tagging.

N. H. Reps Approve ‘Tracking Device’ Bill The state’s house of representatives passed a bill that would require notification of tracking devices, including RFID, used in consumer goods and IDs, while restricting certain uses of the devices.

Rafsec Becomes Part of Raflatac UPM-Kymmene has folded its RFID inlay and label division into its label-stock subsidiary, to form UPM Raflatac.

Company Execs Foresee RFID's Potential Although the technology has yet to deliver benefits to many companies' internal operations, a majority of executives believe RFID deployments will eventually pay off, the Aberdeen Group reports.

RFID News Roundup VeriChip announces IPO; RFID consortium to hold open workshop; Nordic ID rolls out UHF handheld for Europe; RFID maturing rapidly, says report; firms partner on retail RFID solutions; do-it-yourselfers devise tag killer.