Continental Tire Uses RFID to Keep Production Rolling
The company is utilizing Wi-Fi-based tags to locate components for its tire-assembly plant, reducing the time workers spend searching for parts and ensuring that they are used before expiring.
Makers of 3-D Glasses Focus on RFID
Dolby and Xpand are each releasing 3-D glasses with RFID tags that companies can use to track production and shipment, and also to help cinemas track inventory, sanitization and usage.
Monroe Americana Tracks Reusable Containers
The Argentinean drug wholesaler is using passive EPC Gen 2 RFID tags to identify and count any reusable plastic containers that are returned, as well as the customer that returned them.
RFID Journal LIVE! 2011 to Feature Pavilion of French RFID Companies
The new pavilion will feature some of France's leading RFID technology providers.
Gador to Track Drugs in Argentina
The pharmaceutical company will employ an EPC Gen 2 RFID system to reduce the risk of counterfeiting, by applying a tag to each high-value product it ships.
RFID Journal LIVE! 2011 to Feature Live, End-to-End Apparel Supply Chain Demo
GS1 US and leading technology providers will show, in the event's exhibit hall, individual apparel items being tagged at the source and tracked through a distribution center and a retail store to the point of sale.
German Label Manufacturer Boosts Shipments
Herma is using RFID tags and readers to track the locations of adhesive labels within its warehouse, based on the whereabouts of forklifts that pick up and deposit the pallets loaded with those labels.
ASICS Uses RFID to Inspire Marathon Runners
The manufacturer of running shoes and clothing is using the technology to provide video and images of friends and family members to racers as they pass RFID readers.
A Flurry of High-Memory Tags Take Flight
Marubeni Chemix and Xerafy are the latest companies to announce high-memory UHF passive tags for aircraft components, such as those being made for Airbus' A350 wide-body.
RFID Tracks Wooden Utility Poles at the Factory and in the Field
Cox Industries is using EPC Gen 2 tags to manage the storage and shipment of poles that it makes, while a South Carolina city is employing similar tags to manage its poles' inspection and maintenance.
