Can Chemical Containers Be Traced From Port to Port?

Could RFID monitor the crates from our facility through transportation, storage at a customer site, return to our premises and, finally, disposal? —Name withheld ——— It could do that, yes—if you could convince the port and your customer to allow you to install RFID...

RFID News Roundup

Veterans Affairs awards $543 million RTLS contract to HP to cover all VA hospitals, clinics; Mecomo integrates Nanotron’s RTLS chirp technology to track logistics items outside GPS signal areas; SencorpWhite, CAEN RFID partner on distribution agreement; Comprion intros new NFC terminal test system; RFID performs at Bamboozle music festival.

RFID News Roundup

GS1 US publishes RFID tag-serialization guidelines; Saident announces RFID-enabled tube for product packaging and promotion; RFcamp launches small, thin metal-mount RFID tags; Blue Spark Technologies, IDS Microchip codevelop EPC Gen 2 BAP RFID sensors; RF Technologies releases software update for wandering-management solution; OnChip Devices unveils thin silicon-based dual-capacitor for RFID applications.

RFID Wins Gold With U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team

RFID Wins Gold With U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team

This winter, the organization’s Gold Pass—which provides major financial donors with access to ski resorts across the nation—will contain HF and UHF passive RFID inlays, compatible with all RFID-enabled ski lifts.

What Standards Govern Passive RFID?

Please provide some details regarding the various protocols in place. —Name withheld ——— The International Organization for Standards (ISO) has developed a number of standards governing the use of passive RFID tags, depending on the specific frequency that a tag uses,...