ODIN Technologies launches free tag-pricing guide; Savi Technology, AeroScout settle lawsuit; CAEN RFID announces Bluetooth-enabled UHF reader; RFID Global Solution, Ubisense partner on RTLS for defense, aerospace; Brooks Automation unveils RFID reader for tracking solar cell production; IDTronic announces mobile RFID interrogator for UHF; VingCard intros electronic locking system that uses Bluetooth.
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RFID Weekly News Roundup May 28, 2009
Announcements from Europe highlighted a relatively quiet week in the RFID industry, which also saw new information products released to help RFID buyers and integrators.
New Belgium Brewing Rolls Out RFID to Track Kegs
The company expects the system will decrease the man-hours spent tracking the kegs and the product they contain, as well as reduce the need to order extra kegs.
Highlights from Baird’s RFID Monthly for May
Baird has published the May edition of . The 17-page document is a worthwhile read for anyone requiring an overview of the industry’s last 30 days. For those without time to do so, we have reprinted here the report’s summary.
H&M Bay Cools Its Freight With RFID
EPC Gen 2 passive tags enable the shipping company to track the location of temperature-sensitive goods at its new cold-storage facilities, and to share that information with its customers.
Hex Is Not the Standard
EPC Gen 2 RFID buyers beware: Just because hardware is certified as interoperable does not mean its applications are interchangeable.
Best Practices in RFID
The three end-user companies that won our 2009 RFID Journal Awards are quite different, yet all had similar strategies leading to their success.
Middle East RFID Association Gets Ready for Business
After its official launch, expected soon, the organization will focus on helping the region’s governments develop RFID-related regulations, but also offer workshops and training.
RFID Weekly News Roundup May 21, 2009
This article highlights RFID news and developments from this past week. Other than a noteworthy plant closing in the US, international customer wins, product releases and partnership agreements produced most of the news.
RFID News Roundup
NFC payments trial planned for Middle East; RFcamp intros new HF metal-mount tag; NFC Forum serves up two new specifications; Databac announces physical security products for RFID-enabled ID cards; STid unveils new reader for tags featuring Mifare Plus, DESFire chips; CSL, Omni-ID team up on distribution agreement.
Volkswagen de Mexico Employing RFID to Improve Parts Distribution
The application enabled the company’s Puebla plant to lower its yearly expenses associated with parts distribution by 30 percent.
New Belgium Brewing Hops to RFID for Keg Management
Craft brewer New Belgium Brewing began tracking its kegs internally with RFID and hopes to expand the system to track keg movements at distributor and retailer locations. The system is expected to improve fill rates and asset utilization.






