As part of an ongoing study of item-level tagging in the apparel and footwear industry, the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas has investigated the use of RFID handheld readers. Here’s what companies should know to take advantage of these mobile devices.
The company says its Traceless System, which requires a Kodak optical reader, can be used in conjunction with bar codes to authenticate pharmaceuticals. Unlike RFID tags, however, the Traceless marker requires a clear line of sight.
Krono Holding has embedded passive low-frequency tags in its warehouse floors to help it track the movements of forklift trucks and the wood products they load and unload.
A new study from the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI) found considerable skepticism about the value of RFID technology for direct store delivery (DSD) operations. DSD suppliers and retailers see possible benefits from RFID, but reported other options have more value potential and conditions for RFID adoption won’t be favorable for years.
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The Nox system integrates RFID readers with surveillance cameras to automatically create video records when monitored items are moved. The system was originally developed for the FBI and is now available commercially.
A company named eProvenance is employing a combination of semi-active and passive RFID tags, as well as specialized ink, to track and authenticate bottles “from château to consumer.”
To help avert errors, the system uses EPC Gen 2 tags to not only identify patients and bags of blood, but also the staff members who draw samples and administer transfusions.
Lockheed Martin asked suppliers to its Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program to apply RFID labels to shipments by the end of 2008 and suggested RFID tagging requirements could be expanded to other suppliers. The Joint Strike Fighter features cutting-edge stealth and avionics technologies that also features innovation in the procurement process.
The new Monza 3, the chipmaker says, offers a read range as much as 40 percent longer than that of other EPC Gen 2 RFID chips.
The new law makes it a felony to scan an RFID tag belonging to another person without that individual’s consent, and use that data for an illegal purpose. The bill’s sponsor plans to introduce additional RFID legislation.
RFID chip and reader manufacturer Impinj today announced version 3 of Monza, the RFID chip that powers the majority of Gen2 tags deployed in the market today. RFID Update spoke with Dimitri Desmons, Impinj’s vice president of RFID marketing, about the new product and its enhanced performance.