There is a great deal of interest in how RFID can help hospitals become more efficient, but there is a lot of confusion about what type of RFID to use.
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Parma’s RFID Lab Plans Pork Pilot
The Italian project will track packaged meat at the factory, distribution center and retail store, in an effort to quantify the benefits of using RFID and EPCglobal services in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
Northstar Ski Resort RFID-Enables Guest Locker Rooms
With passive RFID cards in their pockets, visitors can access storage areas and lockers, without having to put down their skis or other gear.
Printing Houses, Paper Mills Test Reel-Tracking Solution
The companies have been trying out a system employing battery-assisted passive tags to track the movements of paper reels at mills, warehouses and printing houses, as well as facilitate newspaper production.
RFID News Roundup
UPM Raflatac announces library tag warranty; analyst firm sizes Chinese RFID market; Visa bringing payWave to Switzerland; Netc announces RFID printing-encoding software for storage-media labels; Tracient introduces lightweight handheld UHF reader.
Ford World Rally Team Uses RFID-Enabled DVDs for VIP Tickets
At the racecourse, an embedded passive tag allows access to the arena and a special VIP area; at home, fans can use the rectangular DVD to watch a presentation about the race team and its members.
Outlook Strong for RFID Printers, Bucking Doubts
Market research and analysts recently affirmed strong growth prospects for RFID smart label printer/encoders, which were called into question in light of tepid supply chain adoption and strategic moves by two leading product manufacturers.
Hoist-Ring Manufacturer Using RFID to Carry Life-Cycle Data
Jergens is fitting passive HF RFID tags to hoist rings for industrial cranes. The tags will store safety-testing and repair data, which the company plans to use to improve its products.
TheStreet.com on Investing in RFID
Investor site TheStreet.com published an article yesterday about investing in RFID stocks. While the key takeaway is the same as ever — there are currently no obvious publicly-traded stocks to use as an RFID investment vehicle — the article offers a handful of points worth highlighting.
Carolinas HealthCare System Deploying RTLS at Its 20 Hospitals
The organization will attach Wi-Fi based active RFID tags to 5,000 medical devices, to help ensure equipment is properly serviced and available where and when it is needed.
Hawaii Plans Trace-Back Program for Fresh Food
Beginning in November, three of the state’s farms will begin using EPC Gen 2 RFID tags so farmers, retailers and distributors can monitor product movement and trace problem produce back to its source.
Payter Expands Its Electronic Wallet
The Dutch company is providing RFID-enabled mobile phones to another 500 participants in its contactless-payment pilot, as well as adding more features.