The endeavor is expected to demonstrate how e-seals can help companies track the departure and arrival of oceangoing cargo containers, and verify they have not been opened.
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Printed RFID Tags Still Several Years Away
Industry leaders at the Printed RFID conference agreed that much research remains to be done before printed tags become commercially available and can be printed directly on packaging.
Momentum in RFID Is Shifting
It’s no longer the retailers that want to move faster—it’s the suppliers.
Turck Introduces Modular RFID System for Controlling Machines
Behr, a German supplier of heating and cooling systems to major car manufacturers, is using HF tags and readers to help it manufacture evaporators in automobile air conditioners.
Building Smart RFID Networks
Companies need implementations that convert RFID data into business information, then send that information to the right application at the right time.
VTT Is Developing Printed Sensors
Such technology could be used to make hybrid RFID tags that marry silicon RFID chips with printed sensors and antennas.
Motor-Home Maker Uses Wi-Fi to Track Production
Hymer has deployed a real-time locating system combining wireless networking equipment from Siemens Communications with Ekahau active RFID tags and software.
Czech Hospital Using HF RFID to Track Chemotherapy Drugs
The Masaryk Oncological Institute hopes to reduce the likelihood of theft and human error, since the drugs are expensive and can cause severe harm if administered incorrectly.
TAGSYS Targets Library and Textile Adoption of RFID
TAGSYS today made two product announcements that evidence the company’s commitment to the library and textile management niches. The first is an RFID infrastructure solution for libraries based on new chip technology from NXP, the second a smart shelf for garment issuance at medical and laundry facilities.
RFID Lures Maker of Electronic Lobster Callers
Used to entice lobsters into traps, the gadgets are fitted with EPC Gen 2 tags, enabling the manufacturer to monitor which fisherman are using which devices—and get paid accordingly.
Turkish Municipality Using RFID to Track Its Vehicles
A suburb of Istanbul is using UHF Gen 2 tags to track employee vehicles, and plans to extend its use of the technology to include security and payment applications.
RFID News Roundup
FileTrail adds map function to aid tracking; Inside IP entered in NFC licensing program; BenQ mobile phones to get Sirit NFC technology; Datamars to unveil new laundry tag readers; Chase announces tag-protecting material.