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RFID-Based Asset Tracking in Manufacturing
ARC Advisory Group’s Chantal Polsonetti gives a number of examples of the well-documented benefits manufacturers are realizing from RFID-based asset tracking solutions. She also highlights important caveats and considerations manufacturers must weigh before moving forward with deployment.
Singapore’s Biggest Grocery Retailer Completes RFID Trial
Cold Storage, which operates hundreds of stores, used an EPC Gen 2 system in a pilot involving Kimberly-Clark and two local beverage suppliers.
RFID Sensor System Promoted for Highway Safety
A new crash detection system features RFID tags and sensors that can sense impact, determine its severity, and report the incident to monitoring units up to 250 meters away. The monitoring units automatically report serious crashes to authorities using either wireless mesh networks, CDMA, GSM, or other wireless communication.
WWF Using Simple RFID System in Complex Project
The World Wildlife Fund is employing passive RFID tags to monitor the white-lipped peccary as part of a biodiversity study in the Amazon.
Pharma RFID Adoption Still Slow
A survey by Health Industry Insights shows few drug makers and distributors are implementing the technology, or even evaluating it.
Analyzing One Billion Tag Reads
The news that T3Ci has analyzed more than a billion tag reads indicates that volumes of tagged goods in the retail/CPG supply chain are starting to rise.
Authentication and Security
New encryption techniques promise to make the use of RFID applications more secure, increasing the public’s trust in the technology.
Summary of Baird RFID Monthly for April
Baird has released its April report. The 16-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.
To Help Track Filter Integrity, Manufacturer Introduces HF Tags
Millipore will begin selling filtration products with integrated RFID technology to allow its drugmaker customers to access data about a filter’s test performance.
Western Digital Uses RFID Seals to Streamline Customs
The manufacturer’s hard drives are moving through government inspections more quickly and efficiently thanks to an RFID-based security and verification system.
HAMMER Combines RFID, GPS, Mapping, Sensor Technologies
A research project supported by government funding has generated a device with potential use in a range of applications, such as mapping archeological sites.