Solstice Medical’s simulation of a hospital’s reprocessing unit is designed to assess the durability of tags following sterilization, or in extreme temperatures.
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Taking RFID’s Temperature
At the EPCglobal Conference, end users were more bullish about the future of RFID than the vendors were.
RFID Keeps the “Fresh” in Fresh Express
New analytics service helps packaged-salads division make sense of tag data as products move through the supply chain.
Sirit Lays Off Staff, Closes Plants
The RFID vendor says it is eliminating redundancy after acquiring SAMSys and TradeWind, and remains committed to UHF RFID readers for supply-chain applications.
EPC Product Focus Shifts to Item Level and Standard Software
At the exhibit hall of EPCglobal US’s conference, companies focused on item-level tagging and on the standardized software to enable diverse RFID interrogators and middleware to interoperate.
DHS Proposes Vicinity RFID Technology for Passport Card
The cards would contain passive EPC Gen 2 RFID tags, with a read range up to 20 feet to facilitate the processing of multiple travelers simultaneously.
RFID News Roundup
XceedID, Integrated Engineering readers receive FIPS201 approval; Fluensee offers RFID-enabled asset-tracking solutions; RFID TagSource launches new company, forms agreement with Confidex; Reva and Impinj release European RFID performance-test results; Intermec and Informs deliver RFID compliance kit; Intermec offers reusable RFID tag for harsh industrial applications; Wi-Fi, Active RFID vie for health-care asset-management markets, says ABI Research; RSI ID Technologies unveils high-capacity memory RFID tags; Paxar launches managed-service solution for global labeling compliance.
Launch and Learn, Say Early Adopters
At EPCglobal US’s third annual user conference, representatives from Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble and Dow exhorted attendees to innovate and share.
Printronix Field-Upgradeable RFID Printer-Applicator
The company’s new applicator encodes, prints and applies bar-code and RFID labels at manufacturing speeds.
EU RFID Survey Shows Privacy Protection a Prime Concern
Viviane Reding, commissioner of the EU Information Society, says the preliminary results indicate Europe needs rules and technologies for the safe and secure implementation of RFID.
Vendors to Drive RFID Job Growth
Why does it pay to get ahead now by mastering RFID concepts and practicing real-life implementations in specific markets? Not just because the job market demands business-savvy technicians with big skills and bigger plans. Companies also want employees who know how RFID can scale to specific industry needs, whether it’s automotive supply chains or pharmaceutical pedigree tracking.
Wrap-Up of EPCglobal US Conference RFID News
This week’s EPCglobal US Conference in Los Angeles provided a forum for the debut of a number of new products and new industry partnerships. This article lists the relevant announcements to come out of the show.