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New Mount-on-Metal Tag Marks Biggest Gen 2 Chip Order for TI
The new tag, aimed at the Korean manufacturing market, is designed to improve read rates on metal-based items.
Samworth Keeps Cool With RFID
The U.K. food maker and distributor is using an RFID system that allows truck drivers to check the temperature of refrigerated goods during transit.
RFID Visionaries Open EPCglobal Conference
The EPCglobal US Conference officially kicked off today at the city convention center in Los Angeles with a round of speeches from some of the industry’s more influential individuals. This article provides some of the takeaways.
RFID System Helps Houston VA Hospital Maintain Patient Safety
Patients at risk of falling or wandering off will wear wristbands with active RFID tags, allowing staff members to monitor their locations at all times.
Meijer Tests HP’s IT Asset-Tracking RFID System
At the Midwestern retailer’s data center, HP blade-server racks were fitted with a system of tags and interrogators designed to provide better visibility and control of equipment.
Fresh Spinach, Anyone?
The recent outbreak of E. coli in bags of fresh spinach in the United States highlighted the need for better traceability in the food chain—which RFID will one day be able to deliver.
European RFID Test Sees Near-Perfect Read Rates
Reva Systems and Impinj today announced what they are calling a performance breakthrough for RFID deployments in Europe, where adoption in the supply chain has been hindered by poor performance owing to restrictions on radio frequency allocations.
CHEP Announces New RFID-Enabled Container-Tracking Service
The company is using tags with Impinj’s Monaco/64 Gen 2 chip, which offers an extra 64 bits of user-programmable memory that clients such as Procter & Gamble and Avon will be able to use to store data.
RFID Industry Hungry for Pros with Experience
Only handfuls of technicians are equipped to handle the high-level RFID deployments that an increasing number of companies are demanding. In a February 2006 survey of 80 companies working with RFID technology conducted by CompTIA, 75 percent of respondents said they don’t believe there’s a sufficient pool of talent in RFID to hire from.
NCR Promotes RFID Cards to Give Customers the VIP Treatment
The company’s Branch Portal system is designed to help banks and retailers improve service by identifying customers as they enter a branch office or store.
TNT Uses RFID To Track Temperatures of Sensitive Goods
The new service assures that health-care, pharmaceutical and chemical companies’ products remain at appropriate temperatures during transit.