The new AD IdentiFresh inlay series from Avery Dennison is focused on advancing the use of RFID technology in fresh food categories including bakery, meat, deli and produce. The proprietary set of inlays is part of Avery Dennison’s Optica Food Solutions, where...
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How Chainway Help Solves RFID Linen Management at Marriott: RFID Journal Case Study
During periods of high occupancy at hotels, linen cycles accelerate as multiple item types are moving quickly across departments. Traditional manual counting and paper-based records often lead to low efficiency, delayed visibility, and unclear handover accountability....
Checkpoint Teams With JD Sports for RFID Inventory Accuracy and Shelf Availability Solution
Checkpoint Systems has signed a multi‑year global software agreement with JD Sports Fashion Plc to deploy their ItemOptix RFID Inventory Management Software across the retailer’s Sports Fashion Group stores, starting in Europe. This partnership modernizes inventory...
RFiD Discovery Launches Automated Contact Tracing Solution for Hospitals
RFiD Discovery is offering a new automated contact tracing for infection control solution, designed to help hospitals rapidly identify potential exposure events, support infection prevention teams, and reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs)....
Kyubi System Powers Party Fiesta’s Leap into Retail 4.0: RFID Journal Case Study
Party Fiesta, Europe’s leading party supplies and costume retail chain faced a common but critical retail problem: inaccurate inventory visibility caused by phantom stock Operating an extensive network of corporate and franchise stores, the company manages a very...
Reelables Launches BLE-based Smart Label Indoor Tracking Solution
Reelables recently launched its new Smart Label Indoor Tracking solution that delivers ultra-precise indoor location accuracy of up to 10 centimeters using Bluetooth technology. This level of performance was previously unattainable by existing smart labels and...
Seritag Launches NFC-Enabled Wearable IDs for Most Vulnerable
Seritag, a leading supplier of NFC tags for more than five years, has launched a new range of NFC-integrated wearable IDs designed to make safeguarding information sharing simple, accessible and secure. Seritag’s Lumiio is a smart, wearable IDs use NFC contactless...
Avery Dennison First to Integrate Pragmatic Chips at Scale
Avery Dennison is enhancing its NFC inlay portfolio with a flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) product line, NFC Connect, from Pragmatic Semiconductor. This first-to-market integration on a mass scale builds on the two companies partnership to deliver secure,...
RRD Details Smart Packaging Implementation
A recent survey of 400 packaging, labels and supply chain leaders conducted found a wide gap between intent and full-scale adoption of connected packaging. While awareness is high, most industry leaders have not implemented smart packaging components and data-driven...
Growth Outweighs Uncertainty for Flexible and Printed Electronics: OE-A Survey
Organic and Printed Electronics Association’s (OE-A) latest member survey expects growth for 2026, although down by half from the previous one last fall. OE-A members expect sales growth of 7 percent this year, down from 14 percent in the last survey. The bi-annual...
CoreRFID Helps Essential Healthcare Achieve Full Lifecycle Traceability: RFID Journal Case Study
Essential Healthcare runs a high-volume equipment hire and decontamination operation, processing more than 12,000 mattress systems and other medical assets each year for healthcare providers across the UK. Each mattress system comprises multiple components— base...
Blecon Launches Agent to Transform Zebra Devices
Blecon has launched Blecon Agent, a new software solution that converts Zebra Technologies’ frontline devices into an autonomous Bluetooth tracking network. As logistics operations become increasingly digitized, the ability to track assets continuously, without...











